Suppressor cleaning, what’s your secret?

[CountryGent]

Eh, I'm really bad about cleaning guns now. The various silencers? I think I've only thoroughly cleaned a .22 one once it was thoroughly funked and per the manufacturer's directions. There's a centerfire pistol can I've never cleaned that is well beyond the recommend round count, its on my list to do, but ... honk-honk. The rifle type, meh, who cares. Thought there is a big bore can on its way after Los Federales approve said, so maybe that one will need maintenance. Or not. I just lost my train of thought again.

 

[BlackdogGS]

I think oven cleaner might be fun to try. Anything to soften the carbon before the tumbling.

 

[wired]

I dont clean silencers. I just build enough so that I spread the rounds through enough that I never have to.

 

[BDA.45]

I've cleaned my YHM once. Used mineral spirits. Apparently minerals spirits remove ALL the oils from the metal. Including the natural oils. From MY understanding of it, you have to heat up the metal and "re-coat" it in oil. Im bubblegumfaced though so what do I know. Thats all.

 

[madmax]

Buy a new one

 

[GWS]

Anyone ever try Cylinder & Slide
Dunk kit?

 

[OcelotZ3]

I've been using Frog Lube for a few years to coat the insides to try and keep things a bit cleaner and easier to maintain.

Seems to help.

 

[Lazyfaire]

Put it in a sauce pan filled with white vinegar to cover the can and heat on the bar-b-que to a simmer for 1/2 hour then let cool (if you heat it in the house the wife will leave you).

Does the vinegar damage the outer suppressor shield?

 

[Starbucket]

Does the vinegar damage the outer suppressor shield?

No it's just a mild acid, just rinse well when you are done.

 

[parallax]

Some cans can not be disassembled they are welded together. What's the procedure for those ?

 

[FourTeeFive]

Some cans can not be disassembled they are welded together. What's the procedure for those ?

Dunk tank cleaning. Follow manufacturers recommendations for cleaning solutions.

 

[Ura-Ki]

Some cans can not be disassembled they are welded together. What's the procedure for those ?

Submerge them in solvents and blow them out as best you can! Some will drain easier then others, and depending on what you clean them with, will dry out after a few rounds are fired through them! Obviously, you don't want to use anything flammable unless it's had several days drying time!

 

[Starbucket]

Put them in a bowl of white rice? Works for cell phones that fell in the can. I bet an Ultra sonic cleaner filled with white vinegar would be best to clean them as the micro vib.s would work the crud out.

 

[BlackdogGS]

I got it figured out. 3 hours in the wet tumbler then scrape. Do this procedure 5 times for a total of 15-20 hours in the tumbler with steel pins and scraping/picking between tumbles.

 

[Trunkmonkey]

I got it figured out. 3 hours in the wet tumbler then scrape. Do this procedure 5 times for a total of 15-20 hours in the tumbler with steel pins and scraping/picking between tumbles.

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Man those look fantastic, but way too much time and work for my tastes. Especially when they get dirty so fast again

 

[BlackdogGS]

I'll start cleaning more frequently also.

 

[Member 34319]

22 /9/45/223 cans that have titanium or steel baffles get soaked in this. Comes out looking new after about an hour. Minimal to no scrubbing. Not recommendEd for use with aluminum. Also, it will strip off cerakote. If you are worried about the appearance of your suppressor, you ain't doing it right.

 

[Member 34319]

Before and after CLR

 

[A2theK]

I use the dip. Super nasty. Treat the waste like it is radioactive. Be careful. It fizzes the lead off and turns the liquid blue on my case. Wear your PPE

 

[TNThomas]

I would think regular old brake cleaner spray would get most of the crud off. Cheap too.