Using vinegar in home brew gun cleaning

[Dustbuster]

Why is it recommended to use white vinegar when cleaning guns using a tank or ultrasonic?

[peejman]

Vinegar is fairly acidic and can be used to clean all manner of things.  It's a common old fashioned cleaner.

[Mdunntn]

Its also good at stripping stuff off of metal. Which is why my lcps barrel is now polished aluminum

[pcrc11]

I used it white vinegar the other day to strip the bluing off of a pistol i wanted to reblue. Let it soak for about an hour and it came out bare steel. I would be VERY VERY CAREFUL.

[Jonnin]

I am not sure who is recommending it for what, but as already said, its like soaking your gun in acid, mild or not, that can't be a good idea to do every week after shooting it.   Use a light oil to clean your gun most of the time; rem oil, clp, hoppes, etc.  If you need something else for a special deep cleaning, consider what you use carefully. 

[glockster157]

Forget vinegar and make yourself some Ed's Red....use it all the time.

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm

[.357SIG]

It should only be used for de-bluing guns

[Dustbuster]

all understood, i had read where the suggestion for use was distilled water,a little bit of simple green and or a small amount of white vinegar.. all makes sense BUT... 

 no one mentioned what portion size/how much or percentage of each item should be measured and used ( no martha stewart jokes please)

I know about eds red,cool stuff,thanks for the link, am fishing for a good balanced combination to use for cleaning pistols and parts on a regular basis that wont turn a gun into a bare ingot...thanks!!

Edited March 6, 2013 by Dustbuster

[Guest Grout]

50/50 mix of white vinegar and hydrogen peroxide is a great lead remover

[peejman]

Its also good at stripping stuff off of metal. Which is why my lcps barrel is now polished aluminum steel.

 

FTFY.

[Mdunntn]

meh you know what I meant looks like brushed aluminum