Couple Concerns.........?

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Redoing the stock finish on one of my levers and decided to use
some Varathane Tru Danish Oil.
Just did a third wet sand with 600 grit and on my 6th or 7th layer of oil.
How many is 'nuff?
The grain is still a wee bit porous and was thinking to top the next few
layers with Tru Oil?

The next item is a real filthy shotgun barrel.
What is a good method of cleaning years of corruption out of this?
Brush on a rod chucked into a cordless drill is barely doing much.
Tried some CLP, some G96 and now gun solvent.
Even tried some brake cleaner. Some improvement but yikes...................d:h:
 
saskgunowner101 said:
Is the shotgun barrel problem lead, carbon, or plastic?
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Don't know. Got a bit of shine and continue with the brush and then more stuff shows up.
Sort of like prepping an old sixty year car for paint.
Layers.
This plastic ?
Slivers of something coming off too.
Not convinced there is rust bellies in there yet.
Plugged the barrel and filled it with yuppy paint thinner.
Going to let it set for a bit.
 
How about plugging the end of the shotgun barrel and fill her up with Ed's Red. I put that #### on everything.

Just let her soak for a few days....brush...and if it needs it soak er up again.

Alternately you cold just make it into a real long pipe...decorate it up nice....maybe even send it to Justin Turdeau....someone would get use out of it. Just sayin.....
 
kamlooky said:
Don't know. Got a bit of shine and continue with the brush and then more stuff shows up.
Sort of like prepping an old sixty year car for paint.
Layers.
This plastic ?
Slivers of something coming off too.
Not convinced there is rust bellies in there yet.
Plugged the barrel and filled it with yuppy paint thinner.
Going to let it set for a bit.
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I would think any carbon should soften up with pretty much any solvent (even oil) if left to sit and penetrate. Vigorous brushing followed with a patch over the brush and have a look.

For lead, wrap some of that copper chore boy pots n pan scrubber on your brush. It'll be tight fit if you do it right, and you may even get more slivers of lead coming out.

For the plastic, I've read (not tried) acetone removes or melts IIRC, so that might work.

Do you reload? If so, there's one crazy method that may work.....
 
legi0n said:
load a couple of shells with sand and have at it :rolleyes:
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I was going to suggest cream of wheat actually. I was fire forming some 303 British to make 410 brass shot shells when I discovered it by accident. The bore looked very sooty and had what appeared to be an unburnt gross mess, but 2 passes with a brass brush with solvent, and then a patch, and I never saw a bore so shiny.
 
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I had an old shotgun that was the same way as yours from the sounds of it. Wrap some 2/0 steel wool or stainless steel scrub pad( for dishes) on your brush and run it up and down the barrel with the drill and some strong solvent. Took a bit to clean it up but she came out like new.
Scott...
 
The electro cleaner works wonders on guns with mixed fouling plated/otherwise affixed to the barrel. With some reading you can build a foolproof cleaner that won't damage the gun but will do wonders with bores that you otherwise thought were write-offs.

Plus it makes use of old electronic waste - best power sources are the low volt/amp stepdown charging units for long-gone cellphones.
 
I've never used the varathane danish oil so can't comment. Just don't sand too much, you're just breaking down the peaks not removing material.

As for the shotgun, I've had good luck with the Tornado style cleaning brushes from Hoppes for real messed up and cruddy barrels. Soak overnight for sure - the comment of plugging the end and filling it works for me, or plug both sides and turn every 4 hours or so.
 
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