Simple Green as a gun cleaner
Posted: Sun Aug 14, 2005 9:34 am
After reading on several forums about using Simple Green (SG) as a gun cleaner and some of the caveats about its use I took the plunge and looked up the MSDS (Material Safety Data Sheet) on this product.
According to the MSDS, an official EPA document, SG has no harmful chemicals and is safe to use. There are no mentions of acids, etc. that could be harmful to you or your guns. There was talk on a forum that SG contained hydrofluoric acid (HF) this ingredient is not mentioned. HF is a toxic and very dangerous substance that even in minute quantities can cause severe health issues or even death it's use in SG would have to be on the MSDS.
There was talk of Simple Green being harmful to aluminum, plain water is harmful to aluminum if it is not protected by some form of coating so I see no reason to not use it on your aluminum gun parts providing you thoroughly rinse the parts, dry and apply lubricant.
I have tried Simple Green as a gun cleaner, it cleans carbon, grease, and "gunk" better and easier than anything I've ever used before. Simply spray it on, let it soak, rinse it off, repeat if necessary, dry with compressed air and lubricate. I doubt it would have much, if any, effect on copper or lead fouling. Remember, SG is a water based cleaner so thorough drying and lubing is imperative if you decide to use it on your firearms.
According to the MSDS, an official EPA document, SG has no harmful chemicals and is safe to use. There are no mentions of acids, etc. that could be harmful to you or your guns. There was talk on a forum that SG contained hydrofluoric acid (HF) this ingredient is not mentioned. HF is a toxic and very dangerous substance that even in minute quantities can cause severe health issues or even death it's use in SG would have to be on the MSDS.
There was talk of Simple Green being harmful to aluminum, plain water is harmful to aluminum if it is not protected by some form of coating so I see no reason to not use it on your aluminum gun parts providing you thoroughly rinse the parts, dry and apply lubricant.
I have tried Simple Green as a gun cleaner, it cleans carbon, grease, and "gunk" better and easier than anything I've ever used before. Simply spray it on, let it soak, rinse it off, repeat if necessary, dry with compressed air and lubricate. I doubt it would have much, if any, effect on copper or lead fouling. Remember, SG is a water based cleaner so thorough drying and lubing is imperative if you decide to use it on your firearms.
