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runscott · 03-15-2020, 03:04 PM

I may not be the best person to respond, but since responses in this forum can be infrequent, I'll throw out my thoughts. And I'm self-quarantined in Tacoma, WA, so I'm bored

Very thought-provoking question. Here are three ideas:

1) Anything you wipe onto a gun will eventually break down to some extent;e.g-if you break down an old gun to clean it, even if it was properly cleaned years ago, there will be residue that comes off onto your cloth that is not clear. So you might be seeing the remains of whatever you wiped onto it before, although 'oil', clp or Hoppes seems unlikely to do this.

2) Blueing is rust. If I get a 'new' old gun, and the finish looks not-so-great, I'll wipe it down with Fitz and there is always blackish residue on the cloth, even though the finish looks fine. I assume that's a very slight amount of finish that looks worse on the cloth then it actually is. So again, it depends on what that 'oil' is that you are wiping it with, but if it's actually blueing that is coming off, I'm sure it's minimal.

3) Try using a silicon-treated clothe instead. That's what I wipe mine down with every now and then, and there isn't any resulting residue.

03-15-2020, 03:04 PM	#3
runscott User Join Date: Feb 2020 Posts: 36 Thanks: 10 Thanked 45 Times in 12 Posts	I may not be the best person to respond, but since responses in this forum can be infrequent, I'll throw out my thoughts. And I'm self-quarantined in Tacoma, WA, so I'm bored Very thought-provoking question. Here are three ideas: 1) Anything you wipe onto a gun will eventually break down to some extent;e.g-if you break down an old gun to clean it, even if it was properly cleaned years ago, there will be residue that comes off onto your cloth that is not clear. So you might be seeing the remains of whatever you wiped onto it before, although 'oil', clp or Hoppes seems unlikely to do this. 2) Blueing is rust. If I get a 'new' old gun, and the finish looks not-so-great, I'll wipe it down with Fitz and there is always blackish residue on the cloth, even though the finish looks fine. I assume that's a very slight amount of finish that looks worse on the cloth then it actually is. So again, it depends on what that 'oil' is that you are wiping it with, but if it's actually blueing that is coming off, I'm sure it's minimal. 3) Try using a silicon-treated clothe instead. That's what I wipe mine down with every now and then, and there isn't any resulting residue.