Best solvent / lubricant for CCW guns

[onlyaudio]

Greg says that nothing gets him like a woman who wears a dab of Hoppes behind each ear.

An armorer I know at another range uses a fingernail polish bottle/brush to apply oil to slide rails. I didn't ask where he got the bottle.

[X-ffdo]

Originally Posted by onlyaudio

Greg says that nothing gets him like a woman who wears a dab of Hoppes behind each ear.

An armorer I know at another range uses a fingernail polish bottle/brush to apply oil to slide rails. I didn't ask where he got the bottle.

The right tool for the right job!. Thinking outside the box is good!.
Do they sale new empty nail polish bottles?

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Hey, good opportunity for a group buy.

[NikNak]

Originally Posted by Quietpi

Correct on all, Nik Nak. When I got the stuff I debated re: the SFL #1 or SFO#0. The smallest quantity of SFL#0 was indeed a 35 lb bucket, which went for somewhere around $150. I went with #1, and am happy with it. Maybe some day I'll get some SFO#0, since the minor loss in effectiveness below 0° is hardly a factor, even though our dog is half husky. OTOH I have a lifetime supply of #1, even after supplying three or four other shooters. After all, just a little dab 'll do ya.

SFL #1 seems not to attract dirt & lint at all. To be fair, very little is exposed so that it could attract anything in the first place.

Re: carbon build-up -- given its white color, carbon would be easy to detect. I haven't noticed any. However, being an ex-armorer, I've never really given it a chance to collect any.

You can make your own Grade 0 out of Grade 1 if you know the carrying agent .... maybe try mixing a little oil(multiple types to see what works) with the #1 ..... that's all they do when they make the stuff. Just don't use your wife's blender, or mixer..... they get really pissed. Not to mention that the cookies and bread never taste the same again.

[gr8fatman]

Originally Posted by onlyaudio

An armorer I know at another range uses a fingernail polish bottle/brush to apply oil to slide rails. I didn't ask where he got the bottle.

NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!
DEAR GOD NO!

Don't use nail polish bottle brushes. Please trust me. Any Fly Fisher who ties his or her own flies will agree. Clear fingernail polish is a great substitute for head cement to bond the thread so your fly wont unravel. But fingernail polish brushes absolutely suck when trying to get a little product into a small space. If you don't want to use a needle oiler, or a syringe, get a head cement bottle with a bodkin. A bodkin is basically a needle that dips into the cement (oil) to apply a light drop in small, tight places.

Here's the link to the page for this product, from a company that I use for all of my fly tying supplies.

Feather-Craft Fly Fishing | Fly Fishing Rods, Reels, Waders, Flies, Fly Tying Materials | Sage Rods | Simms Waders | Since 1955

[NikNak]

Originally Posted by gr8fatman

Here's the link to the page for this product, from a company that I use for all of my fly tying supplies.

Wouldn't it be easier to just put the flies in a big jar with holes in the lid, rather than tying them up?

[Quietpi]

Originally Posted by NikNak

You can make your own Grade 0 out of Grade 1 if you know the carrying agent .... maybe try mixing a little oil(multiple types to see what works) with the #1 ..... that's all they do when they make the stuff. Just don't use your wife's blender, or mixer..... they get really pissed. Not to mention that the cookies and bread never taste the same again.

Could, but the #1 works just fine. And my wife's cookies and bread are to die for. Don't want to mess with that!

[Justaguy]

Well, somebody finally did it!
They bought a bunch of SFL-0 and they are selling small quantities to us regular folk (notice I did not say "normal").

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