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July 17th, 2019, 05:26 PM #11Active Member
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July 17th, 2019, 05:27 PM #12
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July 17th, 2019, 05:38 PM #13
Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
Molten iron will work but it's a little hard to use. Actually, nothing will dissolve carbon found in guns. The trick is to find a solvent that will dissolve the grease/oil that is holding it on and then wipe or flush it off.
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Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
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July 17th, 2019, 06:30 PM #15
Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
I stopped using FL, it was too much work in the end and gummed up many a firing pin on me!
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July 17th, 2019, 07:25 PM #16Grand Member
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Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
There is not much that will just dissolve carbon by soaking. Hoppes and Kroil will penetrate under the carbon and loosen it. But you still have to rub on it for it to come off.
The real stuff that actually dissolves carbon is pretty nasty. Use gloves in a very well ventilated area. Bench rest shooters used to use GM top engine cleaner but it was reformulated years ago and doesn't work as good now. Some people claim Seafoam cleaner (get it at an auto store) also works.
Do some searches and see what people recommend now. But I doubt you will find something that will penetrate in a hole and clean everything without a little rubbing. And since these cleaners are nasty you want to get it all off before putting your rifle back together.
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July 17th, 2019, 07:40 PM #17
Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
BG MOA oil additive dissolves carbon pretty well.
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July 17th, 2019, 08:36 PM #18
Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
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July 17th, 2019, 08:59 PM #19Grand Member
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Re: Hoppe's #9 doesn't dissolve carbon very well
Oil of wintergreen is probably just a minor component of any cleaner you buy and nowhere do I see the pure stuff will dissolve elemental carbon. An experienced chemist knows never to sniff a bottle of methyl salicylate and if you ever used Ben Gay you will know it burns your skin.
You don't really "dissolve" carbon (or graphite or diamonds). With a strong detergent and other harsh chemicals you can loosen it and break it up. But look under a microscope of the solution and you will still see the carbon floating around. That is why some rubbing is always needed at the end of a soak.
Its not like sugar in water or grease in a solvent.
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July 17th, 2019, 08:59 PM #20
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