There are different successful ways to apply gun grease to gunmetal. In this case, semiauto handgun rails. Below is a picture of a tapered tip cotton swab, which is shaped perfectly to place grease deep into the rail groove.

If you don’t have Tetra Gun tapered-tipped swabs, you can use regular round tipped swabs, cotton patches or even a finger if it comes to that.

Depending on what grease you are using, you usually get best results by polishing the material into the gunmetal surface until it disappears, leaving at least a gloss finish. In this case, a white grease is easy to see against the backdrop of dark gunmetal. For heavy wear parts, you might want to leave a little more visible grease, but you don’t want to overdue at the expense of slowing the parts down.

Also, you want to apply to clean, dry surfaces. That means thoroughly removing solvent and other residue. Doing the wipe test with high percentage isopropyl alcohol, like 91%+, is a good idea. That will evaporate fast and leave evidence of amber residue, for example, on the cotton.

There are those who don’t believe in using grease on firearms, but then again, they also don’t want to listen to manufacturers’ instructions or anyone else for that matter. Grease is ideal for high wear, slow moving parts vs. gun oil or CLP, which are more of an all-purpose consistency made for inside the bore and outer surfaces.

Glock, SigSauer, S&W and other semi-automatic pistol makers do what I am doing, so give it a try if you aren’t using grease already. Shotguns and Rifles will appreciate it to in the right lubrication points.

Please remember to remove excess lube. Over-lubrication is just that, over-doing it. And remember, safety first. #guns #firearms #semiauto #handguns #tetragun #tetraguncare #gungrease #handgunrails #greasetherails