Posted: 9/5/2011 2:22:30 PM EDT
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I have been away from Glocks for a long time, is Birchwood Casey "Gun Scrubber" OK to use on the polymer Glock frames....I cannot remember if I used it or not way back when I had Glocks. Is there something better to use for a general frame cleaning?
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I have been away from Glocks for a long time, is Birchwood Casey "Gun Scrubber" OK to use on the polymer Glock frames....I cannot remember if I used it or not way back when I had Glocks. Is there something better to use for a general frame cleaning? 77 Yes I have used Gun Scrubber on the lowers but it will sometimes leave a weird white film. It will rub off but there is a better way if you can disassemble your lower and upper. And I mean completely disassemble the lower including the mag catch spring and take apart the trigger housing. "Dawn Or Joy" Just strip the frame wash it in the sink with some dishwashing liquid. Just use an old tooth brush and scrub away in a sink with a drain that will NOT let the small parts pass through. Rinse real good I mean really good, then get your tooth brush and scrub again. You will be amazed at the color of that soap and toothbrush while your cleaning. Let it dry while you clean the rest of the gun. After cleaning the rest of the parts use a good soft washcloth or dishtowel and dry it all off. Other Plastic parts can be cleaned such as the "Mag Catch, Trigger housing (stripped of course) trigger thats attached to the trigger bar, spacer sleeve and slide cover plate." Also the Magazine follower, floor plate, insert, and mag tube itself. DO NOT under any circumstances try to wash the "Firing pin spring cups". They are too small and too easy to loose. Just dip in oil and wipe off the oil, crud, and brass flakes with a cleaning patch or clean rag, and reassemble. On a note. The above is really "anal retentive" but what the hell if you've got the time. 
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gospadin is not really far off the mark
The glock requires minimal care to keep running. all the soot that gets on the frame from shooting can be wiped off with a rag, despite all the threads on detail stripping glocks out there, detail stripping and cleaning frame is absolutely useless unless you need to replace a part that breaks (replacing what works in a glock with some after market nonsense that might work is NEVER a reason to strip a glock) Detail stripping the slide every 3k or so will allow you to clean the firing pin channel (designed to be left dry no oils) and built up crud in the extractor cut if you use more than 3 or 4 drops of oil to lube your entire glock, you are using too mich. |