Salopian Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Ideas and cleaning regime for removing plastic wad fouling from barrel bores . Apart from neat acetone and a bronze brush in battery drill machine do you have any good ideas ? What is your successful method? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haynes Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Shooter choice. And brass brush. No drill needed. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sprinter Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Use fibre wads? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Scully Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 There is a recent ‘cleaning shotguns’ thread in the Guns and Equipment section if you haven’t already seen it. Cant seem to copy/paste on phone. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Medic1281 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Pour boiling water down the barrel. Just make sure it’s dried and oiled properly after. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Eds red? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.C Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 Philips gun barrel cleaner Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawkfanz Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 like sprinter says use fibre wads i do an dont have them problems. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GingerCat Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 If it's near the chamber then get a chamber brush. That will fetch it out easily. Any gun oil or wd40 will get rid as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Westley Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 GT85. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 10, 2019 Report Share Posted January 10, 2019 I tried all sorts to clean it out of my gun barrels. Every cleaner I had along with neat solvents. Boiling hot water as I'd shot black powder carts so scrubbed with soapy boiling water. Still had plastic fouling. In the end brush in drill cleaned in seconds to a sparkling finish. Ed's red works due to having acetone in it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Figgy , I have to agree , most commercial solvents available are actually useless at removing plastic , yet to find a good one hence my reason for starting the thread . Already had one set of scrap barrels due to pitting from moisture under the plastic. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 11 hours ago, figgy said: I tried all sorts to clean it out of my gun barrels. Every cleaner I had along with neat solvents. Boiling hot water as I'd shot black powder carts so scrubbed with soapy boiling water. Still had plastic fouling. In the end brush in drill cleaned in seconds to a sparkling finish. Ed's red works due to having acetone in it. Yes it does, but the OP wanted a means of removing plastic fouling, without using NEAT acetone! Eds red is not neat acetone....and it works! Lol! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 5 hours ago, Salopian said: Figgy , I have to agree , most commercial solvents available are actually useless at removing plastic , yet to find a good one hence my reason for starting the thread . Already had one set of scrap barrels due to pitting from moisture under the plastic. That's the worrying thing with barrels that are not chromed. If you find a product post it up, would good to have. I use cleanzoil for all my main gun cleaning and wiling over the barrels. Only use other products now to remove carbon on the semi auto. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Why are you so keen to remove the plastic fouling? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted January 11, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Tightchoke , read the post above ! ! ! ! ! ! Plastic fouling TRAPS MOISTURE . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HW95J Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Clean when barrels are still hot if using plastic and that can shift it. Alternatively, switch to fibre and after running a few down the barrels it'll clean up. I never use plastic even on clays just to avoid the fouling issue. There's not much price difference now anyway. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr.T Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 Try this I’ve heard it does what it claims, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TIGHTCHOKE Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 That looks a cracking way to......... .........absolutely ruin a phosphor bronze brush! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
figgy Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 No different to the Napier mega mop with whatever brush or mop you want to screw on the end.. I just use a wooden rod and a standard bronze brush in my drill. Cheap enough to replace often as required. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mighty Ruler Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 10 hours ago, panoma1 said: Yes it does, but the OP wanted a means of removing plastic fouling, without using NEAT acetone! Eds red is not neat acetone....and it works! Lol! Is there any reason not to use neat acetone? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 11, 2019 Report Share Posted January 11, 2019 1 minute ago, Mighty Ruler said: Is there any reason not to use neat acetone? Best direct that question to the OP! He was the one who posted that he wanted an alternative to using neat acetone! 🤔 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Salopian Posted January 15, 2019 Author Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 panoma1, Please keep up . I asked for any good ideas for removing plastic fouling from the shotgun barrels bores and forcing cones apart from neat acetone ( which I know works) . I really would like to know if anyone has found a successful method to remove plastic fouling. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panoma1 Posted January 15, 2019 Report Share Posted January 15, 2019 8 hours ago, Salopian said: panoma1, Please keep up . I asked for any good ideas for removing plastic fouling from the shotgun barrels bores and forcing cones apart from neat acetone ( which I know works) . I really would like to know if anyone has found a successful method to remove plastic fouling. Salopian, how am I lagging behind? Lol! I answered your question! Eds Red!..............and referred mighty ruler to yourself, for an answer as to why you asked for a method, that didn't employ using neat acetone and a phosphor bronze brush in a battery drill! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Diss4111 Posted January 16, 2019 Report Share Posted January 16, 2019 Although I haven't used plastic wads for years the best way i have found of removing it was Sweet's 7.62 solvent. It is quite strong and ammonia based so it stinks and must not be left on for more than about 10 minutes. I used to soak a PB brush in it, scrub the barrels for a few strokes and then leave for a few minutes. Then swab it out with patches around a jag. Repeat if necessary but 9/10 time it won't be Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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