etched bolt with CLR

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My extractor was sticking so I left my Panda bolt 1/2 way in CLR, well it left a scum line above the tarnish.
I have it disassembled and in the tumbler now. My typical SNAFU.

;[ Don

 

[Thud]

A little gunscrubber and an old tooth brush would of been better.

 

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PS I have some 45 ACP brass that I could throw in would that help get it clean? I read somewhere that the cases hitting together is what gets them clean ?

ty Don

 

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A little gunscrubber and an old tooth brush would of been better.

I'm sure it is on the inside and thought this would be the way to go. I called Kelbly's and they said it would be ok. Maybe finish it off with something like isso, or a polish on od. ?

ty Don

 

[DGP4]

Once clean. use some mother's aluminum polish paste to shine it back up.

 

[CharlieNC]

But completely safe inside barrels!

 

[300_whisper]

PS I have some 45 ACP brass that I could throw in would that help get it clean? I read somewhere that the cases hitting together is what gets them clean ?

ty Don

I don’t know if I would do that. I would probably use softer medium and just tumble a little longer. I know brass is soft, but it could damage the bolt.

 

[cw308]

0000 steelwool & Ballistol , go light on the rubbing . I tried the CLR after reading how well it removed carbon from barrels , I tried it on my Rock Creek M24 after a good cleaning to see if there was any fouling lrft , it did come out with some brown coloring on the patch , thought I removed all the CLR but some must have settled in the locking lugs channel that etched my bolt face. I got it off with the wool and Ballistol. I'm sticking with only Ballistol for my CLP

 

[okie]

My extractor was sticking so I left my Panda bolt 1/2 way in CLR, well it left a scum line above the tarnish.
I have it disassembled and in the tumbler now. My typical SNAFU.

;[ DonView attachment 1265287

I would have found a way to blame that on my wife or kids or something...lol If it makes you feel better, I ruined 50lbs of welding rods last week when i left them in the back of the buggy for the rain to get, and on top of that my kids dog got the brand new hood out and chewed it up, as well as 2 new pairs of tillmans!!!!

 

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Yup I posted this in hopes someone else would learn from my dumb mistake. I had to take the extractor out afterall to clean it lol. I vibrated it for 3 hours and no change. I had some mothers in the drawer so I went DGP4's advice. 4 more hours of cleaning and it is passable. ;{

tc Don

 

[hpshooter]

"brand new hood out and chewed it up, as well as 2 new pairs of tillmans!!!!"

That was an expensive raw hide chew!

 

[LVLAaron]

Yup I posted this in hopes someone else would learn from my dumb mistake. I had to take the extractor out afterall to clean it lol. I vibrated it for 3 hours and no change. I had some mothers in the drawer so I went DGP4's advice. 4 more hours of cleaning and it is passable. ;{

tc Don

Never too late to have it melonited.

 

[1911nut]

and I was just going to try CLR in my rifle barrel…. …..

 

[Don Shelton]

I did something similar,,,got it cleaned up and working again,,,looks ugly but new bolt is $500…..

 

[nicholst55]

Looks like a job for Cerakote. Or something.

 

[jelenko]

Actually, I was thinking it looked kinda cool.

 

[snert]

Patina is "in". Dress the stock out with some "distressing", toss an old rangly looking Unertle on it and fake a few dents on the barrel and you will start a new trend!

 

[Twicepop]

Is this the CLR that is advertised as dissolving Calcium, Lime and Rust? I just read that it should be rinsed off after two minutes of contact on whatever metal surface it's being used on.

 

[1911nut]

Patina is "in". Dress the stock out with some "distressing", toss an old rangly looking Unertle on it and fake a few dents on the barrel and you will start a new trend!

Yep. I like the black deposit where the air met the CLR liquid on the OP’s bolt.
That‘s some major patina.
I‘m trying Comet cleanser on the sooty carbon on my rifle‘s barrel crown.

 

[jelenko]

Is this the CLR that is advertised as dissolving Calcium, Lime and Rust? I just read that it should be rinsed off after two minutes of contact on whatever metal surface it's being used on.

In one of his videos, Erik Cortina says he has left if for many minutes in the bores of stainless steel barrels without ill effect. He does recommend 'neutralizing' the clr with alcohol or something.

At the same time, it was not lost on me that he did not want the CLR on his hands.

In the video, he does say that he finishes cleaning with either Wipe Out or Patch Out [I'm not remembering which one] => CLR gets the 'sooty' carbon out, not the hard stuff near the throat.