Barrel Cleaning and Polishing

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Hi, I just realised I have been cleaning my barrel all wrong recently, using a bit of silicone oil and not turning off the hop.

For Cleaning I have heard that its best to use rubbing alcohol. Where do I get it?

Is white spirits the same sort of thing? I haven't a clue but we do have at least five bottles of it.

For Polishing I have heard its best to use a slightly abrasive 'thing' (I haven't a clue what you would call it or where to get it) to get rid of imperfections and then some sort of wax to make the barrel smooth and shiny. B)

If you could give suggestions as to where to get some of thus stuff, the less specialised shops the better would be brilliant.

Thanks for all the help, Daniel.

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I use J-Cloths on the end of a cleaning rod in a drill for my barrel cleans.

First I use Wilkinsons Automotive Colour Restorer until the cloths are coming out clean, then I'll use their automotive wax to polish up. The drill should be going at a reasonably steady speed and it should be making love (this is not a quicky, light some candles, put on some Barry White, yano?) to your inner barrel. Gently in, gently out. You get what I mean so I'm going to stop making innuendo.

Works a treat and takes about half an hour to do properly. Found that most normal barrels cleaned this way will perform to the same standard as a tightbore that's just had a gentle clean...

 
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Would T-cut Colour restorer and Auto Care deep shine wax do the job? I already have some of them :D

 
Do you need to do anything after the polish? Like clean off excess?

 
Dan_W said:
Would T-cut Colour restorer and Auto Care deep shine wax do the job? I already have some of them :D
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Those would nicely!

Once you've done each step it doesn't hurt to use a dry J-Cloth to remove any excess, but you don't want to use too much of either liquid in the first place so there shouldn't be too much to mop up afterwards!

 
Or.... you know... tesco value tissues at the end of a long rod for me. Gets the dirt and residue off fine although not for tightbores or precision barrels; I just don't care about my shitty AK barrel.

 
I just use toilet tissue soaked in rubbing alcohol. seems to work.

 
get some isopropyl alcohol pads.. they're like 2 quid for a 100. I buy them for general degreasing and for computer work. theyre electrically safe so you can clean anywhere!

Finius said:
I use J-Cloths on the end of a cleaning rod in a drill for my barrel cleans.

First I use Wilkinsons Automotive Colour Restorer until the cloths are coming out clean, then I'll use their automotive wax to polish up. The drill should be going at a reasonably steady speed and it should be making love (this is not a quicky, light some candles, put on some Barry White, yano?) to your inner barrel. Gently in, gently out. You get what I mean so I'm going to stop making innuendo.

Works a treat and takes about half an hour to do properly. Found that most normal barrels cleaned this way will perform to the same standard as a tightbore that's just had a gentle clean...
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Do you mean this?

http://www.wilko.com/car-cleaning/wilko-colour-restorer-500ml/invt/0198949

http://www.wilko.com/car-cleaning/wilko-liquid-polish-500ml/invt/0198910

Will that work for polishing a 6.03 TBB

 
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I just... Don't clean my barrels.

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Brake disc cleaner on a strip of J cloth! (That's what Landwarrior told me to do) :)

 
Isopropyl Alcohol (IPA) Pre-Injection Pads unfold the 2 layers and cut into 2 squares. Fit through the eye of a cleaning rod and spin inside the barrel as you push it down to the end and pull it back up. The hop should be mainly but not completely off, so that the bump gets cleaned of any residual grease/oil particulates which have been sucked through the gearbox into the cylinder and any dirt stuck to them. Continue until the pad comes out clean.

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I've only fired my M4 once...

Don't think i muzzled it yet!

Plus i always use a muzzle cap when transporting, even when walking onto the field of play!

 
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I just... Don't clean my barrels.

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Well I saw your video about how your absolute caked up filthy barrel full of silicon greese was shooting off centre and the cleaning you had to do!

I found initially I had to clean the barrel out a lot after the first game because the gearbox shot a tonne of greese down the barrel, but after that first game it stopped doing it and no longer produces utterly filthy pads.

 
BrightCandle said:
Well I saw your video about how your absolute caked up filthy barrel full of silicon greese was shooting off centre and the cleaning you had to do!

I found initially I had to clean the barrel out a lot after the first game because the gearbox shot a tonne of greese down the barrel, but after that first game it stopped doing it and no longer produces utterly filthy pads.
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Well, when needs must lol.

Obviously in that case I HAD to clean the barrel because there was a sticky substance stuck in it causing the shots to veer off. It was like having a second hop rubber half way down the side of the barrel.

But that's the first time I've ever cleaned either a gas or AEG barrel before and I don't feel I've ever suffered particularly for it.

I am very careful with my guns though, I see a lot of people ramming their muzzles into the ground fairly often. I don't think anyone ever does it on purpose, but they're definitely not consciously reminding themselves not to do it either, whereas I am. So perhaps that's got something to do with it.

 
I've only ever fallen over twice (both times on wet steps) and always landed with my weapon pointing to the sky BUT there will be a 1st time

My mate fell over and dug the muzzle of my pistol and his M4 into the mud, luckily for him, it was the flash hider blocked and not the barrel, took it off and washed through with water

 
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Apologies to dig up an old thread but this really isn't worth a new one.

I use alcohol spray, is this alright? I can't find what purity it actually is and don't want to cock up my new barrel/hop up if it's going to leave a residue.

http://www.maplin.co.uk/p/isopropyl-alcohol-400ml-re79l

I also bought some micro fibre clothes from the pound shop which work really well, you can just cut off a tiny rectangle, soak it in alcohol and push it through several times with a rod. I make sure it's a tight fit innuendo innuendo etc and it seems to work well for a quick spruce up.

 
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