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Watching youtube videos and on-line articles and some folks use Flitz or Nevr-Dull or some kind of mag wheel polish but I'm very hesitatant to use anything called a polish since I do not want to mess up the brushed finish. One fellow used Hoppes #9 on a green scotch-brite scouring pad and that seemed okay but you get the idea he sill put a fair amount of time and elbow grease into it. I've used a plain gum pencil eraser to pretty good effect.
So, how do you guys clean that carbon fouling or burn marks as some call them from the cylinder face?
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mine get wiped with a cleaning patch
with bore solvent and that's it.
next time it's used those black rings
of tarnish will be right back on the
cylinder, so i don't fret over 'em.
i just get any residue and rock on.
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Why clean them at all? That question aside, I have had decent results using a bronze brush and Hoppes #9.
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M-Pro 7 and a bronze brush. Let the solution work, just make sure to keep it wet, don't let it dry out.
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MAAS polishing paste, WENOL, SIMECHROME, Flitz... as mentioned.
All do a good job, used on a Q-tip./Patch wrapped on a popcycle stick.
INK eraser on pencil tip... does some good.
My own proprietary blend of solvents ( too strong for the meek)
Start with gentle ... & move to stronger & stop at the thought of wet or dry sandpaper.... that's a no-go.
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Ditto bronze brush and Hoppe's #9.
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Be careful mixing solvents unless you're a chemist!
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A pencil eraser does a pretty good job.
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Bronze brush and CLP. Also works well for carbon burn rings on semiauto shotgun tubes.
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Shooter's choice and a bronze toothbrush.
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Fouling and/or lead deposits anywhere on the gun come right off with just a little rubbing. Don't use it on blued revolvers, but it's fine on Nickel and Stainless. It's a chemical - not an abrasive. ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/v0aSfL.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/Ld4PZ9.jpg)
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+1 after cleaning with the powder solvent of your choice. Not always perfect but better than other methods I've tried, without abrading the cylinder face finish,
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I just got this gun back from the guy I sold it to about 20 years ago. It's got some scratches on face of the cylinder where he had tried to clean it with a brush. The Lead Away removed it without scratching and it took about 2 minutes. ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/923/y1NPKN.jpg)
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The Lead Away by BC or Kleenbore were recommended by a couple of folks, one guy was saying it smelled a lot like the Nevr-Dull stuff. I was thinking a chemical cleaner like that would work but my main concern is that did NOT polish or shine up the finish. I've read horror stories of someone who loaned his brushed finish SS revolver to a friend who "cleaned it up" with Flitz and polished the entire exterior to a mirror finish. 
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Watching youtube videos and on-line articles and some folks use Flitz or Nevr-Dull or some kind of mag wheel polish but I'm very hesitatant to use anything called a polish since I do not want to mess up the brushed finish. One fellow used Hoppes #9 on a green scotch-brite scouring pad and that seemed okay but you get the idea he sill put a fair amount of time and elbow grease into it. I've used a plain gum pencil eraser to pretty good effect.
So, how do you guys clean that carbon fouling or burn marks as some call them from the cylinder face? Fine steel wool.
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The Lead Away by BC or Kleenbore were recommended by a couple of folks, one guy was saying it smelled a lot like the Nevr-Dull stuff. I was thinking a chemical cleaner like that would work but my main concern is that did NOT polish or shine up the finish. I've read horror stories of someone who loaned his brushed finish SS revolver to a friend who "cleaned it up" with Flitz and polished the entire exterior to a mirror finish. As a simple experiment to address your concern, I just spent 2 minutes on the face of the cylinder with an Ultra-Fine Scotchbrite pad. A few more minutes of work would likely restore the metal to something closely resembling the factory finish. ![[Linked Image]](http://imagizer.imageshack.us/v2/640x480q90/922/V1eWWe.jpg)
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I don't clean ,except a wipe down with a cloth and Hoppes or whatever cleaning agent I am using at the time
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I use Amway metal cleaner and a tooth brush, comes off quick and no scratches.
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Fouling and/or lead deposits anywhere on the gun come right off with just a little rubbing. Don't use it on blued revolvers, but it's fine on Nickel and Stainless. It's a chemical - not an abrasive. +1 Remington also made a Lead-away product and it works like magic on burn rings, etc.
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Honestly? I don't remove the carbon ring on the cylinder face. It's gonna come back immediately the next time I shoot it.
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