Cleaned compensator

[AzShooter]

After cleaning your compensator how do you dispose of the acid mix you have made

[mwray]

Dilute with water and pour in driveway, but if you are on a public sewer system just dump it there

[Darthrader18]

What acid mixture are you speaking of, I need to clean my comp. 

[Hi-Power Jack]

Excellent salad dressing, with a little olive oil    

[Toolguy]

The common mix is 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 white vinegar. This makes peracetic acid. Wear rubber gloves to mix and handle. This mix will break the lead and carbon off the comp. when the comp is submerged in it for 30 to 60 minutes. It will remove blue and pit metal if left in too long. The solution resolves to water in a week or less. It's a good idea to rinse the parts in hot water, let it evaporate and oil to prevent rust.

 

Edit to add - Once the comp is clean, you can keep it cleaner and make it easier to clean next time by spraying Dillon case lube in the ports at the beginning and then every 100 rounds or so. Dillon case lube is a mix of lanolin with alcohol to thin the viscosity. Other similar brands short you on the lanolin, which makes them less effective for comp use or case lube.

Edited February 26, 2018 by Toolguy

[AzShooter]

That's what I needed to know.  Thanks  Toolguy.

[Balakay]

2 hours ago, Toolguy said:

The common mix is 1/2 hydrogen peroxide and 1/2 white vinegar. This makes peracetic acid. Wear rubber gloves to mix and handle. This mix will break the lead and carbon off the comp. when the comp is submerged in it for 30 to 60 minutes. It will remove blue and pit metal if left in too long. The solution resolves to water in a week or less.

 

Edit to add - Once the comp is clean, you can keep it cleaner and make it easier to clean next time by spraying Dillon case lube in the ports at the beginning and then every 100 rounds or so. Dillon case lube is a mix of lanolin with alcohol to thin the viscosity. Other similar brands short you on the lanolin, which makes them less effective for comp use or case lube.

Is there any concern about fumes, or can it be done in the garage?? Heavy duty rubber gloves or the basic latex ones??

Thanks in advance

[Toolguy]

I've done it indoors lots of times, but avoiding breathing anything that's not clean air is always a good idea. Latex gloves should be OK. The thicker dishwashing gloves would give more protection.

[Stealsack]

Is that mix safe to use on aluminum?  About the same soak time?

[Toolguy]

I've never done it on aluminum, don't know. 

[ACree]

A good friend of mine just used the solution to clean an anodized comp on a 22 pistol and it did not harm the anodizing. I am not sure about bare aluminum.