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 02-06-2011, 10:02 PM | #1 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 8,314 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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so i bought a spare barrel for my new 03a3. its covered in cosmoline. whats the most effective way to clean this gunk at home?? in the army i used a big parts washing bin. dont have access to that here. __________________
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| 02-06-2011, 10:28 PM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newport, Vermont Posts: 1,110 |
Water, preferably running and as hot as you can stand and Simple Green (lots of it) has worked well enough for me.
I use heavy duty PVC gloves when I do it. Keeps the gunk off you but helps insulate your hands so you can stand to keep them under the hot water.
If you don't want to be environmentally friendly, half a dozen cans of break cleaner and a pile of rags makes quick work of it.
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| 02-06-2011, 11:00 PM | #3 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 8,314 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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i got an old tub i use to wash mower blades and get gunk off small parts so break cleaner works i can just put it in some old bottles after im done.
hotwater sounds unpleasent and time consuming. wont be mucking with it till late spring anyway it can sit till then. __________________
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| 02-07-2011, 05:49 AM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Lima, Ohio Posts: 882 Likes Given: 4
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go to your local home depot/lowes the paint department will sell gallon cans of acetone or lacquer thinner for a whole less money than brake cleaner. If you wash your parts in a tub then you can filter and reuse it too. |
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| 02-07-2011, 06:25 AM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Desert Hills, Arizony Posts: 774 |
Brake Cleaner that I pay a dollar for at the Dollar Store | |
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| 02-07-2011, 06:46 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newport, Vermont Posts: 1,110 |
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Originally Posted by billdeserthills
Brake Cleaner that I pay a dollar for at the Dollar Store
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| 02-07-2011, 12:21 PM | #7 | Iron Man Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: South central, NH Posts: 3,262 Likes Given: 2
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I use mineral spirits. I've been told by gunsmiths that brake cleaner is to harsh on bluing. Not sure of the truth in that, but I'd rather play it safe. __________________
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| 02-07-2011, 03:45 PM | #8 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 8,314 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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mineral spirits it is then i dont want to ruin the finish __________________
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| 02-07-2011, 05:16 PM | #9 | Supporting Member Join Date: Nov 2009 Posts: 55 |
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Bull Sh*t!
Guns dont kill people, husbands who come home early kill people. The gun was just sitting there. So if guns kill people, that means I can blame my bad spelling on my pencil."
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| 02-07-2011, 08:16 PM | #10 | Dead Wolves = Good Wolves Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Rochester WI, Rochester WI Posts: 8,314 Liked 4 Times on 4 Posts
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thats a fantastic pdf!! hand steamer seems doable outdoors. i cant use my tap water since its softened and has a slight salt content. salt + heat = rust. but a hand steamer makes it doable with distilled water. __________________
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