Bought some extremely fine micro polish to polish airgun barrels. Supposedly 0.5 micron. Question is, how do I remove this extremely fine polish from the barrel after say ten strokes?
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You don't need anything special to clean it away. Just pull through a few wet patches. Use your favorite cleaner...WD-40, Ballistol, Goo Gone, Kroil, or whatever it happens to be.
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OP, others will disagree, but I use Hoppes for my first clean on a swab after 20 strokes with JB Non Embedding Bore Paste. ..ten strokes, then another ten with Hoppes on another swab...then repeat that process with Ballistol. Then repeat with clean swabs or patches.
Some will tell you that Hoppes contains harmful acids. I don't know if it does or doesnt, but I figger if it works in a powder burner, it shouldn't hurt my air rifles, especially after the Ballistol rinse.
I won't argue the point, but everyone has to do what feels right to them.
Some will tell you that Hoppes contains harmful acids. I don't know if it does or doesnt, but I figger if it works in a powder burner, it shouldn't hurt my air rifles, especially after the Ballistol rinse.
I won't argue the point, but everyone has to do what feels right to them.
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What Yarddog said!
And I have used Eezox in place of Hoppes when I run out of Hoppes, same basic methodology however...
If you are worried about Hoppes or something like Eezox then just make sure to remove the barrel and orings and be careful not to let too much solvent drip around the internals.
I try to never run out of Ballistol
And I have used Eezox in place of Hoppes when I run out of Hoppes, same basic methodology however...
If you are worried about Hoppes or something like Eezox then just make sure to remove the barrel and orings and be careful not to let too much solvent drip around the internals.
I try to never run out of Ballistol
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Couple of thoughts on cleaning.
If you're going to use a petroleum based cleaner (WD-40, Ballistol, Goo Gone, Kroil, ect.) you must remove the barrel seal O-ring and ensure the barrel seal O-ring groove is completely clean prior to reinstall. The reason is that petroleum based cleaners will destroy the rubber O-ring.
Personally I don't like using these cleaners at all. I’ve tried it a couple of time and found that my accuracy is terrible for the next 200-300 shots. When it comes to cleaning I just pull 1-2 dry patches through to remove any excess lead, as that's all that's really needed.
Remember these aren't power burners so when it comes to cleaning the barrel don't treat it like one.
If you're going to use a petroleum based cleaner (WD-40, Ballistol, Goo Gone, Kroil, ect.) you must remove the barrel seal O-ring and ensure the barrel seal O-ring groove is completely clean prior to reinstall. The reason is that petroleum based cleaners will destroy the rubber O-ring.
Personally I don't like using these cleaners at all. I’ve tried it a couple of time and found that my accuracy is terrible for the next 200-300 shots. When it comes to cleaning I just pull 1-2 dry patches through to remove any excess lead, as that's all that's really needed.
Remember these aren't power burners so when it comes to cleaning the barrel don't treat it like one.
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Buna-N is the most common O-ring material used for airgun seals and it is very resilient to exposure to petroleum products. I use Kroil, Goo-gone, and WD-40 for general bore cleaning and have never had a breech seal become cracked or brittle.
Regarding Hoppes, it is particularly effective at removing lead. This thread has an interesting video comparing various bore cleaners:
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=158938
Regarding Hoppes, it is particularly effective at removing lead. This thread has an interesting video comparing various bore cleaners:
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=158938
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10 strokes with a micro fine product is not nearly enough to do a complete job. See the third post down.
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=47627.msg448037#msg448037
https://www.gatewaytoairguns.org/GTA/index.php?topic=47627.msg448037#msg448037
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