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ultra_magnus · 04-02-2008, 03:34 PM

Sorry, i'm sure this has been asked a million times. I tried the search function but didnt get a concise answer.

Whats the best supplies, in your opinion, to clean and maintain a XD?

I am a new gun owner and so far i am just using "Remoil" for cleaning and lube, Q-tips, and a tshirt to clean.

Is there anything else i should be using to make my baby look and perform the best?

Tripledigitride · 04-02-2008, 03:40 PM

To clean, I use Hoppe's #9, or Dunk-It.

To lubricate, I use Militec-1.

By the way, welcome to XDTalk, and gun ownership.

jeepinbanditrider · 04-02-2008, 03:45 PM

Cleaning with CLP or hoppes or something like that and an old toothbrush does wonders. Don't foget q-tips they are a big time saver in getting into the tight spots.

As for oil................well I'm in the camp of I'll use whatever I have on hand as long as it's an oil type substance. I'll use motor oil, CLP, Rem Oil, ect, ect.

BDZ71 · 04-02-2008, 05:46 PM

well, not sure how many people do it my way but maby some do. Seems to work just fine for me and gets the gun clean.

I field strip it and use WD40.
Seriously it cleans real good. Spray it heavy, on/in the barrel slide and rails, let it sit. Use tooth brush to work gunk loose and spray again to wash away.
Use some hoppes in/on the barrel.
Compressed air can, or air compressor to blow the excess out of the small areas. dry it all off with a rag. Oil slide with hoppes gun oil (switching to gun butter as soon as i make it back to the store ) and finish off with a silicone rag wipe down.

**TMP** · 04-02-2008, 07:09 PM

Break Free CLP!!!!!!!!!! Amazing stuff.

Bamaguns · 04-02-2008, 08:11 PM

CLP is great........and I use Hoppes oil to finish up......Welcome!

ultra_magnus · 04-02-2008, 08:19 PM

Hey thanks alot guys, ill look into these products. If anyone has more suggestions feel free to post!

The Knight Of Light · 04-02-2008, 08:21 PM

People clean their guns???

jeepinbanditrider · 04-02-2008, 08:38 PM

Don't know how I forgot this earlier but BORESNAKE

XDConvert9mm · 04-02-2008, 09:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by TMP

Break Free CLP!!!!!!!!!! Amazing stuff.

Yup. Breakfree, Bore Snake, Tooth brush and canned air or a compressor. Lint free shop towels or and old piece of t-shirt and you should be good to go.

Welcome to XDT.

04-02-2008, 03:34 PM	#1
ultra_magnus XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 37	Best cleaning supplies and oils to maintain the XD. Sorry, i'm sure this has been asked a million times. I tried the search function but didnt get a concise answer. Whats the best supplies, in your opinion, to clean and maintain a XD? I am a new gun owner and so far i am just using "Remoil" for cleaning and lube, Q-tips, and a tshirt to clean. Is there anything else i should be using to make my baby look and perform the best?

04-02-2008, 03:40 PM	#2
Tripledigitride XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Hendersonville (Nashville) Tennessee Posts: 675	To clean, I use Hoppe's #9, or Dunk-It. To lubricate, I use Militec-1. By the way, welcome to XDTalk, and gun ownership. Last edited by Tripledigitride : 04-02-2008 at 03:44 PM.

04-02-2008, 03:45 PM	#3
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,379	Cleaning with CLP or hoppes or something like that and an old toothbrush does wonders. Don't foget q-tips they are a big time saver in getting into the tight spots. As for oil................well I'm in the camp of I'll use whatever I have on hand as long as it's an oil type substance. I'll use motor oil, CLP, Rem Oil, ect, ect. __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

04-02-2008, 05:46 PM	#4
BDZ71 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: North Carolina - Confederate States of America Posts: 208	well, not sure how many people do it my way but maby some do. Seems to work just fine for me and gets the gun clean. I field strip it and use WD40. Seriously it cleans real good. Spray it heavy, on/in the barrel slide and rails, let it sit. Use tooth brush to work gunk loose and spray again to wash away. Use some hoppes in/on the barrel. Compressed air can, or air compressor to blow the excess out of the small areas. dry it all off with a rag. Oil slide with hoppes gun oil (switching to gun butter as soon as i make it back to the store ) and finish off with a silicone rag wipe down. __________________ ><><><><><><><><>< My two favorite XD - 45ACP - Compact 16" MidLength AR15 CMMG Style ><><><><><><><><><

04-02-2008, 07:09 PM	#5
TMP XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Colorado Posts: 914	Break Free CLP!!!!!!!!!! Amazing stuff. __________________ ______________________ XD45 Tactical XD9 subcompact Wilson Border Patrol 870 Ruger 10/22 Beretta U22 Neos 6.0 INOX "Laws that forbid the carrying of arms. . . disarm only those who are neither inclined nor determined to commit crimes. . . Such laws make things worse for the assaulted and better for the assailants; they serve rather to encourage than to prevent homicides, for an unarmed man may be attacked with greater confidence than an armed man." -- Jefferson`s "Commonplace Book," 1774-1776

04-02-2008, 08:11 PM	#6
Bamaguns XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 26	CLP is great........and I use Hoppes oil to finish up......Welcome! __________________ Bamaguns........ROLL TIDE! Walther p22 Taurus pt145 GSG5 Converted Ruger10\22 Bushmaster AR15 XD 9mm 3" XD 45 4"

04-02-2008, 08:19 PM	#7
ultra_magnus XDTalk Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 37	Hey thanks alot guys, ill look into these products. If anyone has more suggestions feel free to post!

04-02-2008, 08:21 PM	#8
The Knight Of Light XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: May 2005 Location: Omaha, Nebraska Posts: 8,424 Blog Entries: 12	People clean their guns??? __________________ No Matter Where You Go, There You Are. USPSA #A56661 What a great number!!! http://theknightoflight.blogspot.com/ Creator of TOP 'O' THE PAGE!!! Moose Fight

04-02-2008, 08:38 PM	#9
jeepinbanditrider XDTalk 4K Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Mineral Wells, Tx Posts: 4,379	Don't know how I forgot this earlier but BORESNAKE __________________ Stuff USPSA-A59201

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