[sldcountry]

Found this article interesting especially the part where he coated the internal parts with silicone to help make the silencer easier to clean in the future. Nice to know. I may try this given how much I hate cleaning silencers.

Silencer Cleaning - Rimfire Research & Development

 

[gischileu]

Interesting - this should get a "sticky" to make it easy to find in the future.

 

[Big Vick]

Hopefully I'll be picking up my spectre II next week, might have to try that silicone oil trick before I get it dirty

 

[KiA]

i'm surprised he did not attempt any blasting, such as sand or soda

 

[713HoustonTX]

Very good read! Thanks for sharing!

 

[MichaelHK]

Very cool, thanks for the link. Would the brake fluid also cause damage to the outside finish of a silencer tube?

 

[roaddog359]

good topic

 

[Brett B]

Very cool, thanks for the link. Would the brake fluid also cause damage to the outside finish of a silencer tube?

Yes it would. It's extremely caustic and likes to eat through paint. Be very careful handling it as it can be nasty stuff.

 

[sldcountry]

not true in regards to brake fluid dot 5 it is silicone based and not caustic

 

[sldcountry]

I have known guys to use brake fluid dot 5 to polish leather and wax cars lol

 

[roaddog359]

lets hear some more cleaning procedures you guys use.

 

[sldcountry]

I hate cleaning them so much I tried finding a company that offers to do it but came up empty. I use carb cleaner and brake cleaner a lot

 

[roaddog359]

does brake cleaner cut the lead?

 

[sldcountry]

Not as good as carb cleaner. Carb cleaner is much stronger

 

[roaddog359]

I really did not even think carb cleaner would remove lead. I will have to try it.

 

[sldcountry]

Oh don't get me wrong it helps.it will not completely remove it just spraying it on

 

[Type5]

Thanks for sharing the article - Will have to try some DOT 5...

 

[thecatch83]

According to SilencerCo, cleaning the Osprey isn't necessary. If desired, you can soak it in WD40...........and blow out with air.

 

[Scars4us]

Good thread. I use the 50/50 DIP and it works great, but as you pointed out,as well as it works, it is hazardous as hell. I have to wear thick rubber gloves and I store the resulting Lead Acetate in a jug until I finally decide to find can find a facility to who can dispose of it.

If there is something that works as good or close to as good as the DIP weather it be Silicone Oil, Barricade, Brake Oil, Soaking in Kano Kroil, etc, I would use it Instead...

 

[bayonet14]

Have used the dip - just be VERY careful w/the left over....use gloves and dispose of properly as it being serious hazmat

Going to try the DOT 5 on the y specter II and coat my Octane baffles as well - while at it may even do the titanium baffles in my YHM re-build and Thompson machine mono core