Originally Posted by
Failure2Stop
I have recently discovered that this is not the best way to approach cleaning.
As stated before, stripping the gun of all oils/lubricants/cleaners is needed to get the initial treatment of the metal with FC. If during application you see the FC beading up, there is residual oil that is preventing contact that needs to be removed. FC will still work as a lube and limit carbon adherence, but it won't be as effective as it could be.
Mixing petroleum based products with non-petroleum products robs each of their utility. Better than nothing, but not optimal. Also, FC seems to shed carbon better the longer it is used, if it is used alone.
Basically, by cleaning with KG1 I was apparently removing the treatment and starting at zero with every cleaning. This was most notable on the bolt tail and suppressor mounting device.
I am going to start using it for bore maintenance after some reports of limiting the carbon/copper layers in precision rifles and putting them under a bore-scope to see how effective it is over time.