Cleaning bore grime

[DieManInTheRough]

I'm doing some restoration on older markers, and the most common condition I find is gummed up gross internals from decade old paint.
I was thinking a light solvent on a sacrificial barrel swab with a power drill.
Anyone got tips for cleaning up that old residue?

[Trbo323]

Alcohol. Might need a few passes but I've never needed anything stronger

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[JeepDVLZ45]

For cleaning the marker or for the person cleaning the marker?

[Chuck E Ducky]

Both

[BLachance75]

This stuff works amazing on old dried paint.

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B09LVRJY81/ref=dp_iou_view_item?ie=UTF8&th=1

[Tarsun2]

for me its alcohol, soap and water, and patience...

[Grendel]

Yup, this is the way really nothing else needed with the exception if there are carbon steel parts then my go to is Evapo-rust which I buy by the gallon anyway.

[Brandon]

I use an ultrasonic cleaner, hot water and dish soap.

[Chuck E Ducky]

Fancy I should invest in one of those.

[Brandon]

Chuck, I even use it for my real steal. ill fill the cleaner with water and then I'll take a cleaned peanut butter jar filled with simple green concentrate. Put the carboned parts in the PB jar, put the jar in the cleaner and let it do its work. Of course, you need to account for the displacement of the jar in the water or till overflow, but with the combo of the heat, ultra sonic action and the simple green, even the most carboned BCG comes out clean with little to no work after. Just make sure to oil the part well after, simple green takes all the oils off. This method also works for stripping paint on small parts.

[Chuck E Ducky]

I have always used 50/50 mix rubbing alcohol to water. For real old sticky barrel goo I bump it to 75/25 and let it soak. One barrel I had to use a barrel swab on a drill to get at it. Rubbing Alcohol is usually all you need.

[BrickHaus]

I've still got a bottle of Armson bore cleaner. I use is sparingly, but I mix some up in the slop sink, and hit many barrels in one shot with an old squeegee.

[Toestr]

A piece of dowel and a rag will work too if you don't want to use a swab on the drill. Add toothpaste if there's corrosion in the bore.

I usually just use soap, hot water and a nylon brush (tooth, bottle or shotgun) for most things.

[Psycho91]

Rags a dowel and old tooth brush, tape the tooth brush to the end of the dowel if need be, soap and water usually works

[$L!mBo]

boiling water + elbow grease

[DieManInTheRough]

I appreciate all the replies! This is thoroughly helpful.

[capitalpaintball]

This is what i use . You can get it in most markets on the air freshener isle

[Psycho91]

12 gauge shotgun swabs work well sometimes to, but be careful of the metal rod they attach to

[Tarsun2]

i have a laboratory ultrasonic cleaner that im not using. if anyone is interested, they can just have it. if theres interest, i can dig it out and post up the make and model.
i think its big enough to hold 2 12pks of soda and iirc has 6 ultrasonic generators.

[Brandon]

i have a laboratory ultrasonic cleaner that im not using. if anyone is interested, they can just have it. if theres interest, i can dig it out and post up the make and model.
i think its big enough to hold 2 12pks of soda and iirc has 6 ultrasonic generators.

whoa that's a big one. where are you located. I might be interested.

[Tarsun2]

im in Ne Pa
ill get the specs today after work.