JHZR2
Staff member
Hi,
I have two different types of cotton patches:
Kleen bore bulk cotton patches and Brownells square patches. Both are 100% cotton flannel, etc.
They work well enough for the bore cleaning jobs, but say I want to put a light coat of oil on the exterior of a gun - I can't seem to get the oil on and then wiped dry with a clean patch without leaving little strands of lint. On the exterior this is fine, but inside of actions, etc., this is an issue.
What is the suggested solution? Is there something better to oil with?
Also, is my technique correct to oil then wipe dry with a clean patch? Or, am I removing too much oil? If I dont do this, then the coating of oil gets very mottled when the weapon sits on anything, like in craft paper or in a case. I assume if you can see liquid oil, then its on too thick, right?
Ill be getting eezox soon, so that I dont have to worry about things too much.
WOuld it be smart or OK to wipe down the whole gun with a silicone cloth after oiling and drying it, so that I can remove all the patch lint and add another protective layer? WIll this just end up removing all the oil that was supposed to be on there protecting?
Thanks very much,
JMH
I have two different types of cotton patches:
Kleen bore bulk cotton patches and Brownells square patches. Both are 100% cotton flannel, etc.
They work well enough for the bore cleaning jobs, but say I want to put a light coat of oil on the exterior of a gun - I can't seem to get the oil on and then wiped dry with a clean patch without leaving little strands of lint. On the exterior this is fine, but inside of actions, etc., this is an issue.
What is the suggested solution? Is there something better to oil with?
Also, is my technique correct to oil then wipe dry with a clean patch? Or, am I removing too much oil? If I dont do this, then the coating of oil gets very mottled when the weapon sits on anything, like in craft paper or in a case. I assume if you can see liquid oil, then its on too thick, right?
Ill be getting eezox soon, so that I dont have to worry about things too much.
WOuld it be smart or OK to wipe down the whole gun with a silicone cloth after oiling and drying it, so that I can remove all the patch lint and add another protective layer? WIll this just end up removing all the oil that was supposed to be on there protecting?
Thanks very much,
JMH