KG-12 Test Results?

[Ccrider]

When I see copper , Kg12 overnight, a few strokes with a brush and I am done.

Also, Kg12 on a patch in the breech overnight will soften carbon rings.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Update....After 24 hrs the patch out has removed .2gr of copper and the kg12 .1. I just refilled the caps with more fluid than before. I think it turned to syrup, pretty much in both. I think that might've affected the results but no idea if or by how much. It may be that the kg12 was old, too. I just know when I did this same test a few years ago, it wasn't even close but we'll try again. Either way, both were affective but not what I expected yet.

 

[Acyr]

Update....After 24 hrs the patch out has removed .2gr of copper and the kg12 .1. I just refilled the caps with more fluid than before. I think it turned to syrup, pretty much in both. I think that might've affected the results but no idea if or by how much. It may be that the kg12 was old, too. I just know when I did this same test a few years ago, it wasn't even close but we'll try again. Either way, both were affective but not what I expected yet.

KG12 is water based I believe so maybe evaporation is coming into play and affecting the results?

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

KG12 is water based I believe so maybe evaporation is coming into play and affecting the results?

Not sure. I weighed, rinsed a dried them off and put a lot more liquid in both this time. We'll see what happens by tomorrow afternoon. I will say the tip of the one in kg12 (hp) was beginning to visibly just go away but total weight loss goes to patch out so far.

 

[Shooter13]

Either way, both were affective but not what I expected yet.

Just keep doing the test until you get the desired results! That's what the manufacturers do!

 

[Orr89rocz]

Buy a bottle and try for yourself. It is legit imo. Kg-12 and savage barrels go together

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Just keep doing the test until you get the desired results! That's what the manufacturers do!

Not my point at all. Read my other posts. I think it may be old or both had become thick, almost like syrup. Either way, we'll see tomorrow and call it good unless someone wants to try with a fresh bottle, anyone?. Not sure what or why.

 

[Gargoyle]

Not my point at all. Read my other posts. I think it may be old or both had become thick, almost like syrup. Either way, we'll see tomorrow and call it good unless someone wants to try with a fresh bottle, anyone?. Not sure what or why.

I think you are doing good by analyzing the accuracy of your testing, identifying errors, and honing in the unforseens. That's good experimentation.

 

[Gargoyle]

Buy a bottle and try for yourself. It is legit imo. Kg-12 and savage barrels go together

You got that right! I call them the "Blue bleeding monsters!"

 

[Richard Jones]

You got that right! I call them the "Blue bleeding monsters!"

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Ripple barrel............how does it shoot?

 

[Orr89rocz]

You got that right! I call them the "Blue bleeding monsters!"

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I have a ruger no 1 in 270 that copper plates everything inside the barrel. Kg12 is the only thing id consider using lol.
On my old savage 22-250 i tried the kroil and jb bore paste and it didnt work much at all. Kg12 cleaned that up quick so i could sell it

 

[Shooter13]

Not my point at all. Read my other posts. I think it may be old or both had become thick, almost like syrup. Either way, we'll see tomorrow and call it good unless someone wants to try with a fresh bottle, anyone?. Not sure what or why.

I know it is not your point as like myself we have no interest in who sells the most product but we do know results are manipulated to say what a particular seller wants. BTW thanks for doing this.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

I know it is not your point as like myself we have no interest in who sells the most product but we do know results are manipulated to say what a particular seller wants. BTW thanks for doing this.

It's still working but I think this kg12 has lost some punch. Maybe someone will try it with a fresh bottle.

 

[rayporter]

the question is----

how fast do these various solvents lose effectiveness after opening? there has to be some loss.

 

[Dgd6mm]

the question is----

how fast do these various solvents lose effectiveness after opening? there has to be some loss.

I agree. I have had first hand experience with an old can of Wipe Out. By the time I got around to using it, it was dead, as in did nothing. You could tell, smell, appearance. It went from foam to liquid fairly quickly.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

the question is----

how fast do these various solvents lose effectiveness after opening? there has to be some loss.

I feel certain this bottle of kg12 is not what it once was. Still keeping up with patch out, for the most part. I'll weigh them again this afternoon.

 

[Leeman]

I also found KG12 seemed to loose it's effectiveness over time once opened, even with the nozzle tightly applied. It was as good as anything I've tried before initially, but I noticed a few months later it just wasn't shifting the copper deposits anymore and I went back to an ammonia containing solvent which from the sniff test doesn't seem to have lost it's potency.

 

[gunsandgunsmithing]

Just took them out and rinsed off in acetone. I'll let them dry out before weighing them.

 

[sdeal5]

What color is the KG12 y’all are using? After reading this thread, I remembered that I had an unopened bottle of it. Thought I’d give it a try. It’s been in the shop for a couple of years and when I applied it to a patch, it is BRIGHT orange. It does absolutely nothing in the bore, even after letting it set for a while. I’m thinking it must be past its’ “use by” date? Just wondering if the orange color was an indicator that it had gone bad? Thanks

 

[Fuj]

I just got done soaking a barrel in Sweets. The bottle is about 4 years
old and will still take your breath away. I have a fresh unopened one
if the first one ever goes stale. The new one was given to me from a
friend that switched over to Bore Tech Cu+. Another non ammonia
brew.