Thread: Kerosene wont cut it.

Thanks for the good suggestions, Tammi. I'll give them a try "next time".
Donna

If you use any cleaner with pumice you can write off the decals and most of the paint. It will destroy them.

I've run out of Hoppe's and am still not finished cleaning this little thing. The remaining gunk looks like the inside of an oven with all the baked on grease. But I don't want to ruin what's left of the paint and decals so I'm only going to use non abrasive cleaners.

And so far, the following is all that's worked:
Hoppe's #9 Gun Cleaning Solvent.

And these have not:
Simple Green
Dawn dish washing detergent
Lighter fluid
Sewing machine oil


I think I'll try some paint thinner on the edges that's giving me the worst trouble.

Joe

We were addressing the cleaning of our dainty lady hands AFTER the grunge work but thanks for the warning anyway. I think our skin is tougher than the decals.

Originally Posted by J Miller

If you use any cleaner with pumice you can write off the decals and most of the paint. It will destroy them.

I've run out of Hoppe's and am still not finished cleaning this little thing. The remaining gunk looks like the inside of an oven with all the baked on grease. But I don't want to ruin what's left of the paint and decals so I'm only going to use non abrasive cleaners.

And so far, the following is all that's worked:
Hoppe's #9 Gun Cleaning Solvent.

And these have not:
Simple Green
Dawn dish washing detergent
Lighter fluid
Sewing machine oil


I think I'll try some paint thinner on the edges that's giving me the worst trouble.

Joe

OK, sorry I missed those posts. Simple green is OK when diluted on most newer machines. But it will destroy decals on older machines. I found that out the hard way.
If I were to use it on an older machine I'd use q-tips and make sure it didn't get near the decals.

Joe