Cleaning

scottthegerman · Post by **scottthegerman** » August 1st, 2008, 7:36 pm

What do you guys use to clean? I've been using only Rem Oil Wipes, with no solvent. The oil wipes appear to do a fine job cleaning and lubricating. Do any of you think there's an issue with not using a solvent?

fritzhund · Post by **fritzhund** » August 1st, 2008, 7:52 pm

Wie Gehts!

Scott, is this a fresh P-64 that has never been cleaned, or a P-64 that you have initally cleaned and shoot often?

Fritzhund

scottthegerman · Post by **scottthegerman** » August 1st, 2008, 8:05 pm

I bought the P-64 about a year ago and it was mint. I think I may have been the first to shoot it. I don't shoot it very often.

Post by **normsutton** » August 1st, 2008, 8:16 pm

scott

any new or old gun or rifle I buy gets a good cleaning with some sort of solvent , Hoppies No9 in the bore every time its shot , then its cleaned with WD 40 wiped down then greased on the rails and oiled

NORM

dwd · Post by **dwd** » August 1st, 2008, 8:38 pm

Norm,
What kind of grease do you use on the rails?

Post by **normsutton** » August 1st, 2008, 8:55 pm

dwd
I use wheel bearing grease I put it in a plastic syringe

NORM

dwd · Post by **dwd** » August 2nd, 2008, 10:35 am

Wheel bearing grease and plastic syringe, what a great idea!(and cheap) I dug out my wheel bearing grease can and it said it was a lithium based grease. There wasn't enough grease in it to do another job anyway so I filled up a plastic syringe and all my old autos got a little grease on the slide. Maybe it's just me but I think it really made a difference on some of them.
Alsmost had an accidental discharge, but that is a story for another thread.

scottthegerman · Post by **scottthegerman** » August 2nd, 2008, 7:30 pm

Thanks for the info. Is 20W-50 motor oil the same as wheel bearing grease?

donnerwetter58 · Post by **donnerwetter58** » August 2nd, 2008, 8:17 pm

Scott,
20w-50 motor oil is not the same as wheel bearing grease.
Specific "wheel bearing grease" is usually very heavy bodied with a fiber like consistency. You would be better off with multipurpose / wheel bearing grease. It is usually found in tubes to be inserted into grease guns. Any auto parts store can hook you up.

Post by **normsutton** » August 3rd, 2008, 6:29 am

Scott
donnerwetter58 is right about the old wheel bearing grease very heavy bodied with a fiber like consistency for drum brakes , multipurpose / wheel bearing grease is what I use , it's ( synthetic ) you can get grease in like butter tub's to,the motor oil I use is full synthetic and it doesn't have to be 20W- 50 that just happen to be what I used in my EL Camino

NORM

himmel · Post by **himmel** » August 4th, 2008, 12:37 pm

What do you guys think of gear oil as a lubricant? I think mine is 95W-105 (just bought it to use on my new scooter).

Post by **normsutton** » August 4th, 2008, 12:55 pm

R.B.

the only problem with it smells to high heven

NORM

himmel · Post by **himmel** » August 6th, 2008, 12:33 pm

LOL!! It does that! I'm trying it on my Zastava, cut just on the slide rails. Also heard Johnson's Paste Wax makes a good lube--anyone else hear that?

michaelap · Post by **michaelap** » August 6th, 2008, 4:43 pm

Anyone ever use "tetra gun grease"? I got a small tube awhile back and it seems great so far.

himmel · Post by **himmel** » August 8th, 2008, 12:27 pm

I think i've used it--I just can't keep track of where I put it, it's with some of the boys' paintball stuff, been awhile since I've seen it--LOL. Seemed to work OK, but it wasn't quite as thick as what I was expecting.

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