Fouling on cylinder-How to clean

salzo

January 17, 2003 04:45

Anyone have any advice and opinions with respect to cleaning a fouled cylinder on a pistol? The pistol is stainless steel. Thanks for any help.

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  JustC

  January 17, 2003 04:51

  Thoroughly wet it with powder solvent and run your bore brushes down inside each of the 6 openings. Let the solvent sit for 10-15min first, then hit it with the brush. It may take a couple of applications to get it all.
  
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  salzo

  January 17, 2003 04:59

  You mean something like Hoppes #9-I was told that you should not use powder solvents on stainless steel. Could be complete BS, but this is my first stainless gun, and I want to make sure.
  
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  spclark

  January 17, 2003 05:11

  #9 should work fine, as long as you let it soak in for awhile. My personal preference for general cleaning is a 50/50 mix of Butch's and Kroil oil but you could also use straight Kroil. For really hard, aged fouling the trick is to soak it good & leave it there for a good, long time before applying the mechanicals. For cylinders you can use bore brushes one caliber larger than for the barrel.
  
  You should avoid long-term exposure to high ammonia solvents (Sweets 7.62, etc.) on stainless; some have the opinion that the trace metals in stainless can be etched away over time, leaving microscopic pits behind.

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  k.stanonik

  January 17, 2003 05:11

  Hello Salzo, What i use is Blue Wonder cleaner, apply it with a patch, let it sit for about 15 minutes then run your brush through. Works great and doesnt harm stainless

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  BayouCritter

  January 17, 2003 05:12

  I forget the brand name, but check your gun store for some cloth patches that will remove lead and powder residue. They will wipe it right off and are non abrasive. You will be surprised at how well they work. Also, for cleaning the inside of cylinder, I always used the next size brush - for .38 I used a .45. My agency issued Hoppes to clean 686's and I never saw any damage caused to the stainless.

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  Darrell

  January 17, 2003 05:36

  If done often I use a little steel wool. Much softer than gun metal and won't damage. I also soak the cyl in Hoppe's or Firepower FP-10 for a few hours and then attack it. Letting solvents soak and do their best work is good for bbls as well.

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  JustC

  January 17, 2003 05:41

  Shooetrs choice will take it out in minutes. They directions for high ammonia solvents say not to leave it in the bore for extended periods. I use it on all my stainless guns and barrels with no problems.
  
  I'm a man,....but I can change,.....If I have to,......I guess.

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  He Dog

  January 17, 2003 06:14

  I get good results with Butch's Bore Shine.

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  Iconoclast

  January 17, 2003 06:18

  I don't worry much about the stains, but Blue Wonder and Butch's are the only two cleaning products I've ever seen which live up to - and IMHO exceed - their claims. Never heard of any problems using any products on stainless before. Not saying it's not true, but I sure would want to see some scientific documentation before I put any credence in such claims.

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  rugrguy

  January 17, 2003 09:05

  Salzo, there is a product out there called "wipe Away" works great on stainless guns! Do not use on Nickel plated guns and only very lightly on blued guns, it will take the finish off. Good luck!
  
  dan

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  Pearyw

  January 17, 2003 13:18

  I would get a Lewis lead remover kit. It uses a brass mesh patch to clean out lead or other fouling. I use to shoot PPC and these where a real labor saver.

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  mballai

  January 17, 2003 14:21

  The real problem is less the individual chambers, but the front of the cylinder. Really baked on after a few boxes of ammo. I find that you need some lead remover cloths (they are yellow in color) to get the stuff off. Flitz cleaner helps, but it doesn't seem to get everything.
  
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