Goo Gone

[SS427]

My Krazy Kloth is about worn out and I'm thinking about using Goo Gone to clean up necks. Is this stuff safe to use on brass?

 

[SS427]

I have Nevr-Dull but the way I clean my necks the stuff gets all tangled up in my Sinclair case driver. The Krazy Kloth works great but costs $4 for a little sheet of it. I can buy Goo Gone at the Dollar Store, and it works great, but I'm worried it might degrade the brass. I don't think it will, but if someone knows it will, I'd like to hear that.

 

[gilream]

Ditto the Nevr dull. I don't know how you clean case necks any easier. fine steel wool is easy as well but then you have those fine little steel wool "hairs" to worry about. Just wipe the never dull off afterward and you've got beautiful shiny brass and clean as a whistle.

 

[SS427]

Tried steel wool too. That makes a mess, and you have to carefully blow the metal out of each case. If you have never tried a Krazy Kloth, it works as advertised. I like them much better than the fuzz of Nevr-Dull. Goo Gone on a cloth works as good as the Krazy Kloth and is cheaper.

 

[SS427]

Never had it dry up my fingers or crack in the past, but never used it as long as this would take. I can wear gloves; I just don't want it damaging my brass. I'd rather not be the guinea pig with $70 worth of brass if someone else has already learned the lesson, if you know what I mean.

I've twisted enough cases to wear my fingers out. This Sinclair caseholder I got recently takes no time at all. I use it to clean the carbon, clean the cleaner off and clean the inside of the neck all in one pass. It has been a huge time saver as well as easier on the hands and fingers. I find it is easier to clean this way then even tumbling brass.

I clean the necks at the range too - got that tip off this website. Kills time while the barrels cool and makes cleaning up later much easier. I will pass on the advice of using steel wool at the bench. I don’t want that fine metal all over the place and take the chance of getting it into my actions.

 

[itchyTF]

Try contacting the manufacturer and see if they can shed any light on whether it will affect brass. In case the person you talk to is a lefty or anti-gunner, you might refrain from mentioning it's cartridge brass.

 

[SS427]

They claim it won't hurt metal. I told similar lies to girls when I was younger to close the deal.

As for blazing a path, that's a hoot. If I can't get a semi-expert opinion, I will just spring for more Krazy Kloth. I'm cheap, but not that cheap.

My nephew is a chemical engineer. I will have to ask him.

 

[6BRonwheels]

My favorite method is to use nail polish remover. It is cheap and works fast. I have never noticed any problems with it hurting brass.

 

[rocketron]

take some range brass and soak it......if you can't find it after a couple of days........i'd say don't use it......maybe try to get some good measurements and check it after the soak.

Ron

 

[Keith Hansley in NC]

This is what I have been doing for the last 3 years(when I fist started shooting Benchrest); when I have finished shooting my group or have finished shooting my score target, I use the patch that I had passed through the bore than follows my second wet patch---this patch is moist from cleaning out the bore---this patch is in my loading block, as I cry about that one bullet that had a mind of it's own, I clean the carbon from the necks. Whew!

Keith in NC

 

[in2deep]

I don't know how it affects cases but used Goo Gone for years on the finest antiques and furniture to get those pesky price stickers off and it never hurt a thing even on laquered or oiled wood finishes. Can't imagine it bothering brass.

 

[SS427]

Guess I should have explained my concern to begin with. I've been told that some solvents will cause the brass to get brittle. You can't see it happening until you start to split necks. This could be BS to begin with!

I just cleaned some range brass tonight with Goo Gone, and it works really well, but does leave a slightly greasy residue you have to make sure you clean off. I will have to monitor what happens over time, although there is no way for me to tell what is happening to the brass at an atomic level.

I used my other stuff again and Nevr Dull worked good but again I had cotton all over the place. The steel wool got all over the place again too. The Krazy Kloth worked the best and got the brass just as clean as the Nevr Dull.

 

[jo191145]

Otter

Goo Gones website gives no real answer to your question.
It does state Goo Gones main active cleaning ingredient is Citric Acid.

Google Citric Acid brass reactions.

The first hit is a scientific look at Cupro metals. It says Citric Acid can dissolve the copper in brass. By my read its not easy to damage brass with Citric Acid but it can be done.

The second hit is a more home cleaning site and says it will not harm brass.
Check em out and decide for yourself.

Its probably better than using bore solvents on your brass but thats just my quess.

 

[jonbearman]

Ammonia causes brass imbrittlement.Citric acic if wiped right off and dried leaves no residue.We cleaned our film knives at eastman kodak with a room deodorizer called citrusII made bybeaumont products,incout of kennasaw georgia,30144. It would dry your hands out but leave absolutely no residue whatsoever.In the film business any contaminint will ruin the emulsion.This was the approved cleaner.1-800-451-7096.We used it by the case.

 

[SS427]

Based on the last two posts and what my nephew the chemical engineer told me, I won't be using Goo Gone on brass. Even though citric acid is about as weak of an acid that you can find, it will over time weaken the bonds of any metalic substance. Because of the oil base of the product, it is difficult to get absolutely all of the stuff off the case. For cleaning brass objects Goo Gone works great, and if the structural integrity of the metal is not important, no big deal. But for brass cases, probably not the best idea to use it. There are lots of cheap alternatives that won't damage the brass cases.

 

[MQ1]

I've used goo gone a number of times over the past few years to initially clean up once fired lake city brass (.223). Alot of that stuff is so grimy and dirty, I just juice up some walnut media with about shot or two of Goo Gone, and in 30 minutes I have very nice clean brass.

My next step was to run it for 15 to 20 minutes in dry walnut media, which removed the residue and leaves a very clean and shiny product.

I have not noticed any degradation in the life of this brass, some of which has been reloaded at least 4 times, and looks to still have life....

YMMV,

MQ1

 

[Old Navy]

And why not good old Brasso? Later! Frank

 

[MQ1]

I've used brasso a time or two also, but the reason that I tried the goo gone was because somehow I had a bunch, and the LC brass was incredibly filthy, and covered with some kind of gummy substance that was just not coming off. How does it go...necessity loves invention?

So, naturally I just tried some to see what the result would be, and my experience was pretty good...it worked.

MQ1