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Forgive me for de-lurking, but since lead is an elemental
metal, "dissolving" lead isn't really possible. You can melt it, or gasify
it, (in other words change it's state) but you there are no chemical
bonds to "dissolve", so anything claiming to be a "lead solvent" is snake
oil.
Since it was mechanically applied to the plugs, it seems
the only likely solution to cleaning is mechanically removing
it.
Back to the shadows,
Jeff Andre
Ed,
I used to be a competitive shooter in years past. I spent
ages keeping things clean. Lead removal has always been difficult.
I DO NOT believe that any of the firearm cleaning products actually dissolves lead. They are designed
to help loosen it's (lead) attachment to the bore of the firearm. Most true
cleaning relies on a mechanical device to actually remove the lead, usually a
wire brush. I had the most trouble after shooting all lead cast bullet reloads.
(cheaper and used mostly for practice) This caused lead to be deposited directly
on the bore and was very hard to get off.
I don't believe anything that would actually dissolve lead could even
be sold to the public due to the toxicity of
the solvent. I not a chemist but, think of gasoline, there have been some lead
additives available and most of them almost wanted you in a hazmat suit to use them.
Bill Jepson
-----Original Message-----
From: Ed Anderson
<eanderson@carolina.rr.com>
To: Rotary motors in aircraft <flyrotary@lancaironline.net>
Sent: Thu, 19
Jan 2006 13:25:32 -0500
Subject: [FlyRotary] Fw: Lead Solvent or
Cleaner
----- Original Message -----
Sent: Thursday, January 19, 2006 1:22 PM
Subject: Lead Solvent or Cleaner
Ok, you gun
enthusiasts, I have a question. It appears that the best hope of finding a
lead solvent is among the many gun cleaning products. Hoppe #9 has been mentioned, but when I did some
research, I really got a bit confused. I think there is little distinction
made between a true "solvent" and a cleaner. As best I recall from
my highschool chemistry days, nothing
appeared (that I recall) to dissolve lead - but, that was a while ago. So
again, it would appear that if any body would have something to dissolve lead it
would be the gun crowd.
For instance, on some of the "Gun" talk lists, I have seen
reference to Hoppe #9 as a "Powder"
cleaner and to Shooter's Choice Lead
Solvent as a "lead solvent". Actually I've seen Hoppe referred to for lead
removal as well- but, doesn't claim it dissolves lead.
If Hoppe is
primarily a "powder" remover then that may explain it not working as well as we
had hoped. I just asked my wife to pick up some on her trip to support the
economy and then found indications on the web. that what I might really
want is Shooter's Choice Lead Solvent - but
that could be just another "cleaner" rather than a true dissolve of
lead.
I suspect that most of these products may be cleaners
rather than solvents despite what they are called. Anyone really
know?
Thanks
Ed
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