Vepr 12 plastic heat test and parts cleaner

[DAC45 15]

While I was degreasing my new Vepr, I discovered that parts cleaner will take the black paint right off.

I tested the rail and heat shield to 300 degree f. No softening or distorting.

 

On to the cerakoting...

[ec4321 113]

What type of parts cleaner are we talking about here?

[TonyRumore 1,332]

You should pull all the springs out if you're going to 300 degrees for very long. They will start to sack out at around 250-275.

 

Tony

[DAC45 15]

The parts cleaner is O'Riley's brand brake cleaner. It was just the rail as it has been removed from the dust cover and gun. As a side note, I did not test the plastic of the mag well as it isn't going to be refinished.

 

One more thing. The rail is riveted on and the top of the dust cover under the rail has no finish. However, it did have a substantial amount of rust forming which was a surprise because my gun was covered in some sort of oil.

[oOghostriderOo 14]

please post some pics of this as many of us will never take our guns apart like this.

[cgp 12]

please post some pics of this as many of us will never take our guns apart like this.

 

+10

[nib 1]

If you have to use a cleaner form a auto perts store use starter fluid to blast out residue.

I messed up an HK93 with break parts cleaner.

[ec4321 113]

If you have to use a cleaner form a auto perts store use starter fluid to blast out residue.

I messed up an HK93 with break parts cleaner.

 

Yes. I would not use brake parts cleaner or starter fluid on anything with a finish I cared about without having a sample to test on. Brake Cleaner is as harsh as they come.

[alternety 7]

Starter fluid is also EXTREMELY flammable.

[Syndicate 812]

if you use brake parts cleaner aka gun scrubber

make sure it is non chrlorinated at least, but one thing I've noticed is that the stuff I used to get at NAPA that was nonchlorinated seems to be much more harsh now then it used to be, lightened up the park finish on my p238.

 

I only use the stuff on certain guns now.

 

look at the MSDS on gun scrubber and nonchrolo brake cleaner.

Edited October 30, 2012 by Syndicate

[nib 1]

Starter fluid spray when used in the open works fine and is very cheap.

You just have to make sure you dry the weapon due to condensation after

Spraying cool starter fluid in a warm humid climate.

 

Beats the he'll out of gun scrubber$$$$$$$$$

1.25 a can

 

Carb cleaner is as harsh as they come B12 chemtool will eat up plastic and paint.

 

Works great on an unpainted bolt and all in the white goodies.

 

Edited October 30, 2012 by nib

[dec 8]

I used Simple Green to clean all the factory oils off of my gun. Worked like a charm, inexpensive, and safe to handle.

[DAC45 15]

Here are some of the pictures of the changes I made to the Vepr 12. Once I brok the gun down to its component pieces, I deburred each piece, then blasted the whole thing with 180 grit aluminum oxide and backed it at 250 degrees to remove any remaining contaminants.

I then sprayed the gun with SOCOM Blue Cerakote and baked all the pieces for 2 hours.

Once the gun was removed, I riveted the top trail back onto the dust cover with 5/32 solid steel rivets.

I then reassembled the gun and test fired it. Cerakote makes a huge difference in the feel of the action.

[ec4321 113]

Did you install those rails on the bottom and side of the hand guard?

[DAC45 15]

I did. I milled out sections of the stock that allowed me to fit tapco plastic rail solidly into place. I then epoxied them into place as well as used the screws that came with the set.

[ec4321 113]

Nice job. Wish I had a mill.

[DAC45 15]

Updated the Vepr 12. I didn't like the mono chromatic look so I changed the furniture to Cerakote Graphite black and the bolt to Cerakote titanium.

Edited November 4, 2012 by DAC45