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Too aggresive cleaning the Glock?

Barrage
I recently purchased a used Glock 22(gen 2). It was pretty dirty, confirmed by the original owner admitting to not ever cleaning it. I broke it down to clean it out. The inside of the slide was kind of caked with a black material. I took some solvent and a brush and started brushing away. Needless to say, a lot of the black material was removed. After rinsing and oiling, what was visable was metal that had a light bronze color. I used a regular cleaning brush made of similar material that you would clean the bore with.
What have I done!
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  • rufe-snow
    Don't worry the bronze colored stuff is the original grease that the Glock is shipped with. Sounds like it had never been cleaned. Your not going to hurt a Glock by cleaning it.
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  • jamcat77
    There is nothing wrong with your Glock. Glocks that have been fired quite a bit tend to show wear like that inside the slide. After you do a functions check to ensure it is working properly, take it out for a test fire and if it still fires accurately, there is nothing to worry about. I have put about 2,000 rnds through my G19 and there are spots on the slide that are worn as well.
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  • Riomouse911
    Sometimes the bronze bore brush you used to scrub the slide will leave that sort of color on the cleaned area, it'll happen with brass scrub brushes as well. I get that discoloration on slides, Ar-15 bolts, revolver frames, etc. when they get a good scrubbing with a bronze bore brush. Just clean it well with solvent and polish with cleaning rags and it'll eventually fade away.
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  • beantownshootah
    I know a guy who put over 50,000 rounds through his (original) Glock 17 without cleaning it.

    Its sort of a point of pride for him that he doesn't clean it.

    Anyway, you're not going to hurt the gun by cleaning it with a bronze gun cleaning brush and solvent.

    Don't worry about it. As mentioned, the bronze/brass brush is softer than the gun steel and you may have just rubbed off some bronze onto the metal.

    If the gun works fine it **IS** fine.
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  • Barrage
    Thanks all! Learned some new stuff, and feel much better about the gun.
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  • txlawdog
    quote:Originally posted by Barrage
    Thanks all! Learned some new stuff, and feel much better about the gun.


    These people don't know what they are talking about, your gun is ruined, send it to me.[8D]
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