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Any of you use Kroil on guns to clean them?
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I have used Kroil and 0000 steel wool for many years to remove surface rust. It works well for that and you'll find many other uses.
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Remember to oil after KROIL.
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Any of you use Kroil on guns to clean them? That, plus bronze wool - that stuff won't remove bluing..
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I have used kroil for about 20 years. I have used it both for aircraft and firearms. I have never had a problem with it.
To add, I recommend using it. I don�t oil after kroil.
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Any of you use Kroil on guns to clean them? I use Kroil with a nylon brush to clean barrels, particularly the powder residue. It's part of my barrel cleaning procedure. I let it sit a while in the barrel and it also seems to help get any copper out before I go to work on major copper deposits, if any. I also use it for rust removal as some of the other posters.
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Kroil and a small wad of burlap will remove rust from even mildly aggressive pitting. Takes a bit (sometimes a lot) more elbow grease than steel wool, but will never harm blue.
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I use it to remove rust with fine steel wool, but will now try burlap. I also use it to clean handgun barrels after shooting lead bullets (or moly-coated leab bullets.) It does seem to get under the leading and ease its removal. I let it sit for about 10 minutes before applying the copper brush to the bore.
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Kroil is a pretty aggressive solvent, not a lubricant or preservative.
I have never used it to remove rust but it makes sense it would break it down.
I have a glass infused rag I was given by an old 'smith years ago that will polish rust right off without harming bluing or scratching. It's coated with something greasy and I do not know what it is called nor have ever seen anything like it.
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I used it to clean the baked on cosmoline in an M1 Carbine I recently picked up. It works like a champ.
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