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sixgun · 04-08-2006, 07:07 AM

Anyone use the silocon gun cloths for wiping down your xd to help prevent rusting. I use these on my other guns with good results after using them before I put them away. Id rather use these as to havin oil on the outside of my gun. Thanks for the time on this question.

Sixgun

xd4life · 04-08-2006, 12:06 PM

Use them alot like them alot. They just dry out to fast. So I usually buy 10 a t ime

**Parrishco** · 04-08-2006, 12:29 PM

I use the silicon regularly and apply oil every once in a while then just wipe it off.

ThePainkiller · 04-08-2006, 02:34 PM

The silicon works great. I find if you fold them up and put them in a tiny ziplock baggie, they will not dry up as quickly Ive had one goin on a month now.

azdave · 04-08-2006, 03:15 PM

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Originally Posted by ThePainkiller

The silicon works great. I find if you fold them up and put them in a tiny ziplock baggie, they will not dry up as quickly Ive had one goin on a month now.

+1, Mine came in a cleaning kit but It's folded and zip locked. Had it over a month and no signs of drying out.

manic mechanic · 04-08-2006, 03:18 PM

Use to use one all the time, ziplocked it and all. But found the RIG-RAG to be easier to use. It's like a sheepskin that you apply the RIG grease into and it is so much easier to get into all the nooks and crannys. Still have not seen any signs of the _ust word since 8/05. Between the 40's and 9's I've got to be closing in on 2000 rounds if not passed it already.

**hobocircus** · 04-08-2006, 03:56 PM

I use a combination of the silicone cloth and RemOil in the spray can. A winning combo (for me anyways).

Bad Flynch · 04-08-2006, 04:00 PM

I have used silicone-treated gun cloths for years. Some of them have been used until they had holes in them. They protect reasonably well, the stuff does not migrate into ammo and kill it, and firearms so treated don't collect dirt.

You can re-oil your silicone cloth with any one of the commercial silicone bearing spray lubes. Just take it outside and spray it until wet. Let it partially dry and stick it in a plastic bag. If they get dirty, wash them and respray.

sanjuro · 04-08-2006, 06:00 PM

my regimine for external wipedown is birchwood-casey's sheath applied to upper and wiped off with the silicon cloth.

launchpad · 04-08-2006, 07:31 PM

I have used one of those cloths for over 5 years. Kept it in its zip lock bag and NEVER got rust on the gun. Best thing I have ever found for wiping finger prints off the metal.

04-08-2006, 07:07 AM	#1
sixgun XDTalk Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: indiana usa Posts: 45	Silocon gun cloths Anyone use the silocon gun cloths for wiping down your xd to help prevent rusting. I use these on my other guns with good results after using them before I put them away. Id rather use these as to havin oil on the outside of my gun. Thanks for the time on this question. Sixgun __________________ shoot straight and be safe.

04-08-2006, 12:06 PM	#2
xd4life XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Back in HOTLANTA Posts: 2,251	Use them alot like them alot. They just dry out to fast. So I usually buy 10 a t ime __________________ "A fine is a tax for doing wrong. A tax is a fine for doing well." Rick Hebert "The best victory is when the opponent surrenders of its own accord before there are any actual hostilities.... It is best to win without fighting." Sun-tzu 300 B.C Bob Barr FOR PRESIDENT

04-08-2006, 12:29 PM	#3
Parrishco XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Best State Ever (FL) Posts: 460	I use the silicon regularly and apply oil every once in a while then just wipe it off. __________________ Custom XD40 SC w/ X2laser Bushy A3 M4 w/ EOTech SA 1911A1 GI.45 Mossberg 500 Yugo SKS CCW Molon Labe! - My website: ParrishCo.com

04-08-2006, 02:34 PM	#4
ThePainkiller XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Arizona Posts: 188	The silicon works great. I find if you fold them up and put them in a tiny ziplock baggie, they will not dry up as quickly Ive had one goin on a month now. __________________ HK USP 45 Glock 30 Springfield Armory XD .45ACP Tactical Springfield Armory 1911 TRP Mossberg 88 12ga Norinco SKS Bushmaster M4A3 Nighthawk Custom 1911 GRP (layaway) Guncrafter Industries 50GI 1911 (Layaway)

04-08-2006, 03:18 PM	#6
manic mechanic XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: michigan, down the river Posts: 1,128	Use to use one all the time, ziplocked it and all. But found the RIG-RAG to be easier to use. It's like a sheepskin that you apply the RIG grease into and it is so much easier to get into all the nooks and crannys. Still have not seen any signs of the _ust word since 8/05. Between the 40's and 9's I've got to be closing in on 2000 rounds if not passed it already. __________________ The 2nd amendment makes all the others possible. If we ever forget that we're One Nation Under God, then we will be a nation gone under." Ronald Reagan

04-08-2006, 03:56 PM	#7
hobocircus XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: The Nevada Desert on a Dry Lakebed. Living in a trailer with thunderstorms looming in the distance. Posts: 3,339	I use a combination of the silicone cloth and RemOil in the spray can. A winning combo (for me anyways). __________________ Ported V-10 XD9 Service SOLD Tactical XD9 in Basic Black I like to shoot Wolf ammo out of my Hi-Point pistol and rifle.

04-08-2006, 04:00 PM	#8
Bad Flynch XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Indian Nation Posts: 22	I have used silicone-treated gun cloths for years. Some of them have been used until they had holes in them. They protect reasonably well, the stuff does not migrate into ammo and kill it, and firearms so treated don't collect dirt. You can re-oil your silicone cloth with any one of the commercial silicone bearing spray lubes. Just take it outside and spray it until wet. Let it partially dry and stick it in a plastic bag. If they get dirty, wash them and respray. __________________ B.F.

04-08-2006, 06:00 PM	#9
sanjuro XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 64	my regimine for external wipedown is birchwood-casey's sheath applied to upper and wiped off with the silicon cloth. __________________ You can't take the sky from me. ~ Firefly

04-08-2006, 07:31 PM	#10
launchpad XDTalk Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Tinker AFB Posts: 61	I have used one of those cloths for over 5 years. Kept it in its zip lock bag and NEVER got rust on the gun. Best thing I have ever found for wiping finger prints off the metal.

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