[arkephonic]

I used some just to clean off my magazine followers last night and it made them look brand new. Will this damage or harm the magazine follower? Could I use isopropyl alcohol on the rest of the magazine parts?

In my routine cleaning, I usually just use a CLP like Rem Oil to clean and use a lubricant like Hoppe's 9 on contact points, but I also use a little 99% isopropyl alcohol on small areas like around the firing pin channel, firing pin safety, and just to clean the easily accessible metal surfaces in the frame like the trigger bar. I also sometimes clean certain parts of the polymer frame with isopropyl alcohol 99%, is that safe?

My main question is, will isopropyl alcohol 91% or 99% do any damage to any parts on the Glock?

 

[ScottR65]

I used some just to clean off my magazine followers last night and it made them look brand new. Will this damage or harm the magazine follower? Could I use isopropyl alcohol on the rest of the magazine parts?

In my routine cleaning, I usually just use a CLP like Rem Oil to clean and use a lubricant like Hoppe's 9 on contact points, but I also use a little 99% isopropyl alcohol on small areas like around the firing pin channel, firing pin safety, and just to clean the easily accessible metal surfaces in the frame like the trigger bar. I also sometimes clean certain parts of the polymer frame with isopropyl alcohol 99%, is that safe?

My main question is, will isopropyl alcohol 91% or 99% do any damage to any parts on the Glock?

The answer to your main question is “no.”

Just be sure it evaporates before reinstalling the firing pin assembly and other parts (extractor pin assembly, back plate).



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[harold63]

Agreed...it will not hurt anything. Bore cleaner comes in a plastic bottle, so it goes without saying.

 

[arkephonic]

The answer to your main question is “no.”

Just be sure it evaporates before reinstalling the firing pin assembly and other parts (extractor pin assembly, back plate).



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Thank you. I made sure to let it evaporate first. I use the 99% instead of 70% or 91% so it has less water. I apply it with a q-tip and can see it evaporate in seconds. I know q-tips are bad but I make sure not to leave any cotton fibers behind. I was mainly worried about the polymer frame and magazine follower. I wasn’t sure if the polymer could handle isopropyl alcohol without being damaged. I’m not even sure if the mag follower is polymer or a different type of plastic.

 

[arkephonic]

Agreed...it will not hurt anything. Bore cleaner comes in a plastic bottle, so it goes without saying.

That’s a good point. The isopropyl alcohol comes in a plastic bottle too.

 

[ElrodCod]

You can even use soap and water. I slipped and slid down a muddy hill & the holster and gun got packed full of red Tennessee mud. I detail stripped the gun and took it in the shower. I shook off the excess water and let it air dry. Lubed & reassembled the gun & it was good to go.

 

[Mike-M]

I prefer Everclear 190, especially from the better vintage years.

 

[ctxcummins]

Everclear 190

I was previously unaware I could have flashbacks to something I have no memory of.

 

[1bigK]

I prefer Everclear 190, especially from the better vintage years.

I know another woodworker that uses Everclear instead of denatured alcohol to French polish his work. Everclear evaporates faster, thus leading to a faster build up of shellac. Downside would be $.


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[tampashooters]

Eventually, it will cause premature drying and cracking of polymer parts. Maybe it will affect parts later rather than sooner, but I wouldn't use it. Use a cleaner designed for firearms.

 

[ca survivor]

I just clean my mags follower, springs and the inside of the body with a brush designed for magazines and a pass of a clean rag, were they are polymer or metal mags, no oil no WD40 no alcohol, nothing

 

[cciman]

Eventually, it will cause premature drying and cracking of polymer parts. Maybe it will affect parts later rather than sooner, but I wouldn't use it. Use a cleaner designed for firearms.

Where do you base that from?

 

[ScottR65]

Where do you base that from?

I assumed he was joking about the Everclear....



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[tampashooters]

Where do you base that from?

Life. Common knowledge.

 

[ThomasM4]

Alchohol should be fine but I wouldn't bother . I use 5 gallon paint bucket with hot soapy water ie dawn . Dissasmble then drop them in and scrub the crap out of them . I use a magazine brush to scrub the tubes and a old dish scrubber brush to clean the frame. Then rinse off with hot water and let it set out to dry . Same way you would wash dishes.

 

[Rusty Guns]

I have used Dish Washing Liquid, (Dawn) and a Tooth Brush to clean my Glocks since I got my first one. Lay the pieces on a paper towel to dry, run a bore snake down the barrel. Put it together with CLP as requested, and done till next time. After they are put up I then apply a little Jack Daniels and 7-up.

 

[LMFAO]

I probably wouldn't soak Glock magazine or frame in isopropyl alcohol for days, but wiping some on a the polymer during a cleaning, or even rinsing it in alcohol isn't going to hurt anything at all. Same with any of the metal parts.

One can save a buttload of money by using cleaners and lubricants that don't have the word firearm on the label. Adding that word alone almost always jacks up the price a good bit. Simply because people easily fall for marketing gimmicks.

 

[SH10151]

Dawn dish soap.

 

[rfd339]

Hoppes foam gun cleaner and gun scrubber afterwards. Finish off with Mil comm grease and oil.

 

[LMFAO]

This thread is almost amusing. The OP was simply asking about isopropyl alcohol affecting Glocks negatively. A very few people answered the question. Didn't take long for people to start completely derailing the thread with unrelated comments.

This place cracks me up.