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rogerxd45 · 02-28-2008, 06:38 PM

well i was doing at detailed strip of my xd and i was cleaning the BCG of my ar and on the ar there are some spots that are really hard to get to and i didnt feel like using a can of spray solvent. so i took it up to the shower and we have the shower head that is detachable and the water in my bathroom is really hot (158 f and i did check it a while back its not a random number) well i put it on the massage setting (you know the one your wife/GF uses

) and i covered two of the holes so the water came out at a higher pressure out of the one existing hole. well i got my xd and my BCG way cleaner then i ever have before. and since the water is really hot the parts were hot too and the water evaporated really fast and i used the blow dryer and q-tips.

i know some are going to scream rust but if you get all the water off as soon as your done and then spray it down with oil i dont see how it would happen

so does anyone else do this?

wirelessjack · 02-28-2008, 06:41 PM

i always use oil and a nitro solvent....you could use CLP or other solvents to remove gunk and leftover lead/brass....i wouldnt use water on any metal parts = corrosion

mickny60 · 02-28-2008, 06:47 PM

It wouldn't suprise me to see others using hot water. Been doing that for years with my muzzleloaders, and it's more or less common practice.

rogerxd45 · 02-28-2008, 07:00 PM

i should also point out that after spraying down each part with oil im letting them sit out over night before i reassemble them and the will all get a good wipe down and re-oil before getting assembled

**DanTheEldest** · 02-28-2008, 07:09 PM

If you use water, follow up with a WD-40 chaser. It was actually designed as a "water displacing" agent (hence the "WD"), and shoving water around is what it does best. It's not great as a long-term lubricant, though, so follow up with some oil/gun grease after that. Other than that, I don't see a problem with it.

**Edubya** · 02-28-2008, 07:10 PM

The dishwasher does fine and that WD-40 stuff will take care of the water. More automatics than you can imagine have gone through more than a dishwasher can subject it to!

Krackels · 02-28-2008, 07:16 PM

When I detail strip my XD (however rare that is) I use simple green and water as hot as I can tolerate and toothbrushes.

I rinse in scalding hot water, hose the parts off with WD40, and lightly oil my fingers when I reassemble to oil the parts as I put it back together.

jfdavis58 · 02-28-2008, 07:17 PM

30 years ago we dunked m16s into very hot water in a galvanized trashcan with a funky propane heater on one side. Then a quick wipe with a clean oil/clean rag, patch in the chamber and bore--good to go! SOP.

Since then I've done black powder pistols, 1911 frames and the odd 92FS in the dishwasher on the heated pot scrubber cycle. One at a time, be ready to grab with a clean oiled rag. Run the bore. Works like magic! It's not your everyday cleaning-only when you want all traces of oil, everywhere, removed!

rogerxd45 · 03-03-2008, 02:49 AM

i used some brake cleaner on it right after and sprayed it down really good and spots with water were compleatly dry after the brake cleaner evaporated. then put the parts on top of a space heater to evaporate any other traces of water and then i sprayed them down with CLP and i let it soak.

this isnt something i would do often i just felt like getting EVERYTHING out of my gun

Kaboom · 03-03-2008, 03:02 AM

You guyz iz nutz.

02-28-2008, 06:38 PM	#1
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	does anyone wash their guns with water? well i was doing at detailed strip of my xd and i was cleaning the BCG of my ar and on the ar there are some spots that are really hard to get to and i didnt feel like using a can of spray solvent. so i took it up to the shower and we have the shower head that is detachable and the water in my bathroom is really hot (158 f and i did check it a while back its not a random number) well i put it on the massage setting (you know the one your wife/GF uses) and i covered two of the holes so the water came out at a higher pressure out of the one existing hole. well i got my xd and my BCG way cleaner then i ever have before. and since the water is really hot the parts were hot too and the water evaporated really fast and i used the blow dryer and q-tips. i know some are going to scream rust but if you get all the water off as soon as your done and then spray it down with oil i dont see how it would happen so does anyone else do this?

02-28-2008, 06:41 PM	#2
wirelessjack XDTalk Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: S. FLA Posts: 55	i always use oil and a nitro solvent....you could use CLP or other solvents to remove gunk and leftover lead/brass....i wouldnt use water on any metal parts = corrosion __________________ XD-40 4in - Own S&W Sigma 9mm - Own Ruger SR-9 - Own Remington 870 - Want Remington 700 - On Christmas List Check out Neocodex.us and the LPC section Username is 33724 Come play on Lostpower.com Username is CodexJoker

02-28-2008, 06:47 PM	#3
mickny60 XDTalk Newbie Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Reno,NV Posts: 25	It wouldn't suprise me to see others using hot water. Been doing that for years with my muzzleloaders, and it's more or less common practice. __________________ "A mere signature box lacks the space and characters to list All of the Firearms that I have loved in my Life"...me

02-28-2008, 07:09 PM	#5
DanTheEldest XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Phoenix, AZ Posts: 6,528	If you use water, follow up with a WD-40 chaser. It was actually designed as a "water displacing" agent (hence the "WD"), and shoving water around is what it does best. It's not great as a long-term lubricant, though, so follow up with some oil/gun grease after that. Other than that, I don't see a problem with it. __________________ The only things more disturbing than the base ideologies of the new President are the lengths to which his supporters and apologists will go to try to convince themselves and the rest of us that he's not exactly who he says he is. Innocent life is cheap--a few hundred bucks for an abortion. Guilty life is expensive--a couple million for appeals, incarceration, and execution. How bass-ackwards is our society? Last edited by DanTheEldest; 02-28-2008 at 07:12 PM.

02-28-2008, 07:10 PM	#6
Edubya XDTalk 500 Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: NC Posts: 632	does anyone wash their guns with water? The dishwasher does fine and that WD-40 stuff will take care of the water. More automatics than you can imagine have gone through more than a dishwasher can subject it to!

02-28-2008, 07:00 PM	#4
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	i should also point out that after spraying down each part with oil im letting them sit out over night before i reassemble them and the will all get a good wipe down and re-oil before getting assembled

02-28-2008, 07:16 PM	#7
Krackels XDTalk 15K Member Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Southeastern PA Posts: 19,603 Blog Entries: 6	When I detail strip my XD (however rare that is) I use simple green and water as hot as I can tolerate and toothbrushes. I rinse in scalding hot water, hose the parts off with WD40, and lightly oil my fingers when I reassemble to oil the parts as I put it back together. __________________ "Those who would give up Essential Liberty to purchase a little Temporary Safety, deserve neither Liberty nor Safety." --Benjamin Franklin PA Roll Call

02-28-2008, 07:17 PM	#8
jfdavis58 XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 134	30 years ago we dunked m16s into very hot water in a galvanized trashcan with a funky propane heater on one side. Then a quick wipe with a clean oil/clean rag, patch in the chamber and bore--good to go! SOP. Since then I've done black powder pistols, 1911 frames and the odd 92FS in the dishwasher on the heated pot scrubber cycle. One at a time, be ready to grab with a clean oiled rag. Run the bore. Works like magic! It's not your everyday cleaning-only when you want all traces of oil, everywhere, removed!

03-03-2008, 02:49 AM	#9
rogerxd45 XDTalk 3K Member Join Date: May 2007 Location: boise ID (its boy-see, not boy-z) Posts: 3,592	i used some brake cleaner on it right after and sprayed it down really good and spots with water were compleatly dry after the brake cleaner evaporated. then put the parts on top of a space heater to evaporate any other traces of water and then i sprayed them down with CLP and i let it soak. this isnt something i would do often i just felt like getting EVERYTHING out of my gun

03-03-2008, 03:02 AM	#10
Kaboom XDTalk 2K Member Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Mid-Coast USA Posts: 2,574	You guyz iz nutz. __________________ The disinformation here has officially made me NOT give up.

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