Best way to remove burn ring on blued revolver?

[JB1103]

As the title says, how do you guys clean, particularly treat the burn rings on blued revolver?

 

[Magellann]

Try using a cloth called Lead Away, its supposed to be good for removing carbon and residue.

 

[HammerliSP20]

Hoppe's #9 and a stiff brush.

 

[gnmontey]

Define "burn ring". All my revolvers are blued (well... all except for one), I don't follow what you mean by burn ring.

M

 

[Can-down]

Just wipe it down with what ever you use to clean the barrel and don't worry about getting it spotless.

 

[Can-down]

Define "burn ring". All my revolvers are blued (well... all except for one), I don't follow what you mean by burn ring.

M

The ring of burnt carbon deposit that forms around the chamber mouths of the cylinder would be my assumption.

 

[Reeferman]

I’ve used everything known to man to get rid of the “ring” especially on stainless revolvers. I have learned to live with the ring and am much happier now. Be very very careful with lead away cloth on a blue revolver. They now get a light scrub with a brass brush and Ballistol. Life is so much better now.

 

[silverfoxdj]

Brass brush plus Lead cloth remover works well for mine (SSteel)

 

[JB1103]

Define "burn ring". All my revolvers are blued (well... all except for one), I don't follow what you mean by burn ring.

M

The ring of burnt carbon deposit that forms around the chamber mouths of the cylinder would be my assumption.

What Can-down said.

 

[heliace]

Hmmm, I kind of like that look on my 686. Adds to the character. As long as it doesn't interfere with function, I'm ok with it. Kinda makes it hard to sell a revolver as "un-fired" or low round count though....lol.

 

[B]

I use mother's mag wheel polish for stubborn carbon deposits. That's on stainless guns though, I can't say it's safe for blued guns.

 

[Magellann]

I found that Autosol polish works well on the stainless guns as well, again I wouldn't try it on a blued gun.

 

[stewbud]

Hmmm, I kind of like that look on my 686. Adds to the character. As long as it doesn't interfere with function, I'm ok with it. Kinda makes it hard to sell a revolver as "un-fired" or low round count though....lol.

I hated that look on my 686.

So I sold it and got a 586.

Problem solved!

 

[tjhaile]

Lead Away cloth can remove bluing.

Anything that does not come off with cleaning solvent and a good scrubbing with a bronze brush does not need to come off that badly.

 

[hatman1793]

Buy a curly-que brush. Its made specifically to remove the burn ring in revolver cylinders.
Its not really a brush per se, but its a twisted closed wire spiral jag. Bass Pro has them I think.
The key to minimizing this ring is to always employ the advice the great Roy Campbell told me years ago: "Always be cleaning!"

 

[silverfoxdj]

This may help for blued guns h ttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7ALrqE4MRc0

 

[JB1103]

Thanks everyone for your inputs!

 

[BrockPython]

Guys I have had Ruger stainless revolvers for almost 30 years. I used to use the Lead Away cloth that worked well. A couple years ago I read on here about using cyrama bright. It's the cleaning cream they sell for glass topped stoves. Works as good as lead away if not better and is way easier to find. And it's pretty cheap

 

[Kosmonument]

Get a lead removal cloth.

youtube.com/watch?v=DMyOpCzC55A

 

[capp325]

Get a lead removal cloth.

youtube.com/watch?v=DMyOpCzC55A

Lead removal cloth will remove carbon deposits alright...together with the blued finish underneath.