Cleaning old paint

[kcombs9]

I have a J&J ceramic barrel I want to clean up and its had paint in it for years.

Its all over the inside, I'm trying to rinse it out with really hot water, a tooth brush and a squeegee but its not all coming out.

Is there any chemicals I can use to help remove the Old sticky paint and not damage the barrel?

[Sumthinwicked]

boil it :P

[kcombs9]

I have it soaking in the tub right now with hot water. Ill try boiling it next... gotta find a pot big enough.

[Sumthinwicked]

any reg pot be big enough justy get the part with stuff on it wet the rest wont matter if its sticken up alil bit ...

[kcombs9]

the whole thing has paint in it... from tip to twist lock.

[Sumthinwicked]

turkey tinfoil pot local store prob 5$

[Coralis]

take the orings off and try WD 40

[Sumthinwicked]

ohh hgood idea but then thwe creamic could get filled with oil ..... might not be a great idea i have to ponder on this ...

[iridehyperlite07]

Best way to do it is isopropyl alcohol and boiling water. Start by putting it in a cookie tray deep enough to fit the whole barrel in it and submerging it in the alcohol and leave it overnight. Then you put the barrel in a different tray with boiling water and let it soak till the water is no longer too hot to put your finger in. Repeat this a couple times to loosen up the paint, then run a push through barrel cleaner through it. If you repeat these steps a few times it will take it out and return the mirror finish inside. Best part is the alcohol is only a couple bucks at a grocery store. Hope this helps.

[kcombs9]

Thanks for all the ideas.

I boiled half the barrel at a time and seem to have done the trick! gonna try shooting through it tomorrow.

[Frizzle Fry]

In the future, try simple greed. No matter what material, it tends to clean perfectly.

[vf-xx]

In the future, try simple greed. No matter what material, it tends to clean perfectly.

I agree, simple greed is awesome. Truth be told, it's a vice of mine. ;)

[Frizzle Fry]

I agree, simple greed is awesome. Truth be told, it's a vice of mine. ;)
Simple Green of course was what I meant, but then again gun-whoring without using the markers... That's simple greed. I'm guilty :p