Rust?
What should I use for rust on a blued gun? the rust is in the little crevices and engravings. Just 20 little bits scattered about the gun. Please tell what to do.
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Rem-oil and fine steel wool. Maybe a wood toothpick.
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Stiff bristle tooth brush with your favorite oil. Four Ought (0000) steelwool with your oil is good for surface rust, but the brush will let you work the oil down into the engraving, grooves, etc.
Also if you showing rust in those area you may want to consider removing the stock and going over the "covered" areas too.
If you only have time to do two things so-so, or one thing well ... do the one thing!0 -
0000 steel wool and oil (3-in-1 is fine). Use lots of oil! 0 -
Gentlemen,
I beg to differ with your advice BUT NEVER use steel wool on any metal surface to clean off rust if you wish to save the blued finish.
Steel wool is made of carbon steel that is fairly hard & brittle. It will imbed small particles of metal on the surface that will quickly rust & restain the surface. It is also very distructive on blueing.
A tooth brush & penetrating oil or bore cleaner will clean most light surface rust.
Brownells as well as most auto parts stores sell tooth brush sized brushes with brass or stainless bristles.
If nylon bristles won't remove the rust spot, go to brass bristles, then lightly with a stainless brush all the time with lots of oil.
I think you will be pleasently surprised how most surface rust will clean off without removing blueing.
Only as a last resort should anyone resort to steel wool on gun metal unless an agressive cleaning prior to refinishing is required.
Steel wool is the sure way to rust stain the surface of stainless guns.
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Another possibility in the described situation. You can stiffen the action of most any brush by cutting the bristles off short. I use what used to be called 'acid brushes' that sell for about 25 cents each at hardware stores and cut the bristles to half length, some as short as 1/8". This can give a better scrub action without risking scratch to the surface as with a brush with metal bristles.
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ditto the short bristles 0
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