How to Clean Gun Barrel Surfaces
Rust is the enemy of metal and can ruin both the appearance and efficiency of a gun when it gets onto the barrel. You can clean a gun barrel with a few supplies acquired from a hardware store, gun supply shop or hobby shop. Cleaning the gun barrel does not require any special knowledge of gunsmithing, although a vise to hold the gun while it is being cleaned will make the job easier. Proper maintenance and regular oiling of the gun will avoid the need for cleaning rust off the barrel in the future.
Things You'll Need
- Soft cloth
- Gun cleaning oil
- Lint-free cloth
- #0000 steel wool
- Compressed air
Instructions
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Ammunition must be unloaded from a gun before it is cleaned. Put a soft cloth on a table. Put the gun's safety on. Place the gun on the soft cloth with the barrel facing away from you.
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Wipe off the gun barrel with a soft cloth.
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Place some gun cleaning oil on an edge of a lint-free cloth. Rub the edge of the lint-free cloth against a part of the barrel that has rust on it.
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Rub the steel wool with a gentle but firm left and right motion against the part of the barrel that has rust on it.
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Stop rubbing the steel wool after 10 passes have been made. Blow off the gun barrel with compressed air.
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Inspect the part of the barrel for rust. Apply gun oil and rub the steel wool against the part of the gun again if the rust is still present.
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Place a small amount of gun cleaning oil on the edge of the lint-free cloth. Rub the edge of the cloth against another part of the barrel that has rust on it.
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Rub the steel wool with a gentle but firm left and right motion against the part of the barrel that has rust on it.
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Stop rubbing the steel wool after 10 passes have been made. Blow off the gun barrel with compressed air.
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Inspect the part of the barrel for rust. Apply gun oil and rub the steel wool against the part of the gun again if the rust is still present.
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Repeat this entire procedure with the gun oil and the steel wool until all of the gun barrel has been cleaned of rust.
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Wipe off the barrel with the soft cloth.
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Tips & Warnings
Work gloves will protect your hands when using the steel wool.
All ammunition must be unloaded from a gun before it is cleaned.
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- Photo Credit a gun image by timur1970 from Fotolia.com
