cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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just as the post says --- my Colt Lawman (nickel) has been fired 2 cylinder fulls since i bought it and now its time to at least clean the powder residue from the front of the cylinder and barrel crown

Any ideas on a cleaner that is not harmful to the nickel and is non abrasive?
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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Give a try with a regular pink end of the pencil eraser. Also may want to check the instructions on a lead away cloth, not sure if they are good to go with nickel plate but they seem to work fine with electroless nickel.
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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I use Corrosion Technologies, Corrosion X to clean all of my firearms. I also use it to lube'em as well. IMO good stuff.

http://www.corrosionx.com/
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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Hoppes No 9 work fairly well. It wont hurt nickel if you dont leave it soaking for long periods in it. I used it quite a lot on several nickel guns without incident.
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Malamute wrote:Hoppes No 9 work fairly well. It wont hurt nickel if you dont leave it soaking for long periods in it. I used it quite a lot on several nickel guns without incident.
Good answer. Carb cleaner works pretty good too.-----6
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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The cylinders on our SS Vaquero's were getting pretty grungy until I ran some BP rounds thru 'em then after normal cleaning they were shiny again, is that why people refer to it as Holy Black?
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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I use a little Flitz on a paper towel on my stainless and nickle revolver cylinders.
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+1 for FLITZ Metal Polish.
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Google .... Nevr-dull.......Good stuff !
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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Thanks all - i used some flitz - worked ok, not perfect, but it was a gun i was selling and apparently i got it good enough for the other gent to give me my asking price :)
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Re: cleaning minor powder marks from nickel firearm

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Malamute wrote:Hoppes No 9 work fairly well. It wont hurt nickel if you dont leave it soaking for long periods in it. I used it quite a lot on several nickel guns without incident.

The other side of that is don't leave the cylinder soak in no 9 for any period of time. It can cause the nickle to flake off. I have heard some say that a nickle gun that takes on a milky look can sometimes be blamed on the over application of no 9.
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