Cleaning cylinder face

[5Wire]

MPro7 Products MSDS PDFs

I believe it's waster based and it has very little odor. A little goes a long way.

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

on my 617 I pull a patch through the barrel to get the loose crud out and wipe down the outside with an old cloth seeped in Hoppes and then put it up. If I sell it, I'll clean it up nice but until then..........That's why I like stainless.

 

[audi403]

Mr. Clean

A guy that works for me swears that the best thing is the magic eraser and some Hoppes #9, I've never tried it but he said he's been using it for a few years.

 

[1x2]

How much odor does MPRO 7 have? On the recommendation of my favorite gunsmith I tried Shooter's Choice. In the basement. Once. I was promptly told not to use it in the house ever again.

Grab the wife and a bottle of Hoppe's No. 9, slip into a tight closet, pop the top on the Hoppe's- you two will be in love all over again .

 

[Nemo288]

Did you know Hoppes now sells an air freshener?

Hoppe's 9 - No. 9 Air Freshener

I personally do not worry about the carbon stain on the
cylinder face. Let's everyone know it has experience and
means business. I use JB bore paste if there is a lot of metal
fouling in the bore and Hoppes or whatever else liquid bore cleaner
is hanging around. JB also polishes the bore gently leaving it
with a mirror finish after awhile.

 

[CWH44300]

Plus one on the MPro7. Lead removal cloths on stainless only. Once cleaned, regular use of MPro7, nylon or bronze brush will do a reasonably complete job.

686-5 Mountain Gun

617-2 Plus

547 3-inch

629

they dont look that good when I cut the tape on a box and pull a new one out

 

[5Wire]

they dont look that good when I cut the tape on a box and pull a new one out

LOL. Thanks, that's because they don't clean 'em after test firing. The hardest part is between the topstrap and the forcing cone. Cotton twine might work.

 

[shawn mccarver]

I have a recent production 617 and I have been trying to clean the cylinder face, but nothing seems to work. I use simichrome polish on my other revolvers and they clean and polish them, but this particular gun seems to have some sort of clear coating on the cylinder face, the cylinder is steel not aluminum. The other Smith's I've owned are all older revolvers and with a little bit of polishing they look great, but this gun I just can't figure out. Maybe their is some sort of difference on the finish of these newer guns? What is the best cleaner for this problem? Maybe the simichrome works best as a polish, not a cleaner? What do you folks use to clean your cylinders? Thanks.

This is just not necessary. Use Hoppe's No. 9 and an old toothbrush. Clean the crud off and leave the rings. It is a mystery why this bothers people so much.

 

[stuch77]

NO MYSTERY. PLAIN FACT SOME GUYS LIKE SHOW AS WELL AS GO. SOME GUYS JUST LIKE GO.

 

[surfgun]

NO MYSTERY. PLAIN FACT SOME GUYS LIKE SHOW AS WELL AS GO. SOME GUYS JUST LIKE GO.

So it is like pimping out an old Impala with 22" chrome wheels.

 

[Sully]

This is just not necessary. Use Hoppe's No. 9 and an old toothbrush. Clean the crud off and leave the rings. It is a mystery why this bothers people so much.

Agreed! There is clean...and then there is CLEAN which denotes being a fanatic about something. Almost paranoid.

 

[dkees]

Did you know Hoppes now sells an air freshener?

Hoppe's 9 - No. 9 Air Freshener

I personally do not worry about the carbon stain on the
cylinder face. Let's everyone know it has experience and
means business. I use JB bore paste if there is a lot of metal
fouling in the bore and Hoppes or whatever else liquid bore cleaner
is hanging around. JB also polishes the bore gently leaving it
with a mirror finish after awhile.

Speaking of Hoppes air fresheners...I purchased them from Hoppes website......TOO expensive at $3.99 for two of them. But I'll say this, they are STRONG, and, when they run out of smell you can dip them in Hoppes, let them dry, and they are like new. I like'em!

 

[photoman]

This subject reminds me what John Taffin said once... Something about more guns have be ruined by over-cleaning than anything else he knew.

I've been using MPro7 for a decade or so and never noticed any odor. It's good stuff.

If you want your gun to look like a mag wheel, any of the aluminum wheel polish products will work.

 

[Bodyguard]

Thanks for all of the responses folks, the main reason I am cleaning the cylinders is because I have lots of time with the weather in the Northeast lately, snow ,rain, sleet, thunder and that's all in the same day! I probably will try the M pro 7, never knew it was that good of a cleaner. The points that were made about overcleaning are well taken. Thanks everyone.

 

[stuch77]

So it is like pimping out an old Impala with 22" chrome wheels.

you must be a youngster. its and old hot rod saying from the 50's-60's its all show and no go. or all go and no show. and i might add dude i live in ft.laud fl 100k cars are everwhere including the one in my driveway. there isn't impalas whith 22's around here you must be watching crib's on tv.

 

[surfgun]

you must be a youngster. its and old hot rod saying from the 50's-60's its all show and no go. or all go and no show. and i might add dude i live in ft.laud fl 100k cars are everwhere including the one in my driveway. there isn't impalas whith 22's around here you must be watching crib's on tv.

Well when you speak of the 50's and 60's, I'm young in my 40's. I have Smiths from the 70's, 80's, 90's; Colt's from the 30's, 50's and 80's. I just wipe off the face of the cylinders. Never navel gazed and polished the heck of the face of a cylinder. To each is own of course. Those polished guns must be blinding with glare in that southern Florida Sun!

 

[Dregg]

My advise is this:

If you shoot the gun a lot, just clean it with Hoppes #9 with a tooth brush.
If the gun rarely gets used, use "Flitz" metal polish to clean the surface.

All my firearms get an initial cleaning with Flitz. If I use one a lot, I just stick with Hoppes #9 on the cylinder face.

 

[stuch77]

Well when you speak of the 50's and 60's, I'm young in my 40's. I have Smiths from the 70's, 80's, 90's; Colt's from the 30's, 50's and 80's. I just wipe off the face of the cylinders. Never navel gazed and polished the heck of the face of a cylinder. To each is own of course. Those polished guns must be blinding with glare in that southern Florida Sun!

don't shoot them outdoors. i leave that to my ak-47's ar-15's sig pistols and my fnp's and none of them have a Shinny SS finish. but if i did shoot my 686-1 or 686-6 outside i'd have to wear sunglasses because i'am an show and go kinda guy