Flatland Shooter Posted January 7, 2007 Share Posted January 7, 2007 Mix up a little and drop a lead bullet into it. Leave it in there for a while. Seeing is believing. As for the other crud in your barrel, the 50/50 peroxide and vinegar mix will not touch it. I usually clean the barrel with Outers, then soak in the mix for a while, brush with a stainless steel brush, and repeat soak if necessary and rebrush. Finish with a good scrubbing with a little more Outers and coat with a little oil. Bill Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaJoe Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I have heard of wrapping the comp with tape and using an electrochemical bore cleaner. Supposably it works fairly well. I use ammonia and vinager (sp) and distilled water in my home made ECBC and it works great. Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jaxshooter Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) I would not use a stainless steel brush in the barrel or comp. They are harder than the metal you are cleaning and will wear the barrel. FWIW Edited January 8, 2007 by Jaxshooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flatland Shooter Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 (edited) I use ammonia and vinager (sp) and distilled water in my home made ECBC I've never used an electronic/chemical bore cleaner. Can you elaborate on your homemade unit? Thanks. Bill Edited January 8, 2007 by Flatland Shooter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rishii Posted January 8, 2007 Share Posted January 8, 2007 I've use an outer foulout II to get the lead of the comp it turns it into a black goop that you wipe out with a q-tip but it takes hours to get to that point, I gave up and went back to scraping the crud out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-ManBart Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Was putting some numbers on stuff the other day and the lites came on. One electric engraver, (4.99 at Harbor Freight) one new shaft ( 1\8 drill rod and E-clip and a nylon base) long enough to reach in the compensator one electrical outlet. Like a little jackhammer for your gun!!!!Not even going to show you how much came out of my old pin gun That sounds a lot eaiser than my method....old fashioned dental pick! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Make the jackhammer pick out of brass or aluminum and there's a decent chance of not dinging up anything important as well. I've done similar with a Dremel-- just put a feeler gauge over the muzzle to keep the crown in shape. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ParaJoe Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 Sure. Go here to make one for yourself and never scrub lead again. Ecbc Joe Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted January 10, 2007 Share Posted January 10, 2007 To clean my comp, I use a 50/50 mix of peroxide and vinegar. It will take the lead out of a barrel in a few minutes. Can anyone out there confirm this ??? I'm getting ready to send my blaster off to Tripp for hard-chrome. PS I have more dirt / carbon than I do lead. Just want to clean it up a little 1st. The vinegar/peroxide mix is the ONLY thing that would get the lead out of my comp. It tunrs it soft and spongy so you can scrape it out with a popsicle stick. As for flame-broiled hard carbon: that is the hardest thing on eart to remove from steel. If anybody ever invents any liquid that dissolves it without scrubbing or eating the flesh off your fingers, I will buy a 50 gallon drum. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garrett Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 To clean my comp, I use a 50/50 mix of peroxide and vinegar. It will take the lead out of a barrel in a few minutes. Can anyone out there confirm this ??? Yes, it works very well. As noted, it will pit carbon steel and will eat aluminum (and possibly titanium). I hadn't thought about hard-chromed steel, but I would think it would be okay. Also, the mixture is supposedly toxic with the lead dissolved into it. Be sure to dispose of it properly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Keen Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 But the question that's been 'eating' at me (yes pun intended) is does it work on that stubborn burnt-on carbon ??? We all know how hard it is to get most cleaning tools in those little chambers, so I am looking for something that really disolves it away. A liquid if possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
9146gt Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Chris, Find an engine builder in your area that has a sonic cleaner...you will be amazed. All the major engine builders in NASCAR now use sonic cleaners to clean Cylinder heads. Tom Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
grandbagger Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 thoughts on this thread..... http://www.brianenos.com/forums/index.php?...barrel+cleaning Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scott Butler Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 Probably not the best advise, but here goes anyway! Hang pistol barrel with muzzle pointing down, and spray comp area with carb. cleaner, or electrical parts cleaner(the kind in a spraycan)...until the liquid dripping runs clear. If the stubborn stuff stays stuck, I just use a large bottle of Hoppe's(soak awhile), and repeat above process. My comp isn't spotless, but it is cleaned to my standards..... Don't forget to run some patches through the bore after doing this, to remove anything that may have been blasted into it! Scott B Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bountyhunter Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 But the question that's been 'eating' at me (yes pun intended) is does it work on that stubborn burnt-on carbon ??? No, it sure doesn't. neither does any of the cleaners that claim they do. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 11, 2007 Share Posted January 11, 2007 A while back I took a crud-filled comp and a pile of the match freebie sample cleaners and went to town.. by far the best at pure baked-on-carbon was the new Hoppes 'elite' stuff. Didn't work great for lead or anything else, but it took down the carbon like nothing else. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OpnBlstr Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 A while back I took a crud-filled comp and a pile of the match freebie sample cleaners and went to town.. by far the best at pure baked-on-carbon was the new Hoppes 'elite' stuff. Didn't work great for lead or anything else, but it took down the carbon like nothing else. I've had good luck with the Slip2000 Carbon Cutter. The green stuff in a jar. I use it on my open gun comps and AR-15 bolts and carriers. 10-15 minutes in the stuff and the carbon just melts off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shred Posted January 16, 2007 Share Posted January 16, 2007 A while back I took a crud-filled comp and a pile of the match freebie sample cleaners and went to town.. by far the best at pure baked-on-carbon was the new Hoppes 'elite' stuff. Didn't work great for lead or anything else, but it took down the carbon like nothing else. I've had good luck with the Slip2000 Carbon Cutter. The green stuff in a jar. I use it on my open gun comps and AR-15 bolts and carriers. 10-15 minutes in the stuff and the carbon just melts off. I saw some demos of it at the Steel Challenge, but nobody gave me a sample jar, so it wasn't in the test Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
49COE Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 Hey guys - Just got my first Open gun yesterday and man am I psyched. This forum is great, I can't belive how much information is here. Thanks to all the veterans for passing their knowledge on to us noobs. Anyway, a** kissing aside, I was wondering what affect this 50/50 Peroxide/Vinegar lead remover would have on bluing? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stubbicatt Posted January 22, 2007 Share Posted January 22, 2007 +1 Slip2000 Carbon Killer. Works on AK 74 compensator or muzzle brake quite well, and that carbon stuff gets really hard! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sendf1 Posted May 21, 2007 Share Posted May 21, 2007 Is it bad that I finally convinced a friend to clean out his comp and we got over 100 grains of lead and carbon out of it. He was actually suprized to see that the botom of the comp was squared off. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 Mind if I ask how you went about cleaning it? I have heard a rumor there is a bottom to my comp as well but it has yet to be found. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrawandDuck Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 It is AMAZING how much "stuff" will build up in a comp. I use a battery powered dremel with a small skinny bit....some people will tell you NOT to use a dremel but it works BEST for ME......granted BE CAREFUL not to get it into the sides of the comp.....use the small skinny bit and you should have NO problems!! Randal Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
XD Niner Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 I used Blue Wonder. Just let it sit for a while. You may want to try that before risking a Dremel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecichlid Posted May 22, 2007 Share Posted May 22, 2007 OK, thanks for the tip. I have no trouble cleaning the last chamber of the comp but those first three are murder the closer you get to the barrel. I am looking for any help I can get at this point. Joe W. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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