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DIY Bore Solvent: Ed's Red
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<blockquote data-quote="Sanford" data-source="post: 2232688" data-attributes="member: 27733"><p>Good post - and good stuff, IMHO.</p><p></p><p>I add the pound of Anhydrous Lanolin to the mix for its extra rust preventative properties and leave the Acetone out of the main batch then add it back in to my "in use" jar as needed to get out any heavy gunk. I also pour off about 8 ounces of the ATF/Kerosene mix before adding the other ingredients and keep it separately to use for oiling - could make that it up separately though, too.</p><p></p><p>I use the stuff by running a saturated patch through the bore, repeating, then letting that soak while I clean the rest of the gun. By the time I get back to the bore it's usually ready to finish with a dry patch to get all the gunk out from soaking, another pass or two with saturated patches just to clean up any leftover residue, and a final dry patch before closing things up. The exception is shotguns - if there's plastic fouling I'll add the Acetone to the mix and use a brush to get that all loosened up before letting it soak. I've also found that it's useful to use something else for copper fouling. ER will do it, but it's slow (takes on the order of hours) to soak underneath and loosen it.</p><p></p><p>Even at today's prices for the ingredients it's still a bit less expensive than plain old Hoppe's and such, but I also notice that I use more of it - hopefully that means I'm getting things cleaner than I would have otherwise.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Sanford, post: 2232688, member: 27733"] Good post - and good stuff, IMHO. I add the pound of Anhydrous Lanolin to the mix for its extra rust preventative properties and leave the Acetone out of the main batch then add it back in to my "in use" jar as needed to get out any heavy gunk. I also pour off about 8 ounces of the ATF/Kerosene mix before adding the other ingredients and keep it separately to use for oiling - could make that it up separately though, too. I use the stuff by running a saturated patch through the bore, repeating, then letting that soak while I clean the rest of the gun. By the time I get back to the bore it's usually ready to finish with a dry patch to get all the gunk out from soaking, another pass or two with saturated patches just to clean up any leftover residue, and a final dry patch before closing things up. The exception is shotguns - if there's plastic fouling I'll add the Acetone to the mix and use a brush to get that all loosened up before letting it soak. I've also found that it's useful to use something else for copper fouling. ER will do it, but it's slow (takes on the order of hours) to soak underneath and loosen it. Even at today's prices for the ingredients it's still a bit less expensive than plain old Hoppe's and such, but I also notice that I use more of it - hopefully that means I'm getting things cleaner than I would have otherwise. [/QUOTE]
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