Sonic Cleaners for Firearms

[sovietak474u]

sovietak474u What dip do you use?

I don’t

Rock tumbler , stainless pins , dawn dish soap, warm water , turn machine on and come back later . They will be spotless

 

[Clarke123]

I don’t

Rock tumbler , stainless pins , dawn dish soap, warm water , turn machine on and come back later . They will be spotless

I'm confused! I thought we were talking about cleaning firearms, not brass.

 

[Tactical Beaver]

There is the concern about getting all of the moisture out

I've just been blowing them out with my air compressor....

 

[sovietak474u]

I'm confused! I thought we were talking about cleaning firearms, not brass.

He said dip so I assumed he was referring to suppressors when he asked me.

I clean my firearms the old fashioned way. Children toothbrushes are the key. Nice and small so they get where other gun brushes cannot . I’m not putting any of my firearms in a machine .

 

[Mr. Booshie]

I want to say that it's not good for certain metals.... Titanium maybe?

My Q Trash Panda can is all titanium and they expressly state in the docs to use a sonic cleaner to clean it.

 

[spencer60]

OK, not Titanium then...

 

[WildBillHimself]

Using flammable solvents in an ultrasonic cleaner sounds scary to me. Water based solutions are what most people use. As for getting all of the water out of gun parts, dipping in acetone, alcohol, or lacquer thinner afterwards should displace the water.

 

[Clarke123]

Be careful when using Acetone as it will dissolve plastic parts as well as finishes on "furniture"!
Unless it is 99% strength, Alcohol contains a LOT of water ...

I have used overnight Kerosene or Mineral Spirit "Baths" for receivers stripped of "Furniture".
"Blow-Back" residue is virtually eliminated, and the liquid can be drained off the sediment for reuse.

Open container "Baths" are a NO-NO: Be extra careful using ANY flammable liquids ... the fumes can be explosive in addition to damaging to your lungs and nasal passages!

 

[Clarke123]

Worth mentioning is Electrolytic Chemical Cleaning which is DANGEROUS:

http://www.thefirearmblog.com/blog/2016/07/05/the-dip-a-toxic-mixture-used-to-clean-silencer-parts/

WARNING: I like ‘do it yourself’ projects like most gun owners, however, I cannot recommend making or using “The Dip” to clean suppressors. It is a highly toxic solution that will poison or kill you if handled incorrectly.

 

[Clarke123]

More on "Home Made" cleaning solutions:

http://www.frfrogspad.com/homemade.htm