Difference between Flitz and Isso

CYanchycki

CYanchycki

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Is there a major difference between the 2 products????

I have Flitz but no ISSO so I do not know the difference. What I am getting at would FLITZ be okay to use on the bore like ISSO or is it TOO AGGRESIVE?

Thanks in advance,

Calvin
 
Calvin, I'm assuming you mean the IOSSO bore cleaner not the polish, they make both. If it's the red&white bore cleaner it seems to have chemical compounds in it that work on carbon very well. It's billed as non abrasive but appears to be slightly so, probably the least abrasive of the options.
 
Tim, yes the IOSSO Bore Cleaner versus the Flitz metal polish.

German, basically it is as you said in ease of aquiring. It is easier to get the Flitz up here versus the IOSSO.

Maybe I will just have to order a few tubes of IOSSO to see for myself.

This is what I found on the Flitz website......... http://www.flitz.com/p-16-flitz-polish-paste.aspx

Thanks

Calvin
 
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It works great try it on your brass also. It will keep them looking good for a long time and powder rings wipe off the necks very easily.
 
Without doing a chemical analysis all I can say is Iosso is formulated for rifle bore cleaning where Flitz is formulated to remove tarnish, etc. I've used several tubes of Iosso with no complaints. I have some Flitz and used it once but I am uneasy as to what long term effects it might have on 416 stainless.

Now that USP has come back out with their original formula of JB, I use it now which is where I started.
 
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Thanks Jerry. Not having a borescope to see what kind of effect Flitz may show on a barrel I will order some IOSSO. I just want to use it as part of the end of day cleaning routine to make sure I ahve the carbon ring in check......

Calvin
 
CYanchycki said:
Thanks Jerry. Not having a borescope to see what kind of effect Flitz may show on a barrel I will order some IOSSO. I just want to use it as part of the end of day cleaning routine to make sure I ahve the carbon ring in check......

Calvin
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Now that the original JB compound is back on the market, I feel it does the best job. JB compound has been the most used barrel "scrubber" ever!! You can order it direct.

http://www.uspborepaste.com/

PS this is also the folks that make Remington Bore cleaner for Remington.
 
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Jay Johnson (Sherwin Williams coating engineer) did an abrasive test using some kind of machine that rubbed stuff against lab glass. I think he set the machine on a million strokes and used JB, IOSSO and Remclean. The Remclean affected the glass visibly (burnished) but it wasn't measurable. The other two didn't do much at all. You could tell something happened to the glass but it was hard to believe it happened a million times. Therefore, at 20 strokes per cleaning, you could clean your barrel 50,000 times before nothing happened.
 
I have used Flitz for years, and my rifles clean up very fast. I think it helps keep the carbon from sticking like it does on bare metal. Then when I'm done with the flitz I clean the excess out with Kroil.

Joe Salt
 
I use JB bore paste for my barrels.

Funny thing is, I used both of Iosso & JB paste to (hand) polish my Panda. ('cause it's a "mill finish" when I got the action).
I found that JB was more aggressive than the Iosso - i.e. on the alum receiver.

Don't ask me why I used bore paste to polish the receiver. I was in Brisbane at that time and had no access with polishing tool/buff/compound.
But it work anyway, although not as good/shiny as using proper tools & compounds.

seb.
 
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