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Okay. Post-range visit (went on Thursday). Got my blued, Colt 1991A1 field-stripped and the rubber grips removed. That's all I know how to do with confidence.
I wiped all the oil and grime off and out of it the best that I could, then blasted everything (avoiding the grips as best I could,) with Birchwood-Casey Gun Scrubber.
Now, everything is sitting on wax paper while I await your instructions. Also, I washed the rubber grips with handsoap and warm water and dried them. I was afraid that running Gun Scrubber might have melted them, but it doesn't look that way to me. I have never removed them before, and so there was quite an oily goo underneath them from the CLP I used on the gun in the past.
I know how to re-assemble, but I want to avoid over-lubing like I did before. Normally, I'd be scared stiff leaving a gun all dried out like that (actually, I am worried right now), especially after I handled the parts with my hands, and I'd rub CLP eveywhere I had touched.
I want to do this correctly this time. So, should I wipe oil on it all over (frame, slide, exterior barrel, etc.), since the Gun Scrubber dried everything out?
Or, is this how it should be?
What about the oil in my hands as a corrosion catalyst? Is this a danger? If so, what should I do?
The pistol will sit out over night since it's past midnight, disassembled, without oil anywhere. Am I hurting anything (I'm worried about corrosion here,) by leaving it like this, especially after handling the parts by hand?
How am I doing? Am I wrecking my pistol at all? Am I promoting corrosion or hurting the finish?
Please advise...
I wiped all the oil and grime off and out of it the best that I could, then blasted everything (avoiding the grips as best I could,) with Birchwood-Casey Gun Scrubber.
Now, everything is sitting on wax paper while I await your instructions. Also, I washed the rubber grips with handsoap and warm water and dried them. I was afraid that running Gun Scrubber might have melted them, but it doesn't look that way to me. I have never removed them before, and so there was quite an oily goo underneath them from the CLP I used on the gun in the past.
I know how to re-assemble, but I want to avoid over-lubing like I did before. Normally, I'd be scared stiff leaving a gun all dried out like that (actually, I am worried right now), especially after I handled the parts with my hands, and I'd rub CLP eveywhere I had touched.
I want to do this correctly this time. So, should I wipe oil on it all over (frame, slide, exterior barrel, etc.), since the Gun Scrubber dried everything out?
Or, is this how it should be?
What about the oil in my hands as a corrosion catalyst? Is this a danger? If so, what should I do?
The pistol will sit out over night since it's past midnight, disassembled, without oil anywhere. Am I hurting anything (I'm worried about corrosion here,) by leaving it like this, especially after handling the parts by hand?
How am I doing? Am I wrecking my pistol at all? Am I promoting corrosion or hurting the finish?
Please advise...
