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I usually spray them with One-shot or clean them in my ultrasonic. Seems like anything that will clean carbon from a gun barrel or used to clean brass cases would clean the brushes.
I've noticed that when they get that dirty, it's often time to replace them anyway. I always keep extra one's on hand, as worn bore brushes will often shed bristles, which can become lodged in undesirable places, lug recesses and other hidden spots.
But if they are worth salvaging, I just clean them up with gun cleaning solvent.
When mine get really grimey I put them in my copper cleaning solvent and use them to brush out a dirty barrel. Then I take them into the kitchen and put them under hot tap water and they look brand new again.
The ammonia cleans them really well and isn't on the copper brush long enough to hurt it as long as you rinse it right away with really hot water.
I just leave it attached to the cleaning rod and "roll" it in on a paper towel that's on top of a cloth towel. I do this every few passes through the barrel and it seems to remove most of the dirt. When the bristles start to shed or fall off it's time to replace the bronze brush with a new one.
I just replace them keeping a good stash on hand. The few I have cleaned I shot them with aerosol gun cleaner then swished around in some isopropanol alcohol.
I spray them off after each run through the barrel, using B-12 Chemtool or something similar. A run may be two passes or 4 or 5 passes. I spray the rod and the brush to remove residue. I wipe the rod off with a clean towel etc. I throw brushes away when they get worn down and are not effective anymore, not when they get dirty, because they don't. I do not scrub bores with dirty brushes.
I spray mine with brake cleaner after each use.
They do eventually wear down and become too loose, but that makes them good for wrapping a patch around.
acetone/paint thinner works for me. I also will buy new ones a couple of times per year, usually when I can not find the one I need right then. They always seem to pop up right after I buy a new one for some strange reason.
+1 for the de-natured alcohol. I'd used it for a sanding aide (it won't raise the grain in wood) for years, when a shooting friend mentioned he used it to clean his tools and such. It's worked great for me ever since.
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