How do you clean warangka interior?

Sajen · 11th September 2010, 02:08 PM

[QUOTE=A. G. Maisey]I think that was mostly about the outside of a wrongko, wasn't it?

Yes, it was. Sorry, I don't read the titel and text carefully and to fast!

Neo · 15th September 2010, 02:09 PM

Pak Sajen: No problemo

That's still a nice reference because I'll need to work with the exterior sooner or later ...

Mr. Maisey: Thanks. I haven't seen any store selling gun maintenance equipments, but for now I think some nipple-cleaning brush (for baby milk bottles, I definitely need to clarify

) welded to some small brass rod will probably do the job.

Rick · 15th September 2010, 03:40 PM

Neo, I'm not so sure a plastic bristle brush will do much good .
Metal bristles would remove the bad wood; plastic ?

A. G. Maisey · 16th September 2010, 12:31 AM

Yeah, you really need the rifle cleaning stuff, but if you're in Indonesia it could be a bit difficult to get. You can probably buy it in the big towns in Jawa, like Solo and Surabaya, but in DenPasar? I doubt it.

Rick · 16th September 2010, 02:13 AM

Possibly buy the (threaded?) metal brush head from ebay and retro fit it to a copper tube ??

I would think 22 cal. would fit .

A. G. Maisey · 16th September 2010, 02:32 AM

Yeah, that would work, but you wouldn't need a copper tube, just a piece of plain steel rod if you could get a piece small enough.

I use both .17 and .22 brushes

Neo · 17th September 2010, 01:54 PM

First the cold blue, and now the brushes ... I really need to pay a visit to a gun store. Thanks for the pointers, I will really make the effort. A friend just told me earlier today that lapangan tembak in Senayan may have some gun supplies.

Anyway, just one last question. At first I tried not to ask this because I felt it sounded too paranoid, but then I thought there's some sense to it. Let's say you just had a mranggi make you a NEW wrongko and you saw some sweat dropping into the sheath. It is quite a likely scenario, considering how hot and humid Indonesia is these days. Now, salt and iron is a very bad combo ... bad enough that I couldn't resist asking this question

Is it okay to just quickly rinse the wrongko interior with some liquid to wash away the salt? Say, 95% alcohol? mineral oil? Will that damage the wrongko?

11th September 2010, 02:08 PM	#1
Sajen Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Germany, Dortmund Posts: 8,733	[QUOTE=A. G. Maisey]I think that was mostly about the outside of a wrongko, wasn't it? Yes, it was. Sorry, I don't read the titel and text carefully and to fast!

15th September 2010, 02:09 PM	#2
Neo Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 59	Pak Sajen: No problemo That's still a nice reference because I'll need to work with the exterior sooner or later ... Mr. Maisey: Thanks. I haven't seen any store selling gun maintenance equipments, but for now I think some nipple-cleaning brush (for baby milk bottles, I definitely need to clarify ) welded to some small brass rod will probably do the job.

15th September 2010, 03:40 PM	#3
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,288	Neo, I'm not so sure a plastic bristle brush will do much good . Metal bristles would remove the bad wood; plastic ?

16th September 2010, 12:31 AM	#4
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,857	Yeah, you really need the rifle cleaning stuff, but if you're in Indonesia it could be a bit difficult to get. You can probably buy it in the big towns in Jawa, like Solo and Surabaya, but in DenPasar? I doubt it.

16th September 2010, 02:13 AM	#5
Rick Vikingsword Staff Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 6,288	Possibly buy the (threaded?) metal brush head from ebay and retro fit it to a copper tube ?? I would think 22 cal. would fit .

16th September 2010, 02:32 AM	#6
A. G. Maisey Member Join Date: May 2006 Posts: 6,857	Yeah, that would work, but you wouldn't need a copper tube, just a piece of plain steel rod if you could get a piece small enough. I use both .17 and .22 brushes

17th September 2010, 01:54 PM	#7
Neo Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Posts: 59	First the cold blue, and now the brushes ... I really need to pay a visit to a gun store. Thanks for the pointers, I will really make the effort. A friend just told me earlier today that lapangan tembak in Senayan may have some gun supplies. Anyway, just one last question. At first I tried not to ask this because I felt it sounded too paranoid, but then I thought there's some sense to it. Let's say you just had a mranggi make you a NEW wrongko and you saw some sweat dropping into the sheath. It is quite a likely scenario, considering how hot and humid Indonesia is these days. Now, salt and iron is a very bad combo ... bad enough that I couldn't resist asking this question Is it okay to just quickly rinse the wrongko interior with some liquid to wash away the salt? Say, 95% alcohol? mineral oil? Will that damage the wrongko?