Oxiclean and barrels

[reneirwolf878]

Hey, the barrel I just got has like hardend paint stains in it. Can I use oxiclean to try and get rid of the paint? Is there any other way to clean?

[reneirwolf878]

Ok, I dont know what the hell is in my barrel. It's yellow so I'm guessing its really old, really dry paint. I tried burning hot water and soap, didnt work. Warm water and oxiclean, didnt work. Then burning hot water and paint thinner didnt work. I only got off a little bit of the "paint"! What the hell is it?! Any ideas on what I need to get the paint off?

[heyheyhey]

wet squeegee?

[reneirwolf878]

I tried a really tight fitting jerk squeegee, no dice. :(

[heyheyhey]

um, how about sticking it in a bucket of gas and throwing in a match;) :eyes:

[reneirwolf878]

God, give me realy ideas! It's a nice looking CP barrel on the outside and then you look inside and gasp casue it looks like 3 balls exploded the shells removed, but not the paint they left behind.

[Infection5]

Just tell the place where you got it from what the deal is and I'm shure they can help you out.

[reneirwolf878]

Yeah, I bought it used...

[bobalis]

tsk, tsk, tsk.:finger: :finger: :finger: That is what happens when you buy things used.

[heyheyhey]

how about......

boil some water, and let the barrel soak for like 30 mins with the water boiling the whole time;)

[E r y k]

polish the insides of it... get a dowel towel, stick it in a drill, and drill away.

by the time you've put oxyclean, paint thinner... your barrel is pretty much already screwed...

[Super Sniper]

WD-40

[Turambar]

I'd go with what Eryk said, just polish the barrel.

[cocker kid 2k2]

Originally posted by heyheyhey
how about......

boil some water, and let the barrel soak for like 30 mins with the water boiling the whole time;)

You know heyheyhey, i think this is the best idea you've ever had. Its crazy enough to work :crazy:

[reneirwolf878]

Ok, here the deal, I got a giant 5 gallon tub, filled it about 2/3 with water, put 6 squirts of hand lotion and a little cupfull of oxiclean, i left the barrel in there for 3 hours and a lot of the paint came off, so every 3 hours tonight ill be squeegein' the thing out until its super clean and then ill polish it up.

[reneirwolf878]

Ok, its the monring now, after the night I got most of the paint off the barrel. Howeverm there's a thin, rough layer of paint still coating the inside of the barrel. All I can do is a cloth with rubbing alcohol down the inside and then swab it out with a dry cloth, its slow, and boring, but its slowly getting the job done.

[Shredder]

And he shoots happily ever after. . .:D :D

[heyheyhey]

Originally posted by cocker kid 2k2


You know heyheyhey, i think this is the best idea you've ever had. Its crazy enough to work :crazy:

thanx!

well, try that idea to get off that last little bit of paint, i garuntee it'll work;)

[sigep2x]

Teflon Cleaner (http://www.shop4paintball.com/shop4paintball.filereader?3e573c5d11db196c271d424d 3618062d+EN/products/15PROCLEAN)

[reneirwolf878]

Originally posted by sigep2x
Teflon Cleaner (http://www.shop4paintball.com/shop4paintball.filereader?3e573c5d11db196c271d424d 3618062d+EN/products/15PROCLEAN)
GAGH! I'll have to see if my local store has any.

Seems like your garunteed water boiling doesn't work :( The only thing that's having any affect is water and rubbing alcohol.

[heyheyhey]

o:(

well, paint shell or just the paint usually gives way to ht water.... i guess this stuff either 1) is REALLY old, or 2) isnt paint :eyes:

[paintballer6676]

once you've used the Teflon cleaner tell me how it works i bought some a while ago but im worried it could screw up my new barrel.

[reneirwolf878]

Armson makes some teflon cleaner, it should work just fine, cause they make some nice barrels.

[jawpaul]

Alright you need a friend and 50cents for this idea.
Take the barrel, money, and said friends to a do-it yourself carwash. Insert end of high presure wand into barrel and activate.
It may not clean the barrel but it sure will get your friend yet.
Of course it might get the barrel clean.