Antonio Zoli "Silver Eagle" 12ga

February 16, 2025 04:13

Dad's Zoli is in fair to good condition. Has been sitting in his safe for probably 20 years… bluing has started to discolor…

I'm a novice and would like to clean it up for sale – looking for guidance in two areas:

* What products and approach would be reasonable to help restore the bluing?

* Curious what y'all think shes worth if I get her cleaned up?

Thanks very much!

Comments

3 comments

thorhammer

February 16, 2025 20:45
I have redone several .22 rifles in cold blue and I use 0000 steel wool after my last application. It turns out real well, but I would remove the forearm wood and try some steel wool on the barrels where it will not be seen to see if it harms the finish or not. Don't touch the color case hardening receiver at all, it will get messed up. Then try the trigger guard first and see how that buffs out. ( I use Brownell's Oxpho-Blue ) I don't think cold blue on top of hot blueing would do anything to cover any scuffs or scratches, but best on white steel. Then rub a coat of gun oil over the barrels, hope this helps.
The value is around $1000 to $1200, it is the O/U shotguns that are crazy priced.
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Chief Shaway

February 23, 2025 02:36
I would just give it a good cleaning.
In my opinion, trying to re-blue it would do nothing but bring the value down.
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yonson

February 23, 2025 20:15
Anything done to “improve” the appearance will almost certainly detract from the value. Sell the gun as-is.
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