can this cause rust?

[paul0660]

Ummm, why are you doing that to an expensive firearm? Seriously, not funny or cute. Crap like this gives firearm owners a bad name and reputation- doing stupid stuff with dangerous equipment.

Am I missing something here?

Always check the timestamp.

[chim-chim7]

If it was fully treated with Frog Lube it would not rust. The water would just bead up. Sales rep for FL keeps his 30 year old Colt 1911 submerged in water for days. No rust anywhere.

[tvfreakarms]

Lol. More plz!:-)

[pyromensch]

i have one, but i dont like the ergos on it, so it wouldnt have gone as well with my ramen

not to mention, what the steam, is causing to drip out of the firearm, into the ramen

[nick]

You didn't give it enough time! Come on, are you trying to rust this sucker or not?

[CSACANNONEER]

SS does rust and all the little parts, screws, springs, etc are not stainless. I sure hope you finished stripping it down. Also, how did you dry out and lube the pplunger assembly afterwards?

[PlumDrumnGun]

Stick it in a bucket of salty mud for a week and see what happens - I would have used a different firearm for that test, but then again I don't have $$ growing out off my ears anymore

[223556]

Lets tie a string to it and throw it into the bay for a day!

[BigDogatPlay]

Stainless does not rust in the usual sense. When it does corrode, and it certainly can and will with neglect, it won't get deeply into the metal like carbon steel, but it's still a a problem.

And as CSACANNONER notes, not all the small parts inside are going to be stainless. Those are going to need attention after this particular torture test, or replacement.

FWIW, I knew a guy at one time who would clean his S&W 659 periodically by stripping it and running the large, all stainless, components through the dishwasher.

[zfields]

Stainless does not rust in the usual sense. When it does corrode, and it certainly can and will with neglect, it won't get deeply into the metal like carbon steel, but it's still a a problem.

And as CSACANNONER notes, not all the small parts inside are going to be stainless. Those are going to need attention after this particular torture test, or replacement.

FWIW, I knew a guy at one time who would clean his S&W 659 periodically by stripping it and running the large, all stainless, components through the dishwasher.

I deep clean guns with an ultrasonic cleaner with water/simple green mixture. Just gotta be sure to dry them, and spray them down with wd40/clp to displace the water afterwards.

[Fjold]

I deep clean guns with an ultrasonic cleaner with water/simple green mixture. Just gotta be sure to dry them, and spray them down with wd40/clp to displace the water afterwards.

Remember that regular Simple Green will cause corrosion in aluminum. They have a new formula for use on aluminum called "Extreme Simple Green"

[esartori]

Thanks for the test! I wonder how this would work on other finishes

[zfields]

Remember that regular Simple Green will cause corrosion in aluminum. They have a new formula for use on aluminum called "Extreme Simple Green"

Good to know, None of my guns are aluminum so haven't ran into any issues.

[tvfreakarms]

So simple green is a good cleaner?

[dirtykoala]

So simple green is a good cleaner?

its what we used in the Marines. like said above though, dont use it on aluminum.