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Originally Posted by autotech6506
Hey guys I simply want to know how my guns blueing will be affected if I use brake clean to clean it. I would use it primarily for tight areas like inside the slide and mag area, but I still don't want to destroy the finish. Also I would guess I would need to spray some sort of rust inhibitor/oil so that it doesn't rust right?
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Some Brake Clean will harm the finish some won't. I use it for some of my weapons especially AK/SKS. Make sure you don't get it on the stock, it will turn white in a lot of cases.
I would start with putting some on a q-tip and testing it on a very small area. If the finish is not harmed by the chemicals, you should be ok using it.
You will definately need to apply oil when you are done to prevent rust. The brake clean/carb clean etc ... will remove all oils from the metal.
Brake Clean works very well to remove carbon from weapons.
Hoppes makes a similar product that I have been using, it works pretty good too.