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Testing WD-40 against water patches. Which is cleaner?

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i used to clean with WD 40 it worked good. then i got the idea to use it for a patch lube, it burned my patches up! it doesn't work for that. i lube with 40-60 % dawn dish soap and water. you can shoot all day and never ever swab. accurate too,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,
 
Interesting...I guess. But the point of the correspondent's question escaped me. What did he hope to find?
Not sure..
I assume he was wondering if lubricants would be cleaner than water on patches.
Other than this video.....Water is all I use to wet patches & clean with.
I don't use any commercial products anymore.
 
I seem to remember reading here that using any petroleum based products with BP would turn fouling to tar and ruin a gun. Didn't seem to have a negative effect on your bore and it made clean up much easier.
 
No difference. Water is cheap.

I use WD-40 as a Rust Preventative. Midway did a study a while back. They coated a bunch of metal plates with different substances and stored them in a humid environment. The WD-40 plate came out the cleanest.

Walt
I don’t like how it gums up over time. For my match M1 Garands I use CLP only.
 
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