Removing Burn Rings From The Cylinder Face Of A Revolver
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- Опубліковано 27 сер 2024
- I keep seeing all these video where the revolvers are just filthy. I especially see a lot of cylinder burns that are left on. This is a quick video to show how to remove those stubborn burn marks.
Best thing to use is a typewriter eraser or a standard pencil eraser. Used that method for over 15 years carrying a revolver.
thanks a lot. pensil eraser works perfectly
I'll try that for a dollar!!!!!!
I like how you mentioned the typewriter first as if it’s more accessible than a pencil
You mean the blue half of the pink and blue eraser?
@@Antoninorosetta lol robo cop
put your Hoppes #9 in a spray bottle and spray your pad or patch. That way you are not dipping your dirty pad in your clean bottle of solvent.
@charleen heath
Good idea, thanks for the tip!!!!
New patch each time ALWAYS wiping off the Rod AND if your hands Get Dirty Wash them or pass on the Dirt!😎
I just watched this again today. I haven’t had a stainless revolver until recently, but this video really helped!!! It was surprising how well it worked with how little pressure. Thanks For making this video. I appreciate it. My 629 has never looked better!!
The scotchbrite will absolutely remove small amounts of metal, evidenced by the new scratches on the surface. These scratches also give a great place for future fouling to accumulate and grip onto forcing one to remove more metal to get into the small scratches where the fouling hides. Whether this metal removed will amount to a measurable increase in cylinder gap depends on how much you do it. I don't care much about removing the rings, but I'll occasionally use a brass brush to minimize it.
Today I cleaned my .357 mag, and used Mothers mag and aluminum polish, and a microfiber towel, and it came off much easier than your pad and Hoppe's did. And it polished the finish, and no risk of scratching.
I have been fighting this problem for years. You are the first one that gave an easy sure fired solution. Thank you Marshal. I really enjoy your channel. Keep those vids coming.
Flitz metal polish works really well and there's no chance of leaving scratches on the finish. Takes a couple applications, but in the end it's spotless.
Thanks for this great idea. I have many stainless steel revolvers. I started using the pads you suggested and they work great. Easy to do. A little messy with the Hoppes but well worth the effort. Thanks again for a truly great idea.
I used a nylon brush and patches with a pick and some Q-tips for the rest of my gun, but I was really worried about taking out that brass brush on stainless steel. Thank you for that quick answer to the last piece of my gun that was giving me trouble. Have a good one!
Good tip. Don't think of that. What also works is Mothers Mag and Aluminum polish.
Thats what I use. Works better than anything I've used
Mother's is what I always use.
Had been trying everything on my 686,, let it soak a few hours in hoppes and used a scotch brite, it came right off. Thanks for the tip.
but with very little pressure,
Pre-soaking sounds like a very good idea! Maybe an ultrasonic cleaner as well?
Great tip... that I watched while I was cleaning the cylinder of a model 60-15 with
Cape Cod polishing cloths. They worked but WOW that took a lot of scrubbing. Gun looks good as new and has a "pleasant vanilla fragrance" now. LOL
Now, THAT's a new one! This is bound to be an advertising campaign eventually: "Leaves guns smelling fresh!"! Something like Ballistol but also like Febreez, you know? Or Ballistol could just come in flavors?
What about immersion cleaning in an ultrasonic cleaner? Has anyone tried that?
Well done! I like your method. I use a different method that also works. That is, I use Mother's Mag & Aluminum polish on a rag or sometimes with a toothbrush. It cleans the front the cylinder easily, quickly, and perfectly and it also very gently polishes the metal so it's less porous and, over time, it becomes even easier to clean.
Exactly what I do. 👍🏼
Very good work, thanks from Brazil.
One of the countries with the greatest restrictions on guns and the highest rates of urban violence.
Thank you very much. I tried your technique, and it worked very well. It took a bit longer than I expected- I haven't spent that much time rubbing something out since I was 14 years old. Anyway, it worked, and I thank you again.
Flitz and a beater T-shirt is ALL you need.
I recently shot some dirty Armscor cowboy ammo in my matte finish .44 mag. it smoked and leaded my ports and cylinder! I tried all the solvents -no go ! -Someone said to try a childs pink eraser! Wow simple and it works great with little effort !You can buy 6 for $1.50 !
Thanks to whomever said that! I looked but could not find the comment to thank them !!
Oh my goodness thank you so much!
Birchwood Casey lead removal cloths work great!
michael hayes Absolutely does! And little to no scrubbing.
It sure does. Just make sure you wear gloves when using it.
ANYONE WHO WATCHES THIS AND SEES MY REPLY! The BC lead removal cloth is simply AMAZING! I used it on a 1963 Colt Python barrel that looked ABYSMAL! I've never seen a barrel so full of lead and the range I worked at in the '90s didn't always clean the rental guns as the should but THIS THING WAS HORRENDOUS! ( I have before and after pics )
I'm glad I too the advice of my LGS and didn't send it back to the seller.
Took TWO of the cloths to get it clean enough to where it shines like a mirror.
But here ya have it! I swear by the stuff for lead removal. I use Mother's Magnesium Polish as well, for lead, but the BC cloth is awesome.
:)
I've watched this channel for a long while, but just today found this vid. Awesome tip, I've scrubbed at those stains in my Ruger GP 100 for a month off and on using my regular solvent and brush, and they're finally gone.
This was genius! Worked flawlessly.
To clean have the cylinder I used about a dozen Kleen Bore pre-soaked mini lead wipes.
Then I switched to the Scotch Brite pad for the other half. Boom. It was great! So reusable and cheaper.
Good ole' Hoppe's number 9. The best cologne for men. Women can smell like roses or whatever but men should smell like Hoppe's number 9.
😂imma try that
Correct but don’t drink and drive with it and it does NOT shrink hemorrhoids . 🤠😵
Mothers chrome polish cleans the burn rings on my revolvers like nothing else. It's messy and gets into the cylinder chambers, but I then use a bore brush and it also cleans the burn lines inside the cylinder too. Hose it all out with bore blaster and it's ready for light oil and storage. Makes my revolvers look new and unfired. It also is good on the built up carbon on the frame around the forcing cone/barrel.
Birchwood casey makes these lead remover patches that rub burn rings right off with no effort.
I tried those. Literally did nothing
@@tuco86x you got to just keep working at it. Apply some good pressure and rub as your rotating the cylinder
I have a K22 Masterpiece that has ZERO end shake on the cylinder because I have shot it so much that the cylinder front face is all leaded up. Occasionally I have to clean it off but those lead Eley Match bullets make a mess.
But man is that an accurate gun.
Thanks for loving revolvers Yankee M.
I totally agree with you. I take the burns off all my revolvers as well. I hate seeing burn marks on Stainless, bright Stainless and nickel revolvers. In addition that Magnum Carry is a real beauty sir.
Thank you for the video. Put a single action six shooter of mine away for an outing and forgot to clean it. it sat for a little while and i pulled it from the my safe to head to the range. Inspected and Saw my cylinder like you show and was like sh*t!!! tried cleaning but to no avail. used your method and it's like new! Thought my pistol was done for. Thank you....
I was very happy cleaning my 642 with one of those new fangled Tipton "Power Clean" electric brushes. I bought it to clean my Remington 11-87 gas system (it was totally worth the $40 for this job alone). But it sure made quick work of the marks on the 642. Yes, I use some Hoppes on it as well.
I tried this on my S&W 686 using the basic green Scotch-Brite pad and Hoppe's - worked great! I went over it a second time with Butch's Bore Shine (and on the forcing cone) - the gun looks the best it has since it was new! Took all of about ten minutes - great suggestion!
The M-Pro 7 cleaner works better than Hoppes on my 686. In fact, I was amazed how well it worked. I used to get a build-up of crud around the forcing cone from shooting lead wadcutters and semi-wadcutters that was difficult to remove but the M-Pro 7 just seems to melt it away.
I had this trouble for decades. Got some JB bore cleaning compound and an old toothbrush and it cleans the blast-rings like magic!! If you are too impatient, (like me) lightly use a brass brush instead of a toothbrush. Makes the gun look new again. Don't know how the stuff works on a bore. Never tried it there...
those scotchbrite pads are acually more abrasive than a brass brush
Not the No scratch Ones
@@captainamericaamerica8090 you are right but they are no scratch, good luck with than unless you are using some abrasive compound
I suspect the white no scratch pads are the way to go. Try a dampened white pad with a little diatomaceous earth. The pad and the de should be softer than the ss. You can check for scratching on a smooth surface on the gun.
i use scotchbrite pads on my glass top stove all the time to clean it and never scratches it...make sure it says non scratch on the package when you buy it
Right on !
I been usin hppes and a rag, just puttin in the time. This is way better. Thanks bro !!!!
Synthetic steel wool is like a finer grain of scotch bright pad. It is usually grey. It is the way to go.
I just used fine steel wool and lcp to remove light rust from an old 60s .22 that was given to me. It worked great and didn't hurt the finish at all.
Thank you a lot sir. But in my place (Italy) we don't have this kind of cleaner. To remove the stubborn burn marks, I use "SMAC brillacciaio" that is a steel's stain remover, and works greatly.
Have a nice day.
Dave.
wow! Thanks YM. I didn't think it looked "that bad" before cleaning. What a surprising difference. I can't wait to see how good mine will look now.
Thanks for the vid upload
I fire lead bullets mostly in my revolver and it gets really dirty. I tried this method with the scotch pad, I used gun scrubber as alternative to Hoppes 9. Burn rings came right off, took about 5 minutes. Cylinder look like new.
Again thanks.
Thanks for the tip. I have used a brass gun cleaning brush with hoppes #9 and it works pretty good on my Redhawk. The scotchbrite pad looks like it does a better job tho and will try that next time. Also on my blued revolvers I take the cylinder off the gun and soak it with the front end down in a small jar with solvent in it. Breaks most of it loose but its pretty hard to see anyway if the bluing is in good shape.
Strikehold is the best cleaner/solvent/non-oil dry lubricant I've ever come across...and I have used everything. I threw everything else away and replaced all with just Strikehold. They sell to military and internationally.
Great helpful info. Im one of those guys showing off my collection with a dirty revolver because i couldnt get off burn marks. Good stuff!!! Thx
For less scratching use a Scotch-Brite pad that has been used to clean pots/pans like dish washing, it'll still work fine but be less abrasive.
I knocked off some dullness on my 686 cylinder front with Mothers mag wheel polish and the burn marks come right off with a rag and CLP. Of course, an earlier video of yours inspired me to polish the entire revolver as well.
Excellent video I clean a 629 Smith & Wesson 44 Magnum and it turned out beautiful
Thanks for sharing this. Great tip! John1👌 (Australia)
Greetings Marshall - i enjoy your videos. i have found that using stainless steel and aluminum cleaner - the same stuff i use to clean my weber stainless steel outdoor grill - works great and is easy to use to remove the burn ring on my stainless .357 ruger sp-101. just apply it with a paper towel or cloth, q-tips for the chambers, and wipe it off. burn ring and burn residue gone.
I bought an air eraser from ebay. Its an airbrush-sized mediablaster. I used baking soda to clean the burn rings from the cylinder and the crud around the forcing cone. it works a charm. I used it on a stainless S&W 686, dont know if it will hurt bluing.
Also good for removing rust and other debris.
I used some jewelry tarnish remover (it's a paste) with a soft rag and it took all the burn rings off completely. there are probably many different methods, this one worked well on stainless. by the way I used hoppe's to clean everything first.
Great tip!
My S&W 686P is immaculate other than the cylinder face.
Now it too will shine.
Thank you!
believe it or not but i do very well with just a simple damp paper towel on my gp100
used it in a pinch one day and figured hell its stainless water won't hurt it a bit, and it works pretty good. odd thing is the forcing cone seems to come clean and the frame around it far easier than the cylinder
Gracias! Worked like magic! was wondering how I was gonna get those burn rings off! Sweet thnx from my SW 686 plus!
Thank u so much for this video, rings were driving me nuts on my raging judge.
Thank ya Yank! Ya showed me something new!! I asked my gun shop if there was anyhting I could do to take those ugly burn marks off the cylinder as I had tried relentlessly with the brush and oil but to no avail. They said there was no way to take that off and the rings would stay that color...... FOREVER!!! I did not believe him so I went on a search and have tried rubbin the heck out of it. I gots the Hoppes! So I cannot wait to go home and clean itl I will do a VR fer that
Excellent advice and demonstration. ✭✭✭✭✭
Wow ....you just save me a trip to the gun store....Thank You...👍
Great VIDEO YANKEE!!!
I just got a S&W 60 with the
Cylinder Burn marks. Hoppe’s is the BEST.
Very nice. the 686 I bought the other day was a rental gun at the gun store I got it from and the front of the cylinder is basically black so I'm going to get scrubbin. Great video as always YM!
Hoppe's is the stuff. Its what I was taught to clean with and still use it. I think I've had the same jar for almost 5 years now. Lasts forever.
A toothbrush style BRASS brush with Hoppe's #9 will take those right off on a stainless or blued revolver, and a brass brush is LESS abrasive than your Scotchbrite pad. A brass brush absolutely will not harm a steel revolver, its too soft, while a Scotchbrite pad is abrasive to stainless steel, it will remove a tiny bit of metal, a brass brush won't do that.
Wrong...scrubbing with the far spaced bristles of a brass brush cause you to need to make five or six passes for every one pass with a pad or cloth.
TheYankeeMarshal
I've done it a bunch of times with my duty revolver, I cleaned the entire cylinder face in about the same time it took to do that small space in the video, much faster, and no risk of damage from the embedded abrasives in the Scotchbrite pad. I sold 3M products at the wholesale level after I retired from law enforcement, I know how aggressive those pads are, a Scotchbrite pad will abrade stainless steel, they are quite aggressive.
Phish No whats right bristle density?
G56AG NJ
Glad to know I was doing it right the whole time. Thanks, G56AG.
Nice video! I usually use flitz and a dremel buffer which works wonders but requires a very deep clean in order to remove all of the flitz particulates. I love taking my revolvers apart, but there's a limit to what I'm willing to do :p
I learned the eraser method back in the late 70's when stick pens had erasers on them. Nice video tho.
Go with Kleen Bore, light years ahead of anything and not abrasive. I break the entire gun down after any rounds fired and fully clean and re-lubricate. In so doing this allows the entire cylinder assembly to be taken apart and with the Kleen Bore cloth cut into small sections, with complete rubbing the front end comes out better than new. Phenomenal product.
I use Hoppes for the barrel, as well Kleen Bore. The combination is exceptional.
Me too.
I put a dab of Flitz on end of finger. Stuff wipes right off like magic. No pads or scrubbing needed, definitely the way to go.
Not sure how it would affect a blued finish.
Might have to try some. Although I clean my guns so often that they never get very dirty.
Had to resort to a steel bristle brush on an old 686 that hadn't been cleaned in years. Looks beautiful now.
Thank you. A scotch brite pad, or what was called a green wheenie in the Navy.Excellent
He removed the cylinder & used steel wool on the face. I thought same thing about stray fibers, my next thoughts were compressed air & bronze wool. I've never seen such a thing as synthetic steel wool myself. Scotchbrite has silicon carbide or aluminum oxide grit mixed in the plastic, grit varies with pad color. The pad with which I ruined glass in 1979 was brown, and I've been very careful with Scotchbrite ever since. I have some that is dark green; I would not use it on my gun unless rusty.
I’ve been using metal polish or compound with a cotton rag for years and it works perfect!
Nice. Thanks! My GP100 has been afflicted now with those same burn marks for nearly 30 years. Going to be shiny new looking very soon.
Yep. It worked. It took a lot of elbow grease and a fair amount of time.
Flitz and a rag worked a lot faster than the Hoppes and Scotch Brite, but I think that it changed the finish on the front of the cylinder from a satin or brushed finish to a highly polished finish. I'll probably stick with the Hoppes/Scotch Brite.
This is the best stuff that I have seen on cleaning the burn rings off of you're cylinders. You should give it a try. No scrubbing necessary and works quickly. Great Stuff. Give it a try
Flitz metal polish and a extra-fine brass brush works quire well and removes no metal at all. Makes it look like the gun has never been fired. At least that is my experience as a machinist.
Flitz is my go to for getting the burn marks off...I just use a rag...
That’s how I do it,too.
I'm all for cleaning a revolver.
However, I'm not a fan of cleaning the cylinder head.
The more you can close the gap between the cylinder and the barrel, the more oomph you will get from your cartridges.
Obviously, if it has built up so much as to cause contact...brush/clean a bit off, but just a bit.
On the cylinder gap, anything under 0.010" is fine. I believe that's what S&W's tolerances are. 0.003-0.005" seems to be the optimal distance, thought if the gun shoots well, it really doesn't matter. Your not going to get that much more oomph from a slightly tighter cylinder gap.
going from 0.000" gap to a 0.004" takes a good bit of velocity out of a .357. but 0.004" to 0.006" drops in the single digits which is dismissible as a temperature shift. more than about 0.010" starts to drop worse. 0.004-0.006" is a good gap.
Good stuff, simple and easy. The eraser idea, too.
Well dang it! It’s been driving me nuts on my Vaquero! Now I can fix it!
Thanks for the tip!
I appreciate your video and the easy approach you use, thanks! It worked well...thank you!
The lead-away cloths do work, but even better is Eagle One's Never-Dull cotton wadding. Available at any auto-parts store. I've used both, the the Never-Dull is superior. Then use a brass toothbrush. This only takes a few minutes. But - use only on stainless-steel. It will remove bluing.
When I clean mine, just soak the cylinder face with Hoppes and set it aside face up while I clean the rest of the gun.
I also use ultra fine scothbrite pad and VERY gently scrub. Takes literally 2 minutes as opposed to about 10 minutes if you don't presoak.
@opisex Yes, I do clean my bore and I do refinish my gun if it gets scratched. If you clean your gun after each use it is easy to keep it clean. It is when you let it build up that it becomes difficult.
Well, I just watched "How to Clean a Revolver" with Larry Potterfield of Midway, and he used steel wool. I don't currently own a revolver, I used to have a junk one 20 years ago, but when I do get myself a nice one someday, methinks I'll look to Larry. He and I think alike.
They do make stainless steel wool if you prefer that over scotchbrite, for those of you freaking about steel wool fibers causing pitting
The Lead Away Cleaning Cloth is well worth the few dollars it costs. Wipes the cylinder clean with very little effort and time. Just used it on my 686p yesterday and had it done within 5 minutes.
beautiful little mag carry colt.....very nice
Excellent tip! I have been suffering from embarrassing burn rings for years and thought I would just have to live with them.... "Thank you YankeeMarshal!"...
Sorry, I was just imagining I was in a black & white 1950s TV commercial... Seriously though, great info...
@wmd44110 brass brushes do the job, but I have found that over time they leave a heavy brushed look to even satin finishes.
A Brass brush and a little hopes 9 works great. The key to making it easier is to clean them more often.
My GP100 is about to be SO CLEAN. Thank Yankee
Thank you, may be your best video, I've been fighting that for awhile. Gun cleaning time.
Sweeeet n easy. I always wanted an alternative to lead away! Thx for posting!
I tried this on a S&W 17-6. Worked great. thanks.
I use a piece of leather scrap and some red buffing compound.
Thanks for the video. I tried with a toothbrush and wire brush could tell a difference but this method made it as if it never had the burns.
Worked like a charm on my Charter Arms Police Undercover. It was so bad I was embarrassed to carry it.
Sweet!!! Great idea and thanks for sharing
That's a dandy idea. Thanks, YankeeMarshal. One of the ranges I shoot at has the nastiest ammo; soft lead, and a dirty burning powder. Zero makes it. Part of it is prolly my gun, as a Python has a .355 bore and most .38 reloads are .358 inches. By the time I'm on my third box of 50, the bullets start key holing it's so nasty. My baby is so hard to clean up after 3 rounds of that!
I'll try this trick the next time I have to re-qualify.
Now that's informative. My .22 Taurus refuses to clean up... Maybe because the ANCIENT .22 Shorts I found in the safe exploded in the cylinder burning the barrel, front cylinder, back cylinder, and around the firing pin. They were so weak I didn't even know the casings were splitting till I felt something hit my cheek 4 rounds into it. I was devastated, my favorite tin can shooter. Can't wait to buy some Hops 9 tomorrow and try it out!
I follow the scotch pad with a fine steel wool. It cleans areas where the the scotch pad is a little too coarse to reach.
This is why the internet was invented... i thought those stains were a fact of life....Thanks again Yankee
A scotchbrite pad is pretty abrasive, a little metal is removed every time it is cleaned like that and it does add up, I wouldn't use it on the cylinder face very often if at all. There is really no reason to get the cylinder face perfectly clean unless it is causing interference between the cylinder and barrel which is unlikely given the fact that hot gasses blow through the gap. A gun is a tool if it's not perfectly spotless does it really matter? Keep your gun clean by all means but it's not worth damaging it for cosmetic reasons, just my opinion but do as you please.
Gum out or any carb cleaner works like a charm no rubbing just a spray comes right off
i found on stainless, a good metal/chrome polish and a cotton swab cut from old t-shirts will do awesome and no risk of marring the metal or scoring. you have to make sure your firearm is stainless and not nickel finish.
Yea i just got all that off on my new 686 with a lead cleaning cloth! I also checked out your scratch removal vids! Good stuff!