I am posting this up as a 'tip' thread for the new suppressor owners. Feel free to comment or add other 'tips and tricks' that you may have found useful. Keep in mind this is geared towards the relatively new suppressor owner.
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I have two rimfire cans and both have been a little bit neglected so to speak. I have shot them quite a bit and have gone quite a while in between cleanings. Keep in mind that the same things listed below can apply to 9mm cans as well. Getting the cans apart is a bear once you have old baked on carbon. This includes getting booster assemblies and so forth apart. So what to do?
First thing I will say is what NOT to do. Hammers, channel lock pliers and so forth are off limits, like forever when it comes to suppressors. For one the teeth on regular channel lock pliers will gouge pretty much anything you clamp down on so don't even go there. If anyone ever uses channel locks on your suppressor, you should use those same channel locks to rip out their fingernails.
In other words, use the correct tools for the job. The last thing you want to do is mess up something that costs so much and you have to wait so long for. Generally speaking banging on a suppressor is a bad idea.
Never force anything, especially depending on the construction of your can.
In my current situation I can use BoreTech C4 (carbon eliminator) to fill up and/or treat the can until I can get it apart. This also will soften up hard, baked on carbon and make it easier to clean when I put the baffles in a tumbler later on(which you may or may not do depending on what your baffles are made out of). In my case though I have several bottles of Seal 1 and several bottles of Froglube that I don't really use that much anymore so I used those. They cut carbon pretty good actually. It just takes time.
Having some plugs like the ones in the link below come in mighty handy when you are trying to not make a massive mess and/or conserve your cleaning supplies. Also note that if you are trying to get a booster assembly apart (for example) you don't need to soak the entire can. Just use liberal amounts enough to work on the part you need help with.
With that pack I can plug either end of my cans and work accordingly.
Long story short is to use a carbon cleaner of your choice and be patient. It might take a few hours of maybe even a day or two depending on the situation. I personally would caution against using 'the dip', CLR, or some other home brew, but that's just me. Pretty much most of the advertised for use on guns appropriate cleaning solutions will eventually do the trick and you can use them without fear.
Any other tips/tricks or comments please post them below.
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I have two rimfire cans and both have been a little bit neglected so to speak. I have shot them quite a bit and have gone quite a while in between cleanings. Keep in mind that the same things listed below can apply to 9mm cans as well. Getting the cans apart is a bear once you have old baked on carbon. This includes getting booster assemblies and so forth apart. So what to do?
First thing I will say is what NOT to do. Hammers, channel lock pliers and so forth are off limits, like forever when it comes to suppressors. For one the teeth on regular channel lock pliers will gouge pretty much anything you clamp down on so don't even go there. If anyone ever uses channel locks on your suppressor, you should use those same channel locks to rip out their fingernails.
In other words, use the correct tools for the job. The last thing you want to do is mess up something that costs so much and you have to wait so long for. Generally speaking banging on a suppressor is a bad idea.
Never force anything, especially depending on the construction of your can.
In my current situation I can use BoreTech C4 (carbon eliminator) to fill up and/or treat the can until I can get it apart. This also will soften up hard, baked on carbon and make it easier to clean when I put the baffles in a tumbler later on(which you may or may not do depending on what your baffles are made out of). In my case though I have several bottles of Seal 1 and several bottles of Froglube that I don't really use that much anymore so I used those. They cut carbon pretty good actually. It just takes time.
Having some plugs like the ones in the link below come in mighty handy when you are trying to not make a massive mess and/or conserve your cleaning supplies. Also note that if you are trying to get a booster assembly apart (for example) you don't need to soak the entire can. Just use liberal amounts enough to work on the part you need help with.
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With that pack I can plug either end of my cans and work accordingly.
Long story short is to use a carbon cleaner of your choice and be patient. It might take a few hours of maybe even a day or two depending on the situation. I personally would caution against using 'the dip', CLR, or some other home brew, but that's just me. Pretty much most of the advertised for use on guns appropriate cleaning solutions will eventually do the trick and you can use them without fear.
Any other tips/tricks or comments please post them below.
