I have some fouling in my barrel that I can't get out. Will a ultrasonic cleaner damage the finish? I've heard that it can have an effect on some blueing, but I wasn't sure on a Glock barrel.
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Ultrasonic barrel cleaning
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You're a lucky man. :flag:
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I got it. I soaked the barrels (17L & 34) overnight in Berrymans chem dip. After the soaking, I hit it with a bronze brush and then a final cleaning in the ultrasonic with Dawn for 6 minutes. They're clean now! The inside looks like glass.
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Good job. What is Berrymans chem dip? Cause I'm pretty sure I don't have any of that. Anything I could substitute for that, because I have everything else you mentioned.
BTW, congrats on the new ultrasonic cleaner.
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Cool. Now don't shoot it ever again, and you're golden. :innocent:
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It's carb cleaner. It comes in a gallon paint can with a basket for your parts. I'm not really sure what the chemical make up is, but it will dissolve carbon on an exhaust valve. You can get it at most parts stores and even Walmart. I think it's about $20 and will last forever.
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Interesting. Thanks for the reply and detailed answer. I'll have to look around for it.
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Pretty sure it's not lead, they have only had jacketed bullets. However, I have a few cans of Kroil and Aerokroil. They need to make air fresheners out of that stuff!
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Some people barely clean their guns, some clean for hrs to get every last speck of whatever they think they see. Most folks are somewhere in between. I run a solvent soaked mop through the barrel, let set a few minutes, a few passes with a bronze brush then a clean mop to sop up the fluids and gunk. Wipe down the outside of the piece and you're done.
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I never defoul my pistol barrels, but I never shoot lead. Use a good defouler and a brass bristle brush made for that caliber. Keep running the brush through 'till it's clean. The brush will NOT hurt the barrel in any way.
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That is the beauty of an ultrasonic cleaner. I have a more expensive lab-grade version, and even something as Simple Green or ultrasonic cleaning solution in a beaker floated in the tub can work with almost no effort (mix the water, start the ultrasonic cleaner, and come back in a few hours to see the scrubbing done for you!).
Jewelry stores could run a brush over rings, too, but they found the time savings of an ultrasonic cleaner to be worth it. And if it gets to parts without smooth surfaces (springs, assemblies, metal watch bands), the time payoffs get even more dramatic!
Having said that, I probably use the sonicator just once a year for my firearms, and that is when I have a lot laid out for a more detailed cleaning that a quick bore swipe.
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The definition of anal-rententive is liking to keep it in. If you like to get it out, you're anal-expulsive.
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So, are we not doing, "Phrasing", anymore?
Sorry, I couldn't resist a classic Archer line. :innocent:
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