I’m putting together another gallon of gun cleaner using C.E. “Ed” Harris’s famous formula. This time I’m going to try making a refined, low-odor version – not that I ever objected much to the original formula, but others in my household feel otherwise.

The original formula calls for equal quantities of

• Acetone
• Mineral spirits
• K-1 Kerosene
• Dexron III ATF

A gallon of that formula has served to clean my guns for many years.

To try to make a cleaner, low-odor version, I’m going to use:

• Highly refined deodorized mineral spirits (brand name to come)
• Klean-Strip “Klean Heat Odorless Fuel” kerosene substitute

Even with these ingredients I won’t want to breath the vapors, but it should make it much more pleasant to use.