Poor Man’s Ultrasonic Cleaning
At Subguns, how to clean a suppressor:
I cork (use a real cork , rubber will dissolve) , pour it full of carburetor cleaner and take an aquarium bubbler and stick the end of the hose to the bottom of the can , let it sit for however long and bubble with a plastic baggie over it to contain the droplets that come out the top and the finish on the can, secure the bag with a rubber band at the top. Next ,When you decide it is finished , take all the rigging off, then take airplane gas obtained from the local airport , pour it though with a funnel and the crud pours out . the gasoline leaves no residue and dries almost instantly . Good to go then.
Use outside and away from and flame , use black nitrile gloves as the kitchen dishwasher gloves will dissolve on your hands . Don’t get it on your clothes Safety first.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:24 pm
Won’t carb cleaner dissolve a plastic baggie?
Also, the avgas will remove ALL the oil from the micropores of the metal, and if you do’t refill those micropores by immersing the suppressor (or any gun part) in a decent oil (either fossil or synthetic), the part will rust in hours, if not minutes.
All the military field manuals prohibit using brake cleaner, gasoline and anything but approved bore cleaners to clean gun parts.
April 29th, 2009 at 10:47 pm
take the cig out of your mouth first…
April 30th, 2009 at 9:54 am
Rivrdog, interesting. I’ve used brake cleaner with no ill effects.
April 30th, 2009 at 10:35 am
Brake cleaner also works wonderfully for cleaning paintguns when a ball has broken in the breech.