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I have several Glock mags that were in a water-resistant AR pouch for several months. When I went to change rounds in them, I found the outsides of the mags very sticky. Like when Tupperware has been up in a cabinet for years and the outsides get sticky.

If anyone else has had this problem, please let me know what you used to remove the stickiness. Maybe goo-gone?

Thanks, y'all!!

don
 
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PM720 said:
Are you in a high humidity environment? Could be some mildew maybe? Some wiping with CLP will probably clean them right up.
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Thanks for the quick reply, PM720.
I'm in the desert, which is only humid during the monsoons. No mildew. I did notice that the inside of the AR pouches have very sticky material on their inner side. Could this have transferred to the mags? Weird!
I don't have any CLP on hand. Other suggestion?
 
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Skypilot4u said:
Thanks for the quick reply, PM720.
I'm in the desert, which is only humid during the monsoons. No mildew. I did notice that the inside of the AR pouches have very sticky material on their inner side. Could this have transferred to the mags? Weird!
I don't have any CLP on hand. Other suggestion?
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Hot soapy water?
 
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I have never had that problem and I have Glock mags going all the way back to the non full metal lined mags. I'm guessing you may have had some lube off gassing, that reacted with the container they were in and that's what made the mags sticky. I'd go at them with some alcohol before anything else.
 
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Here’s the trick for plastics that get sticky - mix some baking soda in water, and use this to wipe the plastic down. It works GREAT! And, safe for plastics used with food.
Also, I agree that the sticky was probably from the container. I’ve never seen the Glock polymer get sticky.
 
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cciman said:
Throw that container away. It's the container, not the mags. You may need a solvent to remove the goo.

Was there a chemical in there to prevent rust for AR mags, may have degraded the plastic.
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I don't think it was any kind of chemicals, cciman. The one side of the material is kind of rubbery/sticky. Probably wouldn't hurt metal AR mags at all. I will check to see if the plastic seems to have degraded. Good call!!
Thanks!!

don
 
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Willard said:
Here’s the trick for plastics that get sticky - mix some baking soda in water, and use this to wipe the plastic down. It works GREAT! And, safe for plastics used with food.
Also, I agree that the sticky was probably from the container. I’ve never seen the Glock polymer get sticky.
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Yeah, Willard, I'd never had any of them do that either. I should have checked the inside of the pouches before using it for the G mags. I'll give your mix a try. Thanks!

don
 
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rayzer007 said:
I always wipe my mags down with a silicon cloth - very vigorously.
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First off, I have to say I got a chuckle from your picture there, rayzer! Haven't seen Alfred E. for a long time. Used to be a real MAD magazine fan back in the day. Once I get the gunk off them, I'll probably do the silicone wipe, too. Thanks for the suggestion!!

don
 
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