windex + vinegar

[gonpce]

I saw an article on here before about cleaning with windex and vinegar. What ratio do you mix it?

 

[stubshaft]

I use the premixed formula. The bottle reads: Windex - multi-surface - Vinegar. Just spray it on and wipe it off :v

 

[Little Wattsy]

I couldsee useing Windex straight...Dont know about vinegar. What I DO know is that after trial and error, is that warm soappy water to clean, followed by 91% alcohol to dry, finished with a good gun oil is the CHEAPEST "as good as any" way I have found.

 

[rafterob]

I see guys using windshield washer fluid to clean at the range. If you get the cold weather stuff it will have some degree of alcohol in it and that may act as a drying agent. Otherwise it is basically an ammonia based cleaner like Windex (unless you get the Vinegar formula). My edumacated guess is that they work because of their mild acidity which may react with, and help dissolve the Basic (acid-base) nature of the the fouling residue. That being said you could mix your own ammonia or vinegar solution and keep it down there in the cheapo range of soap and water.

 

[Muskeg Stomper]

I couldsee useing Windex straight...Dont know about vinegar. What I DO know is that after trial and error, is that warm soappy water to clean, followed by 91% alcohol to dry, finished with a good gun oil is the CHEAPEST "as good as any" way I have found.

Sage advise, not to mention that if you get some of these other concoctions on your stock, they will potentially damage, stain or discolor the the finish.

 

[Zonie]

If you use vinegar in your cleaning solution I strongly suggest that you do your cleaning outside. At least if your married.

That stinky sulfur smell that comes with shooting black powder isn't really very strong until you add some vinegar. It seems to bring out the "rotten egg" smell and send massive amounts of it to all parts of the room.

I'm not saying this is bad but your wife may have a much different opinion about it. :rotf:

 

[SimonKenton]

Ask the guy from "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"! :rotf:


Ray

 

[wvbuckbuster]

Know a fellow who uses the windex-vinegar store bought mix to clean his black powder cartridge gun and swears by it.

 

[Celt5494]

Isn't that why we shoot BP because of the love of the rotten egg smell? Don't all of our families love it so much as well?



:hatsoff:

 

[BobKrohn]

I used vinegar to remove blueing on a couple of barrels. Granted, they had to soak for a day but still, be aware. It's acid.

 

[rafterob]

I strongly suggest that you do your cleaning outside. At least if your married

My wife can smell it hours later. I think I'll be sneaky and clean my rifle inside when I know she'll be gone most the day. Never fails, the first thing she says "Did you clean that rifle in the house again?". I tried blaming it on the dog but that didn't fly either.

 

[Maven]

"I saw an article on here before about cleaning with windex and vinegar. What ratio do you mix it?"

Mike Venturino's "recipe" calls adding 1 Qt. of Windex + Vinegar to 1 gal. of water.

 

[stubshaft]

On another site Mike just said to spritz it on and wipe it off. You can hardly detect the smell of vinegar when using it. I use it only for my ROA and still use soap and warm water to clean my longrifles. :surrender:

 

[Shane Carter]

I used the windex with ammonia this last week at the range and it works great. Just spray it on a cotton patch and swab your bore.
I would rather not use any with vinegar, as it was said above vinegar is acidic, and I just don't like the thought of dumping acid in my bore. Just my .02.

 

[Shane Carter]

Man I can't read (or remember) worth a darn. After rechecking the bottle, it was Windex with vinegar! Anyway, it works really well and once I got home I cleaned it with soap and water and lubed it up pretty good. So much for my previous comment! :redface:

 

[Blizzard of '93]

another user of windsheild washer fluid. the winter mix has alky in it to keep it from freezing. really cuts the crud and I pour it into a small spray bottle. a good squirt down of the bore, let it soak a minute and repeat, dump out and then wet patches with it to swab the bore. it does seem to dry fast and I use it to wash my bp revolvers with when camped out, I take them most every time and shoot them a good bit. squirt down good,let soak and repeat then use a small cheapo paint brush to scrub, then rinse with hot water from the tea pot and dry and reload.

 

[Swampman]

Any cheap store brand glass cleaner or windshield washer fluid works great. The vinegar isn't necessary.

 

[50cal.cliff]

Well as the ole saying goes, color me stupid :redface: but, why would anyone want to use vinegar to clean a barrel with???????? :nono:

Take a piece of metal and drop it into a container of vinegar. The result will show you what any leftover vinegar is doing to your barrel.

Vinegar is used to patina knives sometimes, to achive that aged look, they call it a MUSTARD FINISH!
It's the vinegar in the mustard that eats into the metal to etch it!

 

[smo]

You are correct Sir........ :thumbsup:

 

[msgt]

I use equal amounts of hydrogen peroxide, rubbing alcohol, and Murphy's Oil Soap fro cleaning and patch lube on the range. Also good to have around if you cut yourself and to wash up during lunch break.
JL