is DW-40 really good for guns?

[zorkieo]

this link seems to sugjest that wd-40 is the end all solution to my cleaning issues. does the stuff really work well on guns? is it ok to use it on a SS 1911?

http://theboxotruth.com/docs/edu47.htm

thanks
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[gn3hz3ku1*]

CLP man CLP!

[bwiese]

I think you meant "WD40".

True, WD40 won't hurt your guns (other than typical lube-on-wood-stocks matters).

But.... WD40 is NOT a *lubricant* - it's a penetrating water displacer. Many people make this mistake: using WD40 in place of a lubricant like CLP, one expect excess wear and/or function problems due to lack of lubrication!

(I will note the webpage here shows just using it for cleanup, and author appears to use some other lubrication (oil/grease) later.)

I just use BreakFree CLP on all my pistols & rifles and call it a day.

[CALI-gula]

Exactly what Bill posted I was about to post.

For the cost, just buy the right stuff; Break-Free is not much more expensive than a can of WD40, the $2.00 difference max is worth it. I have seen WD-40 permanently ruin some finishes, plastics, and woods BECAUSE it is a penetrating fluid. I would ONLY use it on metal parts it that was all I had, and would avoid using it on bluing.

Even WD-40's own claims that it can clean up chrome of minor surface rust/corrosion would make me hesitant to use it on bluing of any kind (which is similar to a rusting/oxidizing process, being black-oxide instead of red oxide). I especially would not use it on a collector gun or older guns with thinner bluing from years of use, and especially would not use it on case-colored parts.

Buy the right stuff, use the right tools. You'll be happier.

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[762cavalier]

it's a penetrating water displacer

in fact that is what the WD stands for - water displacing

[Schlamoo]

WD-40 is a water displacement oil. DO NOT use it on your guns. Although it does displace water, it also evaporates very quickly and will not leave a coating subjecting your guns to rust. It will also deaden (dull) blued guns and although stainless is resistant to rust, it can and will rust especially when someone with acidic sweat handles the gun. Stay away from WD-40 and go buy some CLP or some other cleaner/lubricant. Solvents won't work as they aren't a lube, no lube, no protection = invitation to rust.

[kurac]

WD40 works great for cleaning powder residue when used with an old tooth brush. It also made a great flame thrower when I was a kid.

Are there better agents on the market for cleaning guns? for sure but WD40 seem to be the most available.

[Stuka]

WD-40 is no longer flameble, so the flame thrower wont work ya anymore

As for what to use to clean, try gun cleaner (like CLP mentioned above).

[jess]

Its Not flammable?! What the hell am I gonna do for fun now?

[socalguns]

Get some hairspray

[Pryde]

According to reports from the Australian Army, Break-Free seems to be ruining some of their weapons.

http://au.news.yahoo.com/070827/23/14a9n.html

"The documents also show snipers are being forced to damage weapon accuracy because of the cleaning agent. When cleaned with the issued Breakfree Bore Cleaner, the powerful .50 cal sniper rifle is found to have residue in the barrel affecting the "accuracy of any sniper weapons system".

Soldiers have found another cleaner, Hoppers Powder Solvent No 9, that cleans without damage but it cannot be used after the Joint Task Force Head Quarters said it was not an "authorised cleaning agent".

"The problem still exists in this organisation that the weapons are not being cleaned to the required standard," the Defence documents state.

"It is common within sniper cells throughout the Army to use this product.""

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