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I believe I found the the best product for cleaning female jones plugs

By Mikala

2 years ago

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#1 2 years ago

MJG

I have been searching for years for a better way to clean female jones plugs. I have tried pipe cleaners and the dremil method. Pipe cleaners don’t fit and the dremil method had too much risk of damage. I have been restoring a Space Mission, and all of the jones plugs had this strange white pimple dust all over them. I did not believe that just cleaning the male jones plugs would fix the problem.

These are air brush cleaners I bought at Harbor Freight for about $5. They work truly incredible. As much as I wished they were a brass brush to do a better job, I can not complain of the results. It took me less than 10 minutes to go through all of the female jones plugs on the bottom board. I ended up with a good portion of white dust that I had to blow away.

I guarantee that you will find other uses for these brushes.

For those of you you who order online, the item number #68155

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#2 2 years ago

MJG

Mikala

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Please post if you purchase and your opinion results for others.

I used the #3 and #4 brush for cleaning. The #4 fit most holes and cleaned best, for some I had to use the #3.

#3 2 years ago

MRM

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OP
Quoted from Mikala:
Please post if you purchase and your opinion results for others.
I used the #3 and #4 brush for cleaning. The #4 fit most holes and cleaned best, for some I had to use the #3.

I have these and I’ll try them. I’m doing a Strato Flite resto at the moment and then my next resto is a Space Mission.

#4 2 years ago

MRM

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I’m using these currently though

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#5 2 years ago

KNT

Coindork

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Quoted from mrm_4:
I’m using these currently though
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Yep, I was just about to say bore brush from a gun cleaning kit.

#6 2 years ago

GPS

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Excellent!!! Ty

#7 2 years ago

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Peruman

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Merrimack, NH

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OP
Quoted from Mikala:
I have been searching for years for a better way to clean female jones plugs. I have tried pipe cleaners and the dremil method. Pipe cleaners don’t fit and the dremil method had too much risk of damage. I have been restoring a Space Mission, and all of the jones plugs had this strange white pimple dust all over them. I did not believe that just cleaning the male jones plugs would fix the problem.
These are air brush cleaners I bought at Harbor Freight for about $5. They work truly incredible. As much as I wished they were a brass brush to do a better job, I can not complain of the results. It took me less than 10 minutes to go through all of the female jones plugs on the bottom board. I ended up with a good portion of white dust that I had to blow away.
I guarantee that you will find other uses for these brushes.
For those of you you who order online, the item number #68155[quoted image]

I use those same brushes and they work great.

Alberto

#8 2 years ago

CMF

Flipsteen

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Mikala

will definitely check them out. My harbor freight has them for $1.99. Thanks

#9 2 years ago

EJS

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Does the brush “spring back” well?

I’ve also been using the .17 bore brush and I find it gets crushed after half a plug and loses its effectiveness.

#10 2 years ago

MJG

Mikala

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Quoted from EJS:
Does the brush “spring back” well?
I’ve also been using the .17 bore brush and I find it gets crushed after half a plug and loses its effectiveness.

Yes, they spring back and don’t lose their shape.

#11 2 years ago

LJM

DaMoib

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Quoted from EJS:
Does the brush “spring back” well?
I’ve also been using the .17 bore brush and I find it gets crushed after half a plug and loses its effectiveness.

I think that depends on the quality of the brass. There is a higher lead content in cheaper brass...

#12 2 years ago

KJG

BubbaK

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I ordered some of these from Mcmaster.. forget which size, but I put it in a small drill and they hold their shape and do a nice quick job.. Measure the jones pin and I got a size up and down also.

https://www.mcmaster.com/miniature-wire-brushes/brush-style~tube/

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