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Removing Dykem
Anybody know what will remove Dykem from stainless steel ?
I tried acetone and lacquer thinner but no change.
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Carb cleaner is what I have used
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I've always had excellent luck using plain old Isopropyl Alcohol (Rubbing Alcohol).
By the way, this is the same magic fluid that removes Verdigris on contact. It pays to keep a bottle of this stuff around, even if you don't have to give yourself shots. 
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Quote:
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Anybody know what will remove Dykem from stainless steel ?
I tried acetone and lacquer thinner but no change.
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Funny, I have never had a bit of trouble cleaning up Dykem with acetone, perchlorethylene, trichloroethane. All are used in various brake cleaner products.
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I normally use Denatured Alcohol and was always under the assumption that their own brand of remover is alcohol.
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02-23-2019, 01:45 PM
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Ok I’ll try alcohol. The Dykem is in the cylinder notches of my new Freedom Arms .44 Special.
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02-23-2019, 03:02 PM
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Rubbing alcohol is available in 90%. Use this to remove Dykem and other
oily stuff on your gun bench.
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