Cleaning Aluminum Suppressor Baffles

[jeshoffstall]

I know many folks have an ARC 22 - great can for the money. Other than lots of elbow great, any tricks for cleaning the ARC 22? I see lots of what NOT to do on line, just wondered if I am missing something?

 

[Twitch2120]

I know many folks have an ARC 22 - great can for the money. Other than lots of elbow great, any tricks for cleaning the ARC 22? I see lots of what NOT to do on line, just wondered if I am missing something?

Curse of aluminum. You could stainless tumble but it will peen the tube/baffles. Otherwise its soak in aluminum friendly solvent and scrub. I imagine a dremel with a copper or nylon brush could be used.

 

[alleycat]

Nonliberal

 

[sniper22]

I know many folks have an ARC 22 - great can for the money. Other than lots of elbow great, any tricks for cleaning the ARC 22? I see lots of what NOT to do on line, just wondered if I am missing something?

Yall got any links to the what not to do?
I'm really ignorant in this field.
Also how hard is it to form 1 a can?

 

[Nonliberal]

I have done everything imaginable to them. My go to is steel pin tumbling though. I know, everyone says dont do it to aluminum but those old ARCs have thick baffles and they'll do a lot more than I said they would years ago.
I wouldn't use the dip method because they're aluminum but tumble them to your heart's content. There's enough material on them that it wont hurt them. I wouldn't recommend this in an official manner but I also dont say you can shoot 5.7 in the aluminum ones (Dont do that but I have hundreds of times).
Yeah, go ahead and tumble them with steel pins. I do it all the time.

 

[Nonliberal]

And thanks

 

[jeshoffstall]

And thanks

Thank you sir, I hope you are doing well! I will pick up a tumbler and some pins - saw online last night someone using a tumbler, stainless pins, water and dawn dishsoap.

 

[blazedawg87]

my warlock has aluminum and i just wait till it gets a thick coat on it and use a flat head to pry/chip it off. Get what i can get and run it.

 

[Gaffer1968]

my warlock has aluminum and i just wait till it gets a thick coat on it and use a flat head to pry/chip it off. Get what i can get and run it.

I've read where vinegar in a very hot water solution (50/50) and a long soak time cleans a lot of things. I've done that for some really baked on grease on some implements. I've been half-tempted to try that on my AAC Element II can the next time I have to clean the baffles..

 

[jeep78]

I believe Nonliberal chimed in on this years ago. While he doesn't recommend it, he did clean the baffles a time or two with stainless pins and found no damage whatsoever.