Ed's Red

[Nick B]

Anybody here mix and use it ? I was wondering if it worked really well or is it just ok but cheap ?

 

[chief38]

While I have not personally mixed the brew, I have used some of a friends that he mixed up. It seems to work OK - but then again so does Hoppes, and the plethora of other solvents already bottled and sold in gun stores. I suppose if you clean 10 - 20 guns a week and are looking for a less expensive solvent the ER should fit the bill. Me personally....... a bottle of 32 ounce Hoppes, a can of 4 oz Rig #2 or a 6 ounce of Remoil lasts me a long time and so is isn't worth the effort to seek out making the ER. Not badmouthing the home brew but at least for most of us it just isn't worth the hassle - unless you clean guns for a living, or own a Range, Gun Smithing operation or similar. YMMV........

Regards,
Chief38

 

[stu1ritter]

I use it. It works very well. My test was to clean with Hoppe's 9 until the bore patch was clean. Then clean again with Ed's red, and what do you know, more stuff on the patch. I also use it as a general gun wipe down when coming home from the range. I have a spray bottle with it further diluted by 2 the same solvents (naptha and acetone) and it makes a fantastic gun wipe. Spray it on a rag and wipe them down.

Stu

 

[tomcatt51]

I use it and like it. It performs at least as well as the over-priced commercial cleaners. I mostly use it minus acetone (just Dexron II, K1 kerosene and mineral spirits) as I have it in my sonic cleaner also.

 

[opaul]

It stinks doesn't it. Has to with kerosene in it.

 

[Cocked & Locked]

Just because I have an old metal can full...

...I wonder how Marvel Mystery Oil would work as a gun cleaning product?

 

[yogipogi]

I use it when doing a complete takedown of handguns. Both 1911's and smiths. Let all the parts soak for awhile then clean. Seems to work pretty well. I keep it in a plastic bucket with a lid. Also no acetone

 

[jepp2]

I mix it and use it. I do not add the lanolin. It is my first step after firing. It softens the carbon better than anything else IMHO. You can buy it from Brownells. It also wicks under lead extremely well. Let it set overnight and the lead comes out in large flakes. Kroil will work just about as well.

It is not the only solvent I use, just the first. The sooner you apply it, the better it works on the carbon. Carbon continues to harden with time.

 

[tomcatt51]

It stinks doesn't it. Has to with kerosene in it.

K1 kerosene really doesn't. Recipe I have is:
1 part Dexron II, IIe or III ATF, GM Spec. D-20265 or later.
1 part Kerosene - deodorized, K1
1 part Aliphatic Mineral Spirits, Fed. Spec. TT-T-2981F, CAS #64741-49-9,
or substitute "Stoddard Solvent", CAS #8052-41-3, or equivalent,
(aka "Varsol")
1 part Acetone, CAS #67-64-1.

My understanding is the acetone was added later to the recipe for the plastic shotgun wadding.

 

[geddylee10002000]

I use it and it works good. I add Lanolin to mine.