New 642 oiling

[LadyShooter1]

Hi Everyone,glad I found this site. Today I got a new S&W 642 .38 and plan to use it as my concealed carry,Unlike my stainless and blued wheel guns it appears to have a lacquer or cleared type finish,I normally use the Winchester oiled wipe cloth or Rem-Wipes on my other guns but really unsure if it would effect the 642's finish,manual was not clear on any specific type.Did some shooting today and really love this gun

 

[gsxunv04]

Rem-oil wipes should be fine, just avoid heavy solvents.

 

[LadyShooter1]

Sound good,Thanks

 

[Steve_NEPhila]

I can go a bit further, your 642 is very corrosion resistant. The frame is made of an aluminum alloy that does not rust. There is what appears to be a base finish (perhaps anodizing of some sort) and a clear coat added for cosmetic reasons. I have owned and carried my 642 for a couple of years not and I have not seen any corrosion. There are some spots where the clear coat has rubbed away, yet this does not bother me, she is no safe queen.

Try not to oil your revolver too much, as this will provide a trap for dirt. I am not advocating leaving it dry, yet there is no need to oil the outside of the revolver to prevent corrosion. A once over every month or so is what I do and there have been no problems.

 

[LadyShooter1]

That's even better,I know my older blued guns did not tolerate condensation very well from freezing cold to indoors after several days,so a quick wipe down I got pretty accustomed to doing with the Winchester cleaning cloth which I think has a small amount of oil in it.This is my first Alloy gun other than a Taurus .44 but it has no clear like the S&W

 

[InTheWoods]

Put a coat of wax on the frame. Doesn't collect dust and protects the clear coat from wear. Works for me.

 

[gsxunv04]

Put a coat of wax on the frame. Doesn't collect dust and protects the clear coat from wear. Works for me.

What type of wax to you speak of friend?

 

[Old cop]

I've been using Sylacoate (sp?) cloth on all my carry guns for years and have managed to avoid rust.

 

[InTheWoods]

I have always just used Johnson's Paste Wax. Works great.

 

[jframe]

I just cleaned my 642 with AeroKroil, wiped it down, swabbed the chambers and barrel dry, and now I'll put a few drops of Outers gun oil on the crane and a drop down in the hand opening, and one on the ejector rod, and it's good to go.

 

[photoman]

MPro7 to clean and RemOil to lubricate.