Best way to clean out inside of a CF cylinder/bottle

[Bigragu]

Hey, anyone rinse out the inside of their carbon fiber pcp mount bottle? I believe I had a tiny leak in mine, so I disassembled the valve from the bottle, and brushed off all the old locktite (FX pcp bottle, 580cc) and feel I need to rinse the inside with something to make sure all that old dried locktite is out of the cylinder. 
im curious as to what’s the best method.

thank you

 

[Crank]

Augie, 

Loctite usually doesn't play nicely. Acetone might break down some of the milder types. You may have to be satisfied with what you can remove mechanically. Hope all is well for you.

Mark

 

[Bigragu]

Thanks, Marc. Yeah locktite is all removed but I’d like to clean out the inside of that bottle. What solution can I fill the bottle with and dump out that I know will clean the inside?

 

[Crank]

Again, acetone should be fine, or you could just flush it out with brake cleaner.

 

[Bigragu]

Thanks, boss! 

 

[Gerry52]

Augie, you can use a mild dish soap solution & rinse it out well. Turn bottle upside down & let a hair dryer blow up into it on med heat for 15-20 minutes. Basically the same way tanks are dried after hydrotesting. 10-15 minutes ought to be enough for it to be bone dry. Use a bottle brush too with the soap solution if you have one. 

 

[Bigragu]

Thanks for that, too, Gerry!

 

[DesertSilver]

I would avoid acetone as it might react with the resin. Alcohol would be your best bet if you don't want to put soap and water in it which would be the better way. Of course make sure it's totally dry inside.

 

[Chickenthief]

Brakecleaner!

 

[GBGUNNER]

Augie I would stay from solvents I have no idea if they might work on the binding of the carbon wraps. Perhaps someone out there does. I would use Water & alcohol. Alcohol 1st for a quick rinse and dump it then water rinse. Pour it all out it all over a white cloth like a pillowcase to see what if anything was in there. Alcohol evaporates quickly and any that's left should combine with the water leaving no residual liquids coating the interior. That's my thoughts.

 

[brawler1588]

I used a mild soap mixture with hot water like mentioned above did the same thing on my 580cc fx bottle.

 

[JRisBundyboyz]

Augie I would stay from solvents I have no idea if they might work on the binding of the carbon wraps. Perhaps someone out there does. I would use Water & alcohol. Alcohol 1st for a quick rinse and dump it then water rinse. Pour it all out it all over a white cloth like a pillowcase to see what if anything was in there. Alcohol evaporates quickly and any that's left should combine with the water leaving no residual liquids coating the interior. That's my thoughts.

Are you saying if it got in exterior of bottle. As I always thought interior was aluminum bladder. 

 

[GBGUNNER]

JRisBundyboyz. You are right , there is an aluminum bottle reinforced with carbon fiber wrap which all together constitutes the "CF bottle". SOoo Do Not use lye or any of the things that react with aluminum. Soap and water and alcohol OK. I don't know about any other solvents.

 

[Bigragu]

Thanks for all the input, guys. Now I know.