SIMPLE GREEN

hbk80rice · Post by **hbk80rice** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 5:47 pm

Does Simple Green take the Bluing off of parts? I want to clean my AR part/bolt and suppressor and heard it takes off the buling? is this true?

Or do I just need to delute it and at what ratio?

Thanks!

Chondro · Post by **Chondro** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 6:43 pm

I think simple green is ammonia based..the smallest amount will damage bluing..How bad depends on the the metal and the blueing used..I used to use 28% ammonia to remove copper fouling from my bench guns..Really really nasty stuff..But worked great..That would take the finish off in a heartbeat..(and displace your oxygen and knock ya out if your weren't careful)

I'd just use one of the gun oil/cleaners out there for those parts..

Ray Barnes · Post by **Ray Barnes** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 7:28 pm

hbk80rice wrote:Does Simple Green take the Bluing off of parts? I want to clean my AR part/bolt and suppressor and heard it takes off the buling? is this true?

Simple Green, due to its extreme alkalinity, ph 9, will strip the color out of anodize. Knowing this I do not use it in any gun cleaning situations.

hbk80rice · Post by **hbk80rice** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:20 pm

So just use straight Kroil? in the unltrasounic cleaner? or delute it?

Chondro · Post by **Chondro** » Thu Mar 11, 2010 10:27 pm

I'm not sure what you could dilute Kroil with..I'd just start with dish soap and water..and dry everything good when your done..Little brass brushing in between and should be good to go..

silverbulletexpress · Post by **silverbulletexpress** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:08 am

Hmm, all I use to clean guns is simple green these days, But I get i 50 50 at least unless I have a really grimy something I know it won't hurt.

I had used everykind of petro chemical cleaner known to man previously, before I learned better just a few weeks of a too strong mix of simple green all the paint was eat off my gunk tank and a good start of eating thru it.

What I like is that it is a lot safer to your skin and lungs than the stuff I used to use, I will admit it doesn't clean quite as good but it's good enough for me.And I rinse it with water.

mpallett · Post by **mpallett** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:11 am

I use either Dawn detergent in my ultra sonic or I add one cup of Carbon Cutter to the water.

It seems to work well.

jeephipwr · Post by **jeephipwr** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:17 am

I use it to clean my guns and it has never removed any bluing. Yes, it has a pH of 9 but that does not make it hazardous to metals.

Here is a link to the msds, for those interested and those needing night-time sleepy medicine

http://www.simplegreen.com/pdfs/MSDS_EN ... er-Pad.pdf

mpallett · Post by **mpallett** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:33 am

I just ordered some of this to try:

http://www.slip2000.com/725.html

Schlafftablett · Post by **Schlafftablett** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 11:30 am

While I haven't allowed ammonia to sit on bluing for an extended period I do put it on new bluing on a regular baisis. Ammonia kills buling salts so after I blue a rifle, if after a day I see the salts blooming from between the barrel and receiver I pour on some ammonia, flush the area with water then dry and re-apply oil. I've never seen an issue with it. --ST

Chondro · Post by **Chondro** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 12:56 pm

Hmm..I probably just got the wrong warning as a kid about the stuff..I guess once your told to never let it touch the bluing you don't..
Still have half a gallon at my Pop's place..probably never mess with it again anyway though..
I do have lots of simple green though..love that stuff..though the green pro 409 is the best if you can still find it for general cleaning..

Nighthawk · Post by **Nighthawk** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 3:24 pm

I've used simple green without diluting it to clean cosmo off of AK kits. I've used it on parkerized romy kits and blued yugo kits and never had any problems with it removing the finish.

Also it does a good job removing cosmo.

jeephipwr · Post by **jeephipwr** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:32 pm

mpallett wrote:I just ordered some of this to try:

http://www.slip2000.com/725.html

After seeing you talk about this stuff, I think I am going to try it.

peterlem0njello · Post by **peterlem0njello** » Fri Mar 12, 2010 6:51 pm

let me know how it works cleaning a suppressor...

i tried Slip Cabron remover (the green stuff) and it didnt do anything

ASI828277 · Post by **ASI828277** » Wed Mar 09, 2022 9:47 am

jeephipwr wrote: ↑Fri Mar 12, 2010 7:17 am I use it to clean my guns and it has never removed any bluing. Yes, it has a pH of 9 but that does not make it hazardous to metals.

Here is a link to the msds, for those interested and those needing night-time sleepy medicine

http://www.simplegreen.com/pdfs/MSDS_EN ... er-Pad.pdf

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