Thread: Bore Cleaner -Ed's Red

Originally Posted by TeRei

Mate was asking about this. The recipe is

Equal parts ATF, kerosine, acetone and turpentine.

Mix in well ventilated room and gloves.

Cheapo alternative is to soak the bore in kero and wipe with pull thru.

I made about 10 litres of this in the 70's and still have a little left. The Acetone helps mix in the Lanoline.
I used water soluble oil and hot water on Blackpowder guns and 303's and other guns with corrosive primers and finished up with home made EDS RED and have never had any problems with rust.
Also a great fan of LANOX which I discovered in the freezing works which we lathered on every moving part on chains and boning rooms.
EDS RED is a powder solvent, gun lube, and rust preventative but will not remove copper or plastic wad fouling.