Gun Scrubber

[gregr]

There are a LOT of "gun products" out there. I know there are a lot of gun cleaning products, but I still like Hoppe`s, entirely because it smells like it did when I was 18, had just started hunting, and cleaned my 12 gauge or .22. I`ve been seeing a lot about gun scrubber, and wonder, what is the intended use? What guns would you use this one? What condition would they be in to require this stuff? How do you even use it?

 

[Denny347]

I use Gun Scrubber (aka brake cleaner) on the bolt assembly of my AR after a range day. Speeds up the degunking process as they are covered in oil and soot. I might give the chamber an initial burst then follow up with normal cleaning. WHATEVER you use it on, follow it up with oil. That stuff sucks the oil from any finish it touches. If you don't reoil it, it will rust.

 

[Creedmoor]

Heres one of my gun scrubbers.

 

[MrSmitty]

Loves me some Hoppe's!!!! I love the smell...

 

[92FSTech]

Works wonders on a P320 FCU (removed from the grip module). But carb cleaner does the same thing for about 1/4 the cost. Just don't spray it on wood or plastic if you don't want them changing colors.

 

[marvin02]

SDS link

https://www.birchwoodcasey.com/content/datasheets/Gun%20Scrubber%20Aerosol.pdf

just a bunch of aerosolized solvents


As stated, be careful around finishes.

 

[Creedmoor]

Loves me some Hoppe's!!!! I love the smell...

Reason #130 on why, I don't have a wife.

It's OK for my home to smell like Hoppe's.

 

[armalitesheepdog]

If the smell means alot G96 can't be beat. Even the wife likes it.

G96 Products Inc. – Gun Lubricants & Cleaning Products for Firearms

g96.com

 

[shootersix]

When I clean my guns, the first thing I grab (after laying down my cleaning mat) is my jar of good ole hoppes #9!…then I open the bottle, take a sniff, then close the bottle and pit it away, and grab a can of gunslick foaming bore cleaner, cause I love the smell of hoppes, but there are better cleaners on the market!

The smell of takes me back to my youth setting next to my dad while he cleaned the guns with hoppes!

I also use Lucas bore and ultrasonic cleaner, I’ve got a cheap harbor freight ultrasonic cleaner and I fill it with Lucas, and depending on the gun, I’ll put the whole thing in it and run a few cycles.

 

[223 Gunner]

I have used gun scrubber in the past on all metal parts. Like Denny mentioned up thread. Mostly bolt assemblies etc.
I quit paying $9 dollars a can and just buy brake cleaner now, I believe it is the same product, just an upcharge for a label marked as a gun cleaner.
I do keep it away from plastic and wood.
I take bolt assemblies or other metal parts that can be removed. I put on some exam gloves and take them out to the garage, hold them over our garage trash can and blast them. It is great for removing carbon quickly. After a good hosing with gun scrubber/brake cleaner, I then clean with Shooter's Choice or Hoppes solvent and lubricate with Shooter's Choice FP10.

 

[DadSmith]

I use Gun Scrubber (aka brake cleaner) on the bolt assembly of my AR after a range day. Speeds up the degunking process as they are covered in oil and soot. I might give the chamber an initial burst then follow up with normal cleaning. WHATEVER you use it on, follow it up with oil. That stuff sucks the oil from any finish it touches. If you don't reoil it, it will rust.

I do the same. I use non chlorinated break cleaner. It makes cleaning up the star chamber so much easier.

 

[FNparabellum]

Hot take here but I love hilco. Its expensive but cleans dang near anything off any item. Just dont leave it on any polymer or itll damage it.

 

[sharpetop]

Non-chlorinated brake cleaner here! I've used it for years.

 

[Sniper 79]

It works great just don't get it on any wood or plastic or rubber parts.

I use whatever is handy on my bench. Kroil, pb blaster, marvel, carb or brake clean....matters none.