Will Hoppe's hurt the plastic?

I Hoppe's not! Sorry, had to.

Anyway, no. I use the No. 9 and the Elite Gun Cleaner and have had no issues. I use the No.9 solvent on the barrel and Elite on everything else. I detail strip 90% of the time and run 200+ rounds through twice a month.

 

If it did in ANY way harm the frame, mine would be a puddle of black polymer. I enjoy cleaning my guns almost as much as I do shooting them. I have run through gallons of Hoppe's and had NO issues what so ever.

Clean on my friend.

 

No issues with #9 on any of my Glocks.

 

Thank you. My son was asking me & I did not know (picking up my 1st Glock this week). Being polymer I wasn't sure if I would get a puddle of plastic as a paper weight.

BTW-TMNKWD - fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuunnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnny

Thanks all,
Jim

 

I use Hoppe's Elite Gun Cleaner when I clean my Glock plastic parts, and I've never seen any sign of damage.

According to Glock, any product made for gun cleaning will not harm their pistols. Though I wouldn't use any product that has a warning label telling you not to use it on plastics/polymers.

 

It's all I use too. On everything.

 

I've been using Hoppes #9 on all my guns for 20 years. That and a good oil is all I use.

 

i cant imagine any type of weapon cleanning product hurting the plastic....that being said, nothing more than a damp cloth should be needed to clean the plastic...

 

Ok, thanks all.

I never owned a Glock and the question came up between my son and I. I have used these products for years as well, but not on a gun like a Glock.

Thanks again,
Jim

 

If #9 doesn't hurt the cheap plastic bottle it's in, it's not going to hurt the polymer frame.

 

If #9 doesn't hurt the cheap plastic bottle it's in, it's not going to hurt the polymer frame.

Well said.

 

Glock frame : try UV TECH protectant & rejuvenator

 

If #9 doesn't hurt the cheap plastic bottle it's in, it's not going to hurt the polymer frame.

Hahaha, never thought if that. I think I still have my old glass bottle :tongueout: :rofl::whistling: :supergrin:

 

Ok, thanks all.

I never owned a Glock and the question came up between my son and I. I have used these products for years as well, but not on a gun like a Glock.

Thanks again,
Jim

Remember, #9 Solvent can damage nickel plating, and many parts (including the frame rails) of a Glock are nickel plated. The FAQ's that used to be on the Hoppe's site previously warned, "If there is even the slightest scratch, or nick, in the plating, the solvents will penetrate the flaw and dissolve the underlying copper substrate & cause the chrome/nickel plating to chip & peel further?" I can no longer find the FAQ's on their site, but your glass bottle probably has a warning.

 

No issue. Works fine. There are newer, more efficient solvents out there now, but Hoppe's #9 doesn't hurt the gun.

When cleaning the Glock (plastic parts) what do you use?

Will Hoppe's hurt the plastic?

Thanks,
Jim

 

Hahaha, never thought if that. I think I still have my old glass bottle :tongueout: :rofl::whistling: :supergrin:

I buy #9 by the quart in the new plastic bottle...And then
I re-fill my glass 1 quart "antique" Hoppe's #9 bottle.

I have never had Hoppe's #9 attack anything except
powder fouling. Supposedly it cleans plastic fouling from
the soft plastic in shotgun wads, but IMHO it needs help
from a bronze brush. And it is suppose to be a copper
solvent. If it is, it is a VERY MILD one. When going after
copper, I use Montana Xtreme Creme.

Squeeze

 

Been using Hoppe's #9 liberally on my Glocks (barrel, slide, frame inside and outside) since 1999.

Unfortunitly, the Glocks are still as ugly as ever. :whistling:

 

If #9 doesn't hurt the cheap plastic bottle it's in, it's not going to hurt the polymer frame.

I haven't bought any lately, but I have never seen Hoppe's #9 in anything but glass. I have been buying, by the pint and it could certainly be plastic, by now. It's the Hoppe's that you can smell at least a block away.

 

Hoppe won't hurt it. Neither will Remington or any of the new dry lubes like Slip 2000. Neither will running over it with a car or dropping it from a building or....:wavey::wavey::rofl:

 

Hoppe won't hurt it. Neither will Remington or any of the new dry lubes like Slip 2000. Neither will running over it with a car or dropping it from a building or....:wavey::wavey::rofl:

:rofl::whistling::wavey:

 

It comes in both glass and plastic, even in the smaller sizes. As previously noted, won't harm any part of a glock for routine cleaning. I don't know what would happen if you submerged an entire glock in it for a day or two. But for cleaning, good to go. Boretec is more efficient at removing bore fouling, but doesn't have that Hoppes smell.

I haven't bought any lately, but I have never seen Hoppe's #9 in anything but glass. I have been buying, by the pint and it could certainly be plastic, by now. It's the Hoppe's that you can smell at least a block away.

 

Many of you will have nasty comments but I wipe the exterior of my Glocks after cleaning with a clean damp cloth.Let them air dry .Polymer doesn't rust. DOC

 

Remember, #9 Solvent can damage nickel plating, and many parts (including the frame rails) of a Glock are nickel plated. The FAQ's that used to be on the Hoppe's site previously warned, "If there is even the slightest scratch, or nick, in the plating, the solvents will penetrate the flaw and dissolve the underlying copper substrate & cause the chrome/nickel plating to chip & peel further?" I can no longer find the FAQ's on their site, but your glass bottle probably has a warning.

It says on the bottle, "Do not soak nickle-plated firearms in NO. 9. Wipe nickle surfaces dry after cleaning."

 

Remember, #9 Solvent can damage nickel plating...

Short of the very slight possibility of clouding the finish, your statement is incorrect. Hoppe's No. 9 current formula is basically kerosene mixed with a proprietary lubricant. Under normal cleaning this combination has zero possibility of eroding nickel or nickel-plating.

 

Short of the very slight possibility of clouding the finish, your statement is incorrect. Hoppe's No. 9 current formula is basically kerosene mixed with a proprietary lubricant. Under normal cleaning this combination has zero possibility of eroding nickel or nickel-plating.

You are probably correct. Those guys at Hoppe's are quite the kidders -- putting those warnings on the bottle and their website is surely their idea of a joke.

And, BTW, the offending component that you missed is the ammonia -- it dissolves copper, which is the layer between the steel and the nickel.