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Old October 1, 2010, 11:07 PM   #15
DrMobius
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Hoppe's #9 solvent and Rem Oil

I used the Hoppe's #9 solvent and followed up with Remington Rem Oil to clean a pistol, following the guidance of this excellent educational video:

http://www.wonderhowto.com/how-to-cl...pistol-274629/

Check out 4:44 where he puts the gun oil directly onto his fingers, so he can rub it into the gun metal with his bare hands. I thought this video really helped me to clean a gun, as I had little experience in that area but still wanted to clean my gun. I would recommend it to anyone, but I would recommend avoiding such high levels of exposure to organic solvents.

Hours later and the stuff just doesn't seem to wash off. I still smell the stuff on my hands.

These chemicals seem to be absorbed through the skin, leaving the liver to try and metabolize them. That is probably a risk factor for liver cancer.

Sure, cleaning your gun is fun, but I will be getting nitrile gloves for my next gun cleaning, and I think maybe the Playtex Living Gloves, which tend to fit really tight, underneath the nitrile gloves. I want an effective barrier to the stuff.

This gun cleaning business would appear to expose the gun cleaner to some pretty toxic stuff. I think some of the chemicals are also likely to be toxic to your white blood cells, which could lead to "blood cancer" like leukemia.

What do you think?
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