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  2. Firearm maintenance - Wikipedia

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    Front cover – The M16A1 Rifle – Operation and Preventive Maintenance by Will Eisner, issued to American soldiers in the Vietnam War. An inadequately maintained firearm will often accumulate excessive fouling and dirt within the barrel and receiver, which not only can clog up the rifling and decrease the firearm's accuracy and precision, but can also interfere with the proper operation of ...

  3. Cleaning rod - Wikipedia

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    A cleaning rod is a firearm maintenance tool that can be used to clean the inside (bore) of a gun's barrel, and is made in different sizes for use on different barrel lengths, calibers and gauges. It is a sturdy, long, thin, straight rod typically made of metal, rigid plastic or carbon fiber , and usually has a handle at one end for gripping ...

  4. Ballistol - Wikipedia

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    Ballistol as liquid and as aerosol. Ballistol (meaning 'Ballistic Oil') is a mineral oil-based chemical which advertises that it has many uses.It is manufactured and distributed by Ballistol GmbH in the Bavarian village of Aham and was originally intended for cleaning, lubricating, and protecting firearms.

  5. Cosmoline - Wikipedia

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    A better solvent is Stoddard Solvent, or mineral spirits, Coleman fuel, or its camp fuel equivalent [10] All cosmoline cleaning methods create hazardous waste that must be disposed of in the proper manner. Aqueous or solvent cleaning both have accepted methods to dispose of the "sludge" created.

  6. Solvent degreasing - Wikipedia

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    Solvent degreasing is a process used to prepare a part for further operations such as electroplating or painting. Typically it uses petroleum , chlorine , dry ice or alcohol based solvents to dissolve the machining fluids and other contaminants that might be on the part.

  7. Tetrachloroethylene - Wikipedia

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    Tetrachloroethylene is an excellent nonpolar solvent for organic materials. Additionally, it is volatile, highly stable (easily recycled) and nonflammable, and has low toxicity. For these reasons, it has been widely used in dry cleaning worldwide since the 1930s.

  8. 13 best dishwasher detergents, according to cleaning experts

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    Finish Quantum Powerball Dishwasher Pods $16.39 at Amazon. Finish Quantum Powerball Dishwasher Pods $22.94 at Walmart. Finish Quantum Powerball Dishwasher Pods $28.49 at Target. Of all the ...

  9. Hydrofluoroether - Wikipedia

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    Industrial uses are many and varied, including: Vapor de-greasing solvent; Refrigerant and heat-transfer fluid; Anhydrous fluid cleaner; They are sometimes applied as blends such as HFE 7100, which is a mixture of methyl nonafluorobutyl ether (methoxyperfluorobutane) and methyl nonafluoroisobutyl ether.