🚀 go-pugleaf

I recall that a couple of gun magazines of the more extreme variety
recommended cleaning handguns by putting them in a flat Tupperware
or equivalent container partly filled with diesel fuel and sloshing it
around for a while. (I mentioned this to a Tupperware distributor friend
of ours as a possible sales point for expanding the target audience for
Tupperware parties.:-) If I try this, I will remove the grips first! Also,
I would suppose it wouldn't be too great for finely-finished arms, as
the grit washes out and grinds between the gun and the plastic container.
But maybe it would be OK for a worn working gun or one you normally keep
in a tackle box or similar environment.

By the way, has anyone out there tried some of the spray-and-bake-on
or just spray-on semipermanent home gun finishing treatments? If you've
got worn guns that are not worth the hassle and expense of shipping off
for professional refinishing, they might be returned to a reasonably
presentable appearance and maybe gain some functionality this way at
a sensible price, if these finishes are any good. 

Regards,
Will Martin
wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA   (on USENET try ...!seismo!wmartin@ALMSA-1.ARPA )