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ElrodCod · November 17, 2010, 09:14 AM

This business about the oil "soaking deeper into the slide and frame" is nonsense. It'steel, not a sponge. The parkerized surface has a texture due to it's crystaline nature but it's not porous in the sense that anything can "soak in" to any degree. Unlike the OP's head, it's only a few thousandths of an inch thick. Wiping it with an oily rag will suffice.

November 17, 2010, 09:14 AM	#97
ElrodCod Senior Member Join Date: March 21, 2001 Posts: 143	This business about the oil "soaking deeper into the slide and frame" is nonsense. It'steel, not a sponge. The parkerized surface has a texture due to it's crystaline nature but it's not porous in the sense that anything can "soak in" to any degree. Unlike the OP's head, it's only a few thousandths of an inch thick. Wiping it with an oily rag will suffice. __________________ ElrodCod N.R.A. Life Member Last edited by ElrodCod; November 17, 2010 at 10:52 AM.