My trick is on the prevention side. I cut out a circle of aluminum foil and tape it over the lens during practice sessions. The foil keeps adhesive residue off your lens. I like gaffer's tape, it leaves hardly any residue but can be hard to find. Good ol' duct tape works, but can leave sticky residue on your light. I haven't tried the metallic backed tape that is also used to seal duct work, but it would probably stand up to the heat and blast from the muzzle better than regular duct tape.
Nice dude I’ve not tried the foil/tape method. Does the tape stay in place after a few hundred draw/re-holsters? Some of my holsters retention is actually on the light I’m just curious if tape would be pulled off. I’ll have to give that a try
@@Lakeviewarms All the ranges in my area prohibit drawing from the holster, so I've never tried that. Just dry fire practice from a holster, but then you don't have to worry about carbon build-up anyway. The metallic/foil-backed tape would probably be best for that. It's thinner and slicker on the outside than gaffer's tape or duct tape.
An alternative merhod is to apply a thin coat of grease before firing, then next cleaning, it wipes right off without scratching the glass/plastic, and finish with a new application of grease.
I have tried that and used chapstick! Problem is if you shoot a lot it kind of makes a mess gets in/on holster and rubs off. It does work and for a quick range session can definitely be easier than cleaning. I just found that shooting almost daily it was messy and hard to keep up with. I don’t clean my guns after each range.. more like once a month or so when they get a few thousand rounds on them. Best thing I do now is use my old NON working lights for range and keep the working lights on carry guns (if not training at night)
You can avoid this situation by coating the lense with chapstick or a little vaseline before you ever shoot it. These coatings keep the burnt powder from sticking to the lense. However if you don't think to do this beforehand, sounds like a good fix.
I agree and have done that and think it’s a good option for a gun that doesn’t get shot much… but honestly I have some that get shot 3x a week… it’s just not practical to “lube” them that often so this cleaning method once a month or so does the trick!
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Omg, I have Olight BALDR Pro, I tried to clean it with some water and soap and now I have some foam behind the glass :/ What did I do wrong? Can I fix it somehow or just wait for the water to evaporate?
I’ve never had that happen I would try putting the light in a bag of rice or put it in a gun safe or some controlled environment with a dehumidifier. Some thing to draw the moisture out. Hopefully it doesn’t leave any residue behind the lens that would affect the light quality.
This worked immediately! Thanks boss
Happy to share brother! It was always a pain in my ass before I found this
This worked perfect you the man. I just used windex and the eraser and my light is looking brand new. Thank you
Happy to help! It saved me a lot of headaches when I first learned it!
My trick is on the prevention side. I cut out a circle of aluminum foil and tape it over the lens during practice sessions. The foil keeps adhesive residue off your lens. I like gaffer's tape, it leaves hardly any residue but can be hard to find. Good ol' duct tape works, but can leave sticky residue on your light. I haven't tried the metallic backed tape that is also used to seal duct work, but it would probably stand up to the heat and blast from the muzzle better than regular duct tape.
Nice dude I’ve not tried the foil/tape method. Does the tape stay in place after a few hundred draw/re-holsters? Some of my holsters retention is actually on the light I’m just curious if tape would be pulled off. I’ll have to give that a try
@@Lakeviewarms All the ranges in my area prohibit drawing from the holster, so I've never tried that. Just dry fire practice from a holster, but then you don't have to worry about carbon build-up anyway. The metallic/foil-backed tape would probably be best for that. It's thinner and slicker on the outside than gaffer's tape or duct tape.
Works like magic, especially the pencil ✏️
Crazy how easy it works! I didn’t believe it till I tried it
This video is a God send!
An alternative merhod is to apply a thin coat of grease before firing, then next cleaning, it wipes right off without scratching the glass/plastic, and finish with a new application of grease.
I have tried that and used chapstick! Problem is if you shoot a lot it kind of makes a mess gets in/on holster and rubs off. It does work and for a quick range session can definitely be easier than cleaning. I just found that shooting almost daily it was messy and hard to keep up with. I don’t clean my guns after each range.. more like once a month or so when they get a few thousand rounds on them. Best thing I do now is use my old NON working lights for range and keep the working lights on carry guns (if not training at night)
You can avoid this situation by coating the lense with chapstick or a little vaseline before you ever shoot it. These coatings keep the burnt powder from sticking to the lense. However if you don't think to do this beforehand, sounds like a good fix.
I agree and have done that and think it’s a good option for a gun that doesn’t get shot much… but honestly I have some that get shot 3x a week… it’s just not practical to “lube” them that often so this cleaning method once a month or so does the trick!
Dude this worked amazing
I was shocked at how good it worked first time!!
You are genius
bore tech eliminator works great.
You can use a little bit of wd40 also it worked for me
check out our favorite light here: amzn.to/3IrsSxX compatible with a ton of holster options and its cheaper and lasts longer (in my experience) than the Surefire
Omg, I have Olight BALDR Pro, I tried to clean it with some water and soap and now I have some foam behind the glass :/ What did I do wrong? Can I fix it somehow or just wait for the water to evaporate?
I’ve never had that happen I would try putting the light in a bag of rice or put it in a gun safe or some controlled environment with a dehumidifier. Some thing to draw the moisture out. Hopefully it doesn’t leave any residue behind the lens that would affect the light quality.
What you did wrong was gittin a frikin o light dude
Well you bought a fucking O-light so no wonder it failed… LMFAO
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You can use a little bit of wd40 also it worked for me