[dufflebagz]

I bought my G19 gen 4 the other day and have cleaned it a couple times since then.

One thing Im noticing is that the slide on my glock is a very raw metal matte finish. Any oil makes a very visible smear on my slide. i tried wiping with a cloth and 99% rubbing alcohol and it did help but it doesnt look 100% clean, like there is still residue showing on this raw metal. Any suggestions?



Before anyone says it, I know its a gun and I shouldnt be worrying about the looks of it. But I dont really want my gun looking like it has oily finger marks all over it. Also, the glock porn thread everyones slides looking spotless haha.

 

[MO Fugga]

Acetone. No it won't hurt the plastic if any gets on it.

 

[dufflebagz]

Sweet! Acetone is at pretty much any grocery store that sells nail polish, right?

 

[MO Fugga]

Sweet! Acetone is at pretty much any grocery store that sells nail polish, right?

Yes, nail polish remover. Now, for the record, I used pure acetone, and NPR may have other chemicals in it that may not be suitable.

 

[dufflebagz]

Okay, perfect. I'll try to find pure acetone at a local grocery store.


Thanks!

 

[Troubled Gecko]

:shocked: Leave a light coat of oil on the slide and you won't have any oil marks...

 

[cciman]

You won't find pure acetone in the grocery.

Brake cleaner
Zippo type lighter fluid
Windex

Stop touching it-- that will keep the fingerprints off.

 

[chandne]

How about a rag dipped in a concentrated little mixture of Dawn and water? Dawn cuts grease like crazy and isn't as harsh. Worth a try.

and then you can put a very very light coating of oil on it if you want and wipe it down.

 

[harold63]

:shocked: Leave a light coat of oil on the slide and you won't have any oil marks...

Yea, I like the 'new car look'. I use silicone spray. Spray on moderately, let sit a minute, and wipe dry. Beautiful and no prints.

 

[JohnK1987]

Buy a silicone gun cloth and wipe it down after cleaning and when you get a little OCD like me between shooting sessions! They are really cheap and work well in my experience.

I have a few from different manufacturers, but here is one on Amazon... you can get these cheaper...

http://www.amazon.com/MSP-Silicone-...h/dp/B008L3ZA5I/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1429836469&sr=8-6&keywords=silicon+cloth

Does anyone know why I can't post a link? Do I need a different level of membership or am I just missing the button to add a link?

 

[glide]

I would also suggest using a silicone cloth to wipe the firearm and if you really want to keep off the prints use latex gloves when cleaning the gun.

 

[Bren]

Acetone. No it won't hurt the plastic if any gets on it.

So, if I have this straight, a guy just asked how to dry all the oil off his slide.

And you advised him to use acetone.

To dry all the oil off his slide, so it doesn't have that nasty oil.

You didn't say, "wipe it down with some break free, so it's evenly oily" or something like that.

I have a suspicion that Troubled Gecko is the only poster on this thread who actually owns a gun.:rofl:

 

[griggrt]

I have a suspicion that Troubled Gecko is the only poster on this thread who actually owns a gun.

:rofl:

 

[DJCantonGA]

I simply wipe my carry gun down with a Rem oil wipe before putting it in the safe.

 

[harold63]

Does anyone know why I can't post a link? Do I need a different level of membership or am I just missing the button to add a link?

It will kick in after you make enough posts. I don't know the number, though.

 

[dufflebagz]

So, if I have this straight, a guy just asked how to dry all the oil off his slide.

And you advised him to use acetone.

To dry all the oil off his slide, so it doesn't have that nasty oil.

You didn't say, "wipe it down with some break free, so it's evenly oily" or something like that.

I have a suspicion that Troubled Gecko is the only poster on this thread who actually owns a gun.:rofl:

Wipe it down with some break free? I'm not sure what this means.

I did have some 100% acetone and wiped off the gun oil from the slide. So I should apply a thin layer of gun oil back on to the whole thing?

I'm pretty new to guns

 

[Glock 23 Nutter]

wipe down w/ a thin film of grease, wipe clean w/ a paper towel, and then wipe down w/ CLP followed by a paper towel.

This will fill the base finish w/ grease, and the top w/ light oil.




Nutter

 

[dufflebagz]

Not sure what CLP is.

Here is what I just did. I wiped off my oil prints with acetone that were left from cleaning the gun. Then I happened to find some Remington oil wipes that I wiped down the slide with and then took soft cloth and wiped the excess oil off. Looks pretty good now to me

 

[ku4hx]

A gun with no "handling prints" is like an unopened beer ... why even have it?

Wipe the gun down with a slightly oily rag, a silicone cloth or even a rag with a slight amount of WD-40. Oh horrors ... I've been wiping guns down with WD-40 since the early '60s and it's always done a fine job of fingerprint removal and rust prevention.

 

[Bill Lumberg]

You don't want the oil removed. You want a very light coat over the entire slide, then buff or wipe down with a cotton cloth to remove any excess.