Stuff you've melted to your suppressor (and how to get it off?)

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Stuff you've melted to your suppressor (and how to get it off?)

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I accidentally set a very hot 762 Saker on one of my rifle bags today, and managed to melt some of the bag to the can. I realized that most of us have probably done this, so I thought it might be funny to hear from others what or how you've melted things to your suppressors.

As an added bonus, if any of you were able to successfully remove whatever you melted to your can, please tell the rest of us how you did it. [My plan is going to involve repeated mag dumps a cotton towel. Or maybe just nothing and try to get it to burn off.]


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Well bummer, that sucks.
I have never done that, but if I did (or when I do), I might try putting it into the freezer, to make the foreign material brittle, to see if it becomes easy to pick off.
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I figure that heat got it on, heat will probably get it off. LOL.
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I would like to find out sooner that later.

Waiting on..
Saker 762
Octane 45
Dead Air Mask
Dead Air Ghost M
SBR

Hurry up with my stamps ATF!...
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You're going to like the saker! Did you get the new version, or the older style?
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Are you talking about the mount system?

I honestly forget...been a bit.
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Yes, the Saker ASR is a bit larger.
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Not to my can yet, but I melted a chunk of the fiberglass bumper of a Mitsubishi Montero to the barrel of my SOCOM 16...
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Lol, I ended up Googling this as well. There are entire threads of things people melted to their suppressors and or rifle barrels. Pretty funny stuff.
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when I have had melted plastic of nylon on my Motorcycle exhaust pipes or headers I have had great success with heating up the pipes either by running it some or with a heat gun and then applying Easy off oven cleaner. I am then able to scrap off the mess using a plastic or wood scraper.

Having said that .. they are chrome and I don't know how durable the finish is on a suppressor.
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Gee I left a bunch of Calf Skin on my old 74 Corvette's side exhausts.
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I melted part of a tabletop onto one of mine. That sort of thing is inevitable if you use them a lot. It mostly cooked off over a couple more range trips. I figure it will happen, why worry about it?
Want it to stay pretty? Don't use it... :lol:
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Ive never used one but looked into a cover. From a web site that sells them and seems like cheap insurance.
The cover is one piece made from Kevlar / Nomex fire resistant materials, rated to 1000 F. It was design to accept an optional inner fiberglass sleeve rated to 2000 F. The covers resist the extreme heat generated from suppressors and will enable the operator to transition from rifle to pistol confidently without burning their legs, pants, or other gear. The covers effectively eliminate heat mirage on precision rifle applications and any IR emitted in night operations. The Burn Proof Gear suppressor covers withstand the most rigorous abuse, are combat proven, Made in the USA, and are lifetime guaranteed.
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I had one of my customers do just this, he came into my old shop with his head held low and stuck out the can and said “fix it” then walked away.

Whatever he had on there was truly like kryptoite!

I ended up heating the crap up with a propane torch carefully enough to warm it so it would at least start to come off. After that I carefully sanded off some of the rough spots of crap that wouldn’t come off, then took it to the blast cabinet and blasted as much of the rest off as I could. I ended up having to hand sand a couple spots of hard stuff and reheat those spots to get it all off. Kinda a pain but In the end after it was recoated you could never tell.

Strangely enough when I was talking to another friend of mine who does some smithing in another state he said “ya get that 1” sander from the freight and put on a 240 grit belt, then carefully and gently rotate the can where that crap is and get it off of there”. I kinda cringed but I can see where he was going with it too. Can’t say I’d do it to anyone’s cans but my own, but being careful I am quite sure it would work without impacting the integrity of the can.
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Fortunately what I have melted on there is not very thick nor very noticeable. I'm hopeful mine will come off easier than your customers! Thanks for the feedback.
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