[mrerick]

I clean with a basic commercial cleaner like Hoppes #9.

With a collectible gun, I handle it only when wearing gloves. I generally use cotton "string" gloves. With a shooter, I make sure to wipe off hand oils soon after using it.

I also wear nitrile gloves when I'm cleaning the gun (mainly to keep the chemicals off my skin).

I lubricate the gun overall with a penetrating preservative oil like RemOil.

Try and keep oil from soaking into the grips.

There is a reference discussion here under the "General Information" section about preventing corrosion.

I store my guns in a rug or a silicone impregnated gun sock.

Without fail, I inspect everything every few months.

Marc