Mk1 major issue

A mixture of 1 part automatic transmission fluid and 1 part acetone works great too. Just mix it up and soak the whole gun without the grips in it.

y2k-fxst said:

A mixture of 1 part automatic transmission fluid and 1 part acetone works great too. Just mix it up and soak the whole gun without the grips in it.

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Works really well but will damage paint, plastic, etc.

modrifle3 said:

y2k-fxst said:

A mixture of 1 part automatic transmission fluid and 1 part acetone works great too. Just mix it up and soak the whole gun without the grips in it.

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Works really well but will damage paint, plastic, etc.

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That's why you remove the grips, don't remember any other painted or plastic parts on a Mark I.

The forum just posted back in my email. Haven't posted on here since 2014. It's been a while for sure. I did get the firearm completely torn down and cleaned. It still shoots amazingly.

I've seen several firearms that were cleaned, then sprayed thoroughly with WD-40 and stored away for several years become "glued" stuck with a varnish-like substance. I bought a couple of Winchester 94s like that off an older fellow who took me what he'd done to "protect" his guns when he stuck them in a closet.

Well, since a 8 1/2 year thread has been resurrected;

I'm glad you got your pistol operating correctly.

BTW, remember WD-40 stands for Water Displacement (formula #) 40. It's not really a lubricant and should not be used for long term storage.

nothing wrong with WD40 in a "pump" bottle, its the coagulant ( propellant) in the aerosol cans that does all the clogging, and gumming up, we used WD40 in all of our shops, since I can remember and never an issue except as I noted and we found out about that when I started many years ago, I think I was 6 years old when it came out.......
and yes for your initial soak as was told to you almost 9 years ago, kerosene does the trick.....