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Posted: 5/4/2012 6:42:11 PM EDT
| I have a SWR Octane and I looking for some efficient ways to clean the baffles and piston. |
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If you're doing it by hand, it seems to be a 2 hour affair no matter what tools & solution you use. PITA! I wound up buying the Hornady Lock & Load Magnum Ultrasonic cleaner ($225ish) and I use 50/50 Purple Power and water as the cleaning solution. I run the baffles and booster housing for an hour, then scrub off the loosened carbon before putting them back in for another hour. Of course, it still takes 2-3 hours at the max temperature, but I can spend that time cleaning the guns and then move on to other things in the meantime. Since I'm not doing the manual labor for that duration, I figure it saves me time, and time is money. Life is much better now. |
Blast cabinet with aluminum media for SS baffles, but soda is better if you need to clean Aluminum.
Or the desk top version if you want small footprint. 
A suppressor that took me 1-2 hours to clean ended up taking about 5 minutes with a blast cabinet. I have the floor standing unit.] Harbor freight. |
| I actually just tried 50/50 purple to water and kept just under boil in a cooking pot with a strainer. After 1 hour removed about 50%-75% carbon depending on the baffle. I am putting them in for another hour to see if that removes the rest. I will update with some photos later. |
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