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    Getting Melted Foam Off a Muzzle Device

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    guess my comp was too hot for my carrying case...

    any idea how to get melted foam off a linear comp? B’Laster failed me. my other idea, since I’ve unscrewed it anyway, is to hit it with a few blasts from the weed burner and just burn all the foam off. Is that a terrible idea and/or are there any better ways to do it?

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    I would try to carefully scrape it off with a sharp plastic tool. The coating may make it easier to scrape. Or.... remove it and soak it in MEK. Methyl Ethyl Keytone. Should cut right through the plastic.
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    May have better results with getting the metal warm (blow drier, or shoot it until barrel warms) then wiping melted residue off with a dry cloth/ rag
    I have too much experience doing this, always find a away to melt my shoe against a m/c exhaust pipe.
    You can also use a piece of wadded aluminum foil..hold this while wiping with a rag, as the aluminum foil gets warm fast, when barrel is hot.
    Aluminum foil won't scratch the finish of the muzzle..(either will a cloth)
    Good luck in your efforts.

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    Or go with the other temperature extreme... try tossing the comp in the freezer (or on a bit of dry ice) to get cold, then see if the foam peels of more easily.
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    Might have some luck with Goof Off

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    Freezing it and a wire brush took the fuzz off, the melted stuff didn't come off however. I'll try Goo Gone.

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    Just shoot a few mags and get it hot again, should wipe right off.
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    Any reason carb cleaner won't work?

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    I had the same thing happen to me. I thought I was going to be in for a mess of a clean up, especially since the stuff was almost liquified on there. To my surprise, it peeled right off with some persuasion from a soft plastic tool. No discoloration left on the finish either. I think the nylon got so hot it completely liquified and became brittle when it cooled, making it easy to come off.

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    Try using Easy Off oven cleaner after getting it hot. That is what I use to get melted plastics and rubber off my motorcycle exhaust pipes.

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