simple green is basically strong soap... yes you can do the same job with solvents. but solvents are much harder on your skin.
it's really important to drench in breakfree immediately after drying. simple green will deep clean metal, so a protective film is needed afterwards.
strong alkaline solutions should not be used for aluminum frame guns.
aluminum reacts strongly to alkaline (base), but tolerates most acids.
steel is all but immune to alkaline, but reactive to most acids. some like nitric acids will etch deeply into steel, but bounce off of aluminum.
most stainless steels are much less reactive to acids in general.
salts energizes activity .. this is why carrying CCW next to skin will accelerate corrosion.
it's really important to drench in breakfree immediately after drying. simple green will deep clean metal, so a protective film is needed afterwards.
strong alkaline solutions should not be used for aluminum frame guns.
aluminum reacts strongly to alkaline (base), but tolerates most acids.
steel is all but immune to alkaline, but reactive to most acids. some like nitric acids will etch deeply into steel, but bounce off of aluminum.
most stainless steels are much less reactive to acids in general.
salts energizes activity .. this is why carrying CCW next to skin will accelerate corrosion.
My technique from a post I made a couple of years ago...
eeeEEEKKKKK.... if you are referring to the side tube that housing the safety retainer spring. NO way.. that's riveted on. it'd take a special fixture with a groove milled to protect side tube with a pin inside to prevent collapse, while rivet is tacked down.
front sights is staked and need to be driven out after removing expanded material.
which I may be doing soon and hopefully replacing with a trijicon front sight.
not much to be gained by taking rear sight off. wouldn't mind replacing the hollow pin with a solid one.
front sights is staked and need to be driven out after removing expanded material.
which I may be doing soon and hopefully replacing with a trijicon front sight.
not much to be gained by taking rear sight off. wouldn't mind replacing the hollow pin with a solid one.
My comment was pure satire 
In the guns I have seen though the plunger tube housing is staked on just like the front sight.
Just poking at you like yeller above, all in fun.
Nice pistola, I clean my guns much the same way, but I like Mobil1 5W-30 for lube.
GT
In the guns I have seen though the plunger tube housing is staked on just like the front sight.
Just poking at you like yeller above, all in fun.
Nice pistola, I clean my guns much the same way, but I like Mobil1 5W-30 for lube.
GT
337PD is what I carry... but 1911 is what I shoot
all the pieces is at first intimidating, but stay after it and it becomes second nature after few hundred times
all the pieces is at first intimidating, but stay after it and it becomes second nature after few hundred times
I am so happy to be a wheel gun man,that 1911 would have been toast if I had to reassemble it
Good lord. I wouldnt be able to put it back together. Nice Pistol. Wanna trade for a glock mod 20 ?
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