Wipe-Out Foam Bore Cleaner

[CF Junkie]

I have been using both for about 8 or more years.
I use the Accelerator and Wipe Out on my .308 and larger calibers.
The tube on the Wipe Out can doesn't seal in my .223 and 6.5mm chambers so the foam gets into the action.
The foam does a great job on my muzzle brake on one of my .308s.

I use the Accelerator and Patch Out for my .223s and 6.5mms - not as messy but does the same great job.

My bore scope tells me that there is very little copper left in the barrel when using either.
And my accuracy hasn't been any different over my years of use, so I am confident that it handles copper very effectively.

Forum Boss: You can use Wipe-out foam from the MUZZLE. Plug the chamber completely with a good bore guide with O-rings and you should be good to go without overrun into the action. Put a rag over the stock so you don't get foam on your stock from the butt end of the bore-guide.

At the end of a shooting session, I would apply foam from the muzzle, wait 15 minutes, then apply the foam a second time, plug the barrel both ends and then drive home. After 3-5 hours I would then final clean the barrel. The amount of brushing required was reduced by 80% or more. Letting the foam sit really works.

 

[Texas Solo]

I thought Wipe Out and Patch Out were the same product?

If not, what's the difference?

 

[Raydee]

I believe the original wipe out is a foam and wipe out/patch out is a liquid

 

[Straightshooter1]

I thought Wipe Out and Patch Out were the same product?

If not, what's the difference?

Basically yes, they're the same. But Wipe Out is a can of foam product to be injected into a bore. Patch-Out is a liquid in a bottle that you put on a patch to run through the bore. And before using Patch-Out there's the bottle of Accelerator that's often recommended to apply just before using the Patch-Out to increase its effectiveness and same time.

 

[Buzzsaw]

Great products. Problem is not having it locally on shelves. Ordering online, shipping charges kill it for me.

 

[rardoin]

Here you go!

That's too damn funny...I had Junior on the box a few days back courtesy of Spotify. Gotta love 'Venom wearin' denim'!

 

[FNSafari]

My feeling is that if you shoot a quality barrel line a shield or packer select, and its in its early stages of usage and not copper fouling, you can clean with Hoppe's and a brush and you will do just fine. No exotic formulas needed. Keep the inevitable carbon ring just in front of the chamber minimal with IOSO or some other mild abrasive concoction

 

[Clancy]

I used WipeOut for ten years but recently switched to ThorroClean/Flush. ThorroClean/Flush cut the number of brush strokes required for same level of clean by 90%.

I’ve seeb thoro require 50-100 strokes. Were you really doing 500 plus with wipeout?

 

[Clancy]

4 cleaning products on my bench.

Wipeout and Accelerator- covers routine cleanings of rifles that are cleaned after each group.

Boretech C4- anything suppressed or rifles cleaned after 50 rounds

JB Bore Paste- every 2-300 rounds or when I don’t have time to ask nicely.

 

[prone.life]

I’ve seeb thoro require 50-100 strokes. Were you really doing 500 plus with wipeout?

negative. typical prior regimen was a one hour soak with accelerator/wipeout and then 30-50 strokes (out/back=1) with either KG-1 Carbon remover or Iosso's triple action. Sometimes I split it up with an additional overnight accelerator/wipeout soak and further carbon removal.

i use iosso nylon brushes exclusively and a teslong borescope to assess cleanliness.

i shoot a straight 6BR which isn't the dirtiest of cartridges; it's podium level competitive at matches (midrange f-class) going up to 600 rounds between cleanings.

in my limited experience with thoro I'm seeing enough carbon removal after 10-15 out/back brush strokes, and no pre-soak, to call it done and move onto clean patches. i am surprised at how many dirty patches come out after so few brush strokes. i still have carbon "enamel" in the lands but it's more translucent/opaque. i only get back to bare metal at the end of each season/year.

thoro has cut cleaning time to get my barrel match ready from 1.5-2hrs down to 30 minutes and significantly reduces the number of invasive passes from a rod/brush/jag.

-ymmv

 

[Kracken McGraw]

In one of these threads someone mentioned using a couple sizes bigger Iosso nylon brush to clean with. That’s going to really get someone in trouble with a stuck brush in a .22 caliber barrel, IMO.

 

[ricco1949]

I've used Wipeout foam for 20+ years.

I've encountered one problem. I bought a case of it about 10+/- years ago and still have a few cans left. The foam comes out more like a runny slurry now. I tried adding compressed air to the cans but it doesn't seem to help.

It still works but just a little PITA.

I'll switch to Patch Out when it's finally all used up.

 

[kauffmanjohn]

Opinions of wipe out bore cleaner.

I like it, along with Hoppe;s.

 

[D Coots]

In one of these threads someone mentioned using a couple sizes bigger Iosso nylon brush to clean with. That’s going to really get someone in trouble with a stuck brush in a .22 caliber barrel, IMO.

I always use a 7mm iosso nylon brush in my 6mm. Never a problem.

My secret......I tell the barrel the brush is 6mm....

 

[Rick300]

Here in Kalifornia our 7mm brushes identify as 6mm.

 

[Kracken McGraw]

I guess I was referring to experience with a 22-250 Savage barrels that gets rough and dirty. It really doesn’t want the .224 Iosso brush in it.

 

[20 TAC]

I use Wipe Out and Accelerator on my rifles. Let it soak overnight, clean out, then follow with thorough cleaning process with Boretech Eliminator. I do not own a borescope to quantify how clean my barrels are getting, but groups suggest that it must be working. This is on some high volume shooting 20 and 22 caliber varmint rifles.

Interesting to hear more experiences and wouldn’t mind trying the Patch Out in the future.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

20tac do you have a chamber cleaning step?

 

[20 TAC]

20tac do you have a chamber cleaning step?

I’ve relied on the WipeOut applied from muzzle end to get into the neck area of the chamber and go to work. After cleaning the bore, I use the Sinclair action cleaning kit with lug recess tool, and with some long handled Q-tips to get in cracks and crevices, followed by a dirtier large chamber mop to get the bigger deposits and gunk, and finally finish a clean dry chamber mop. Usually the .410 mops work well for me for small rifle cartridges.

 

[Coyotefurharvester]

I also foam into the chamber. Every couple of cleanings I spin a brush in the neck/throat, with carbon out. Flush it out the bore, than foam.