Your opinion: Best Carbon Remover

[Mark Buettgen]

Mark, do you feel that nylon brushes are an issue using standard cleaning solvents?
Ben

I use both nylon and bronze brushes, it depends on the situation and products being used.
Wipe Out seems to work better with Nylon, and when i'm doing shorter strings, works fine.
In my F Class rifle in 284 Win, I probably will have 60 or more shots on and it's been all day before I can clean, i use a bronze brush and a couple different solvents to go after both carbon and copper.
When I use an abrasive, and I will, sparingly, I only use it on patches and do a regular cleaning regimen after to make sure I get it all out.
I prefer JB Bore Paste(gray in color), I do not use the Bore Bright.
Later, Mark

 

[SeabeeKen]

sorry but carbon DEPOSITS can be dissolved,
it's been done for decades in the automotive field
and the same products work in gun bbls.
been there, do that

No it has not. I worked with it for decades. All you can do is break the bond carbon has on itself and whatever its attached to.

 

[divingin]

No it has not. I worked with it for decades. All you can do is break the bond carbon has on itself and whatever its attached to.

For all shooters intents and purposes, that IS dissolving carbon. We're not trying to break it down into protons, neutrons, and electrons; we're just trying to get it out of barrels.

 

[SeabeeKen]

For all shooters intents and purposes, that IS dissolving carbon. We're not trying to break it down into protons, neutrons, and electrons; we're just trying to get it out of barrels.

Soakem down with some Berryman's dip and let it eat

 

[rsmithsr50]

duh that is what I said...YOU CAN REMOVE IT.
IT HAS BEEN DONE IN THE AUTOMOTIVE FIELD since they built the first engine.
old berryman's worked well, no idea on the current politically correct stuff.

No it has not. I worked with it for decades. All you can do is break the bond carbon has on itself and whatever its attached to.

 

[Hohn]

I'm seeing some evidence suggesting good results with Bore Tech.

 

[BigKev]

Try some CLR when you get tired of all the "carbon removers"

Been Using it for years, several of the top benchrest shooters that I've ever met do the same. Really don't care what works for you, that's my experience as well as a multitude of other top 1000 yard shooters that I compete with and against.

 

[robert8904]

Yesterday I cleaned a stubborn carbon ring from the throat of a 308 bolt rifle. I put a 32 cal bronze brush with an IOSSO soaked patch wrapped around it on a pistol rod. Pushed it into the throat and twisted it both ways and gave it a little back and forth action. Two patches and less than 5 minutes later the carbon ring was gone completely.

 

[Ranger188]

Everyone has their favorite.
I had a pretty nasty carbon ring due to RL16
I've tried everything on other carbon rings also.
I had a friend tell me to use CLR (WTH)
So I bought some and soaked a bore mop with it and left it in the area
for only 2 minutes. WOW it took 80-90% of it off.
Nothing has even come close to this stuff.
I'm a believer now.

 

[Steve Ladino]

I decided to start a new thread since I think this subject warrants one. What do you use to remove carbon? I've seen KG1, Slip 2000, MPro7, Butchs Bore Shine, Shooters Choice/Kroil, TM Solution, etc. etc. etc. mentioned. But what really works? Have you bore scoped to prove your results?

Danny

If you have a buildup that developed when you thought it wasn't happening to such an extent, take 0000 steel wool wrapped around a bore mop covered with a polishing paste and work the first 10 inches or so. The carbon ring in front of the chamber has a tendency to develop on the 8 o'clock to 4 o'clock area above because solvent puddles in the lower area and keeps that area cleaner due to the position of our guns in the cleaning cradle. I rotate a brush in this area every time I clean. I don't do this routine often but if you have a tough carbon buildup then this will get it out.

 

[urbanrifleman]

Flitz Bore Cleaner SMOKES JB by about 200 strokes.

I tried all the brushes, and everything everyone says is the way to do it. After getting my borescope I did my own tests.

Flitz on Butchs patches and Boretech Eliminator is all you need to clean barrels and keep them looking beautiful and shooting small. Everything else is not as good from my tests.

For the cartridges that are hard on barrels, Shoot a TMS bullet every 100 rounds is the other magic medicine. Every 200 rounds for a 6br. Every 400 for a 223.

 

[Will Henry]

Liquid Wrench aeresol penetrating oil. WH

 

[SeabeeKen]

Contacted Flitz. Completely safe on guns. Contains 6000 grit which is so fine it isn’t classified as an abrasive. By comparison, kg2 is 1200-1400 grit as I recall. Other carbon removing abrasive compounds are similar. Flitz will not harm a bore. I cleaned 3 rifles today, 15-20 strokes with a brush of flitz liquid polish or bore cleaner (same thing) and carbon was completely gone as verified by my bore scope. Followed by 5 dry patches and clean. The paste is a bit more harsh as far as chemicals go. I also wiped outside down and got a lot of brown rust off of a rifle that I thought was clean. Flitz also recommends using their sealant afterward and it works. Removed all the copper too. If you doubt me, call flitz, they are honest open people. Always amazes me that so many go to a forum to ask about products but few go direct to the maker to get facts. I was impressed by flitz and I will keep using it. Haven’t worn out a barrel yet in over 50 years of cleaning by cleaning them

 

[Martin52]

Love these 9 year old threads

yes, and still no consensus....!

 

[Capt. Oblivious]

Everyone has their favorite.
I had a pretty nasty carbon ring due to RL16
I've tried everything on other carbon rings also.
I had a friend tell me to use CLR (WTH)
So I bought some and soaked a bore mop with it and left it in the area
for only 2 minutes. WOW it took 80-90% of it off.
Nothing has even come close to this stuff.
I'm a believer now.

Welcome to the green side, you will like it over here

 

[Fuj]

Been meaning to try a product called "Piston Kleen". Engine
rebuild shops swear it's the best to remove baked on piston
top carbon. Supposed to be citrus based and safe on metals.
Other then that, SLIP has done well for me.

 

[TheOtherZilla]

I don't know about best but Bore Tech Carbon Remover is working for me. Before that it was some GM engine cleaner that was discontinued. I have a cabinet full of stuff so I can play musical cleaners if I feel like it.

 

[ratguner]

When I am done shooting, I run wet patches of PB Blaster through the bore and leave it. Once home, patch and run more PB then brass brush and clean.
DO NOT get PB on your bluing!

 

[1911nut]

Is this the CLR that’s being recommended here? I use it around the house, never thought to put it in a gun....

 

[Dgd6mm]

1911nut, yes and it works.