Simple Green as a gun cleaner

[MoJo]

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.

[AOPAPilot]

Ill stick with HOPPES

8)

[MoJo]

Ill stick with HOPPES

8)

I'm not trying to get anyone to change just some information for those who may be interested.

[OverEasy]

For years I have been wiping my pistols down after cleaning and lubing with Simple Green. I like to have the outside dry and oil free. It cleans Hogue grips real well and leaves them soft and grippy, like new. Also I like the sassafras smell better than Hoppe's or Break Free. My wife prefers her carry piece to smell like sassafras instead of a chemical also.
I've never tried to clean the insides with SG. I don't like the idea of a water based cleaner. I worry about leaving a water residue behind. I "blow dry" my guns with compressed air and it seem like residue from Hoppe's never stops comming out of places, but I don''t worry about that because it is a rust inhibitor and lubricant. I guess I could try SG for the insides, but I would have to follow it with something that displaces water and lubricates.
I might give it a try. I use SG to clean lots of things. I like the smell of it.
Then there are the guys who run thier Glocks thru the dish washer......

[Studduck]

I have used SG for cleaning the exhaust residue off of the bottom of airplanes. I never thought of using it on guns. Would there be any thing detrimental to the polymer material of a Glock??

[Baytown]

I like the sassafras smell better than Hoppe's or Break Free.

You infadel!! :P

Glenn

[Baytown]

I screwed the whole quote thing up, but you get the point.

Glenn

[Charles L. Cotton]

Is that better Glenn?
Chas.

[Baytown]

Thank you.

Now I proved why I could not be a doctor or lawyer.

Glenn

[Bubba]

:) and just what is wrong with a little splash of Hoppe's for that fresh after-shave smell ?
LOL

[Baytown]

I can't get around Hoppes when Mamma's not in town, cause it gets me in that special mood.

Glenn

[anygunanywhere]

Hoppe's is better'n ground up grizzly bear gall bladders.

[stevie_d_64]

OK, now you guys are getting me all weirded out...

But it gives me ideas...And thats what scares me...

[dws1117]

OK, now you guys are getting me all weirded out...

But it gives me ideas...And thats what scares me...

OK now I'm getting scared...and I just got home from Arkansas!