ottogrendel
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All,
I am trying to make my own gun cleaner. I have the basic solution (the usual petroleum distillates: mineral spirits, kerosene, MEK, etc.) but want to add a bit of 10% ammonia to give it a copper removing ability. The problem is that of course the ammonia will not dissolve in the petroleum distillates. I tried water soluble cutting oil as an emulsifier. It will either dissolve in the distillates or in the ammonia but not both. In other words, it is not really acting as an emulsifier. Isopropyl alcohol helps a bit but the end result is still a mixture and not a solution. Does anyone have any advice on how to get the ammonia to dissolve in the petroleum distillates? Is this possible? Will Ethyl alcohol work better as an emulsifier, and if so, where can I get some?
Thanks in advance!
I am trying to make my own gun cleaner. I have the basic solution (the usual petroleum distillates: mineral spirits, kerosene, MEK, etc.) but want to add a bit of 10% ammonia to give it a copper removing ability. The problem is that of course the ammonia will not dissolve in the petroleum distillates. I tried water soluble cutting oil as an emulsifier. It will either dissolve in the distillates or in the ammonia but not both. In other words, it is not really acting as an emulsifier. Isopropyl alcohol helps a bit but the end result is still a mixture and not a solution. Does anyone have any advice on how to get the ammonia to dissolve in the petroleum distillates? Is this possible? Will Ethyl alcohol work better as an emulsifier, and if so, where can I get some?
Thanks in advance!