Sea foam for bor cleaning

[Dkk37058]

Thinking about using sea foam for bore cleaning. Any one have any advice on using it and the proper way to use it.

 

[ggshoots]

I just used Seafoam spray this morning cleaning an AR bolt carrier. It is petroleum based so should not be harmful. Have used it for years on small engines etc. Great stuff.

 

[JEFFPPC]

I tried it, was not impressed.

 

[Dkk37058]

The saw foam I got was a liquid in a can not a spray would it be the same

 

[tominboise]

Seafoam is mostly Naptha, I believe. It might take some carbon off, but if you need a faster carbon remover, you can get some Acetone from the hardware store and use that.

 

[TTE]

Seafoam is mostly Naptha, I believe. It might take some carbon off, but if you need a faster carbon remover, you can get some Acetone from the hardware store and use that.

See for yourself, second post from the top

https://forum.accurateshooter.com/threads/carbon-removal.4111060/page-4

 

[VA_XTC_Shooter]

Could try Berrymans, that takes carbon off anything, but it's pretty stout stuff

 

[Prose]

Seafoams "top engine cleaner" is an outstanding cleaner and will provide good protection. "Deep Creep" is an outstanding cleaner and preservative. These two products are intended for gun care.

I have used all of them, but I LOVE sea foam products for gun cleaning. 10/10.

 

[TTE]

These two products are intended for gun care.

Didn't see that on the label, front or back

 

[Dkk37058]

Thanks for the replies

 

[Brians356]

Seafoams "top engine cleaner" is an outstanding cleaner and will provide good protection. ... intended for gun care.

Why would they name a gun care product "engine cleaner"?
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[Rocketvapor]

More people drives old cars than clean old guns?

 

[CharlieNC]

I tried it, was not impressed.

I tried it a while too and moved on. FreeAll is the absolute best I've found, short of an abrasive.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Lol, no love for Free All either.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Lol, no love for Free All either.

Alex kind of stopped me in my tracks on that one when he said he didn’t want anything to creep in to weakening the bedding job.

 

[JEFFPPC]

Alex kind of stopped me in my tracks on that one when he said he didn’t want anything to creep in to weakening the bedding job.

Why would that happen with proper technique and tools?

 

[Kracken McGraw]

Why would that happen with proper technique and tools?

I don’t know and I’m not quoting him, it was just mentioned in a thread not to use anything that could potentially migrate there.

 

[itchyTF]

I don’t know and I’m not quoting him, it was just mentioned in a thread not to use anything that could potentially migrate there.

Wouldn’t that be just about anything?

 

[Uthink Uknow]

I’ve used Seafoam and Lucas top engine cleaner or gasoline additive. The Lucas works well as a carbon cleaner. The Seafoam is tougher to push though the bore. Same size patch and same technique. I put the Seafoam in my gasoline tank and moved back to the Lucas for bore cleaning.

 

[rijndael]

Wouldn’t that be just about anything?

I'd argue that solvents like acetone are probably worse for bedding than something like Bore Tech.