foam stuck on luger

Edward Tinker · 08-17-2020, 02:44 PM

I would not be surprised to see the bluing blemished from the foam and chemical reactions.

As said above, most oils would dissolve it, acetone would work best, then after cleaning it, use gun oil.

Clean well, but don't overdo it, less is better in this kind of 'cleaning'.

Ed

repoman576 · 08-17-2020, 04:13 PM

ill try and get a few pics up

thanks for all your suggestions. i was thinking of acetone at first but was afraid it may affect the finish

repoman576 · 08-17-2020, 04:33 PM

here are a few pictures of the luger and stuck foam

the foam has an oily feel to it

i would say its been in this case for 30 or more years. its been so long i dont even remember how to strip it. i did this for my dad when he first got it to clean and oil. to be honest, i dont even remember if we brought this to the range to test

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repoman576 User Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 16 Thanks: 8 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post	here are a few pictures of the luger and stuck foam the foam has an oily feel to it i would say its been in this case for 30 or more years. its been so long i dont even remember how to strip it. i did this for my dad when he first got it to clean and oil. to be honest, i dont even remember if we brought this to the range to test Attached Thumbnails

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08-17-2020, 04:13 PM	#2
repoman576 User Join Date: Aug 2020 Posts: 16 Thanks: 8 Thanked 7 Times in 1 Post	ill try and get a few pics up thanks for all your suggestions. i was thinking of acetone at first but was afraid it may affect the finish