Carburetor Cleaner? Brake Cleaner? ???

Don · 08-07-2002, 03:35 PM

As I guess I'm getting lazier in my old age, but more and more I find myself just hosing down my guns with Brownell's Gun Scrubber, instead of meticulously disassembling and cleaning each part with an oily patch. I've seen several references in the forum over the months that carburetor cleaner and brake cleaner are the same as Gun Scrubber, but a lot cheaper. Sure enough, the neighborhood WalMart has an array of solvent-like auto cleaning products --so many that I didn't know which to pick. For example, engine degreaser seems like it would come closest to being a good solvent for firearms. What's the consensus? Thanks.

08-07-2002, 03:35 PM	#1
Don User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Texas Posts: 146 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Carburetor Cleaner? Brake Cleaner? ??? As I guess I'm getting lazier in my old age, but more and more I find myself just hosing down my guns with Brownell's Gun Scrubber, instead of meticulously disassembling and cleaning each part with an oily patch. I've seen several references in the forum over the months that carburetor cleaner and brake cleaner are the same as Gun Scrubber, but a lot cheaper. Sure enough, the neighborhood WalMart has an array of solvent-like auto cleaning products --so many that I didn't know which to pick. For example, engine degreaser seems like it would come closest to being a good solvent for firearms. What's the consensus? Thanks.