Best baked on carbon remover

[mizer67]

I'm sure everyone has their special sauce, but how do you get all the difficult, baked on carbon out of the grooves of your pistol barrels?

Brushes, CLP, Kroil and Hoppes #9 isn't doing the trick in a couple of new barrels of mine.

Still have streaks of hard, baked on carbon left behind I can't get out with patching and brushes.

[RePete]

A good soaking in Ed's Red may work.

[Toolguy]

Slip 2000 #725 is made for that. It works well for me.

[Powder Finger]

Sea Foam or GM top engine cleaner.

[Graham Smith]

An armorer I know swears by Evinrude Engine Tuner. I've watched it in action and it really does an amazing job.

[blind bat]

CLP works great if you spray it on heavy and let it sit for a day or two.

[MarkCO]

Gunslick foaming works great! 30 minute soak, 2 dry patches, you will be amazed at the ease.

[Powder Finger]

An armorer I know swears by Evinrude Engine Tuner. I've watched it in action and it really does an amazing job.

Didn't think of that one, I think all are the same basic chemical at least they smell the same.

Also the carbon cleaners are supposed to be pretty nasty stuff not to get on skin.

[Tom D.]

I've used Mercury Engine Cleaner, which is probably the same as Evinrude, on my AR BCGs ever since I've had an AR, about 23 years now. Damn, has it been that long? MUCH faster & better results than CLP as used when wearing the BDUs.

[juan]

In the Marine Corps we soaked the m240 gas plugs in anti freeze.

[Graham Smith]

Didn't think of that one, I think all are the same basic chemical at least they smell the same.

I think they probably are. They are not the same as carburetor or break cleaner products, it's made for outboard motors and both cleans and coats the parts. My friend says that with regular use, carbon build up actually deceases.

[Powder Finger]

Ya, they have a unique smell unlike anything else.

If it were the old days we just sprayed some water down the carb to blow the carbon off, don't think that works to good on a gun

[mizer67]

CLP works great if you spray it on heavy and let it sit for a day or two.

I have CLP (liquid) and CLP foaming bore cleaner.

Neither touched the remaining carbon.

[donnyglock]

I'm a marine mechanic. I use Mercury's power tune or Evinrude"s(which ever I have on the bench at the time). Works real well on my open guns comp. The stuff is made to decarbon 2 stoke engines and does it quickly. Pick up a can you will be amazed.

Edited August 18, 2011 by donnyglock