Decided to clean

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Since I can’t get a pic of a pig or heard a coyote in 5 months or so I decided to clean the suppressors.
First one turned out pretty good.
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Decided to do a before and after on what I’m guessing is my first one I bought seeing how I had to use the baffle removal tool and three of them are seriously stuck together…

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I’ll post up pics tomorrow of how they turn out after soaking all night.
 
This is pretty much soak and rinse. I had the brush there thinking I needed to scrub them and I did, but just running under warm water took all the carbon off.
 
End result…
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To say I’m impressed is an understatement. Minimal effort on my part and 2 clean suppressors!! I’d tried cleaning them before with just some Dawn and warm water. It did get a lot of carbon off, but I never thought I’d see shiny baffles again, lol.
 
On my Banish 30, I use CLR mixed half and half with water in a zip lock bag with the baffles. I place those in a sonic cleaner with heated water. Probably takes about 30 minutes after the water is hot. On the tube, I plug the threaded end with a rubber stopper and set it upright so that I can fill it with CLR and water (half and half) and screw the end cap back in and plug that with a small rubber stopper. Let it sit for the duration of the baffle cleaning. Only takes a little wiping with a cloth to clean all residue off and have like new baffles. They do not recommend putting the tube in the sonic cleaner.
 
I don’t have a sonic cleaner and put just enough cleaner in a Tupperware bowl to cover the baffles. Even though the solution was dirty after the first suppressor I put the second set of baffles in and it still cleaned them as the pics show.
The main tube just soaked in some dawn dish soap in the sink for a couple hours, then cleaned with the brush and a washcloth.
This solution is odorless and safe enough to go down the drain. What’s even better is I still have 3/4 of the bottle left and I’m saving the used to use again.
These are the Banish 30’s. I’m looking at a DD suppressor…those are solid units I believe, so to clean those do just soak the entire unit?
 
Duhhh said:
My banish 30 is carbon welded shut where it’s supposed to unscrew. I gave up cleaning a long time ago.
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I bet if you soaked it in CLR, it would come loose. Years from now when it's gained a pound and doesn't suppress well anymore, you may regret not cleaning it.
 
SupressYourself said:
I bet if you soaked it in CLR, it would come loose. Years from now when it's gained a pound and doesn't suppress well anymore, you may regret not cleaning it.
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I tried that too. It cleaned a decent amount of carbon out but it’s still seized up. I’ll keep soaking it in CLR if it gets loud. I prefer to shoot my Thunderbeast over the banish lately.
 
For penetrating oil duties lately I have been using a 40/60 mix of Acetone/ATF. Next batch will have some Kroil as well. Would be worth a try for you.
 
Call me anal, but I periodically check all connection points, even loosening and retightening on the barrel. Had a choke tube seize up umpteen years ago and decided that will never happen again!
 
I bought a Rem 870, 2 barrels, one is smooth rifle sight barrel. Threaded for choke tubes, has a rifled tube that I haven't been able to remove. My gunsmith created a tool for removing stuck choke tubes, I told him he can test it on my barrel. I have tried heat(barrel) and penetrating oil.
 
I also had my Banish 30 stuck so tight that I could not get the 2" end piece separated from the main body. I put a wrap of duct tape on the end of the main body (threaded end) and also a wrap of duct tape on the 2" piece. Then I placed a stainless steel hose clamp over each piece of duct tape and tightened them down securely. I put the main end in a vise with the screw on the clamp so that it would come up against the vice. I put a strap wrench over the other hose clamp on the 2" piece and that allowed me to break them loose. I turned it to tighten first (couldn't really tell that it moved) and then reversed that and it broke loose.
 
I do a lot of target shooting so clean my Banish 30 after a day of shooting. I use Zep 505. It's only 13.99 a gallon and doesn't hurt the finish. Soak it for 10 minutes and the carbon wipes off easy.
 
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