1sailor
Well-known member
I've been looking for a way to clean the carbon residue off of my M27. Not the carbon that builds up on the face of the cylinder but about a 1/4" back between the flutes. I don't have any problems scrubbing my stainless pistols but don't want to cause any finish damage cleaning my M27. Flitz does a pretty good job but I know it's just a matter of time before it wears through the blueing. Searching online I came across Bore Tech carbon cleaner. According to the reviews it seems to just melt the carbon away. However I couldn't find any reference to it being safe for blued finishes. I did find one review where the user said it turned his nickel finish black. Has anyone here used this stuff on a blued finish. My M27 is almost mint and I'd hate to watch my blueing run off onto the floor. Also, for the price I'd sure like to make sure it really works (although the reviewers all were pretty enthusiastic). I understand that with time and use all things wear but I don't want to actually "damage" anything.