wiping down handguns oil vs grease

[dcombs]

I have always cleaned my EDC gun about once a month. Always oil inside , grease outside. I now own a new XDS, different type of coating, just wondering what everyone thinks about grease vs oil on OUTSIDE of handgun?

 

[Drail]

I would not wipe a handgun down with anything that might make it hard to hold onto. And grease will make it hard to hold onto.

 

[Vamptepes]

I oil the outside lightly about every month or 2. Avoiding the grip/ trigger etc .

 

[IndyGlockMan]

My Glocks get oiled where required when they are cleaned, then wiped down on the outside with a dry microfiber cloth to remove all oils on the outside.

I guess it depends on the gun, finish type, and if it's going to rust up on you

 

[BE Mike]

I've used a silicone cloth to wipe down my guns for many years. Works for me.

 

[jwh20]

If I know I'm going to be storing a gun for a while, I will wipe the metal parts with an oiled cloth, but not grease. I suppose if you were storing in a salt-water bath or something it might help a little. But for day-to-day cleaning I prefer not to have the outside of the gun oily or greasy. Not only does that make it potentially slippery but it makes the gun really messy.

[Who would have figured that "s-a-l-t-w-a-t-e-r" would be flagged as obscene by the auto-mod? Someone needs to get an update!!]

 

[Hoosier8]

I spray with Eezox and wipe it off. Provides a pretty non-stick coating that protects from rust the best I have seen yet.

 

[BogWalker]

I've never heard of greasing the outside of a gun. I wipe mine down with an oily cloth every once and a while. The silicone cloth also works very well.

 

[printcraft]

I like the Hoppes wax treated cloth for exterior cleaning and protection.

 

[Arthur Dent]

I've always found that having the exterior even a little moist with oil or silicone merely turns my guns into gloppy, lint and dirt covered messes. Lube where it's needed and call it a day.

 

[JettaKnight]

I've used a silicone cloth to wipe down my guns for many years. Works for me.

THIS x1000.

That XDS has a good finish on and doesn't need anything else.




Grease? Maybe bacon grease...

 

[TiMMaY]

After I clean my XD, I put a drop or two of oil on a clean patch and give the exterior of the slide a quick wipe down.

 

[davedolli]

I have also used a silicone cloth on the outside of my firearms.

Dave

 

[KG1]

I put mayonnaise on mine.

 

[Cemetery-man]

Silicone cloth.

 

[Grelber]

I put mayonnaise on mine.

I thought it was just me.

 

[SSGSAD]

C L P, inside & out, for me !!!!!

 

[KG1]

I thought it was just me.

All the usual good suggestions were given by the time I got here so I picked mayo.

 

[WhitleyStu]

Rig on a sheep skin Rigrag is what I have used for decades. Wipes off nicely when needed and lasts for years when gun is in storage.
http://www.brownells.com/gun-cleani...ag-universal-grease-applicator-prod31843.aspx

 

[dcombs]

Thank you all for your replies, ,I was raised with a gun of some sort in my hand and was always taught to wipe them down with gun grease before putting them away....Will definitely take advise on the XDS (few drops of oil where needed and call it a day)