Lloyd90 Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Cleaning down my rifle noticed tiny lil specs of rust colour on certain areas :o I tried scrubbing down the area's with an oily rag and such but they didn't really remove them. I always give the rifle a rub down with oily rag after use, what can I use to give it a good scrub to remove anything like this ? I don't want to use anything that will scratch up the finish :unsure: Its a blued rifle on wooden stock cheers Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hiya, When i'm rebluing any guns, I give it a good rub down with wire wool to remove the rust specks......use the fine stuff, it doesnt mark the gun at all... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
archiebald Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 A spray of WD40 then a gentle rub with some scruntched up tin foil - that is the safest way, as tin foil is softer than the blued metal Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lloyd90 Posted January 29, 2012 Author Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Hiya, When i'm rebluing any guns, I give it a good rub down with wire wool to remove the rust specks......use the fine stuff, it doesnt mark the gun at all... Do I need to reblue it mate :unsure: Or just give it a good rub down with some wire wool and some gun cleaner then a bit of oil ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
theosmith Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 plastic biro pen lid does the job, plenty of oily rag after every use, wipe dry befoe use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Norrie Posted January 29, 2012 Report Share Posted January 29, 2012 Do I need to reblue it mate :unsure: Or just give it a good rub down with some wire wool and some gun cleaner then a bit of oil ? Hiya, I suppose it all depends on how bad it is...if once you get rid of the spots, there are big areas, then i'd personally reblue the barrels, but if it's just tiny little bits, then a good wipe with cleaner and oil should hold it at bay, and give it a wipe over every time yer out with the gun...... I really need to get my own one done too, not been done for ages... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted February 6, 2012 Report Share Posted February 6, 2012 Hiya, When i'm rebluing any guns, I give it a good rub down with wire wool to remove the rust specks......use the fine stuff, it doesnt mark the gun at all... Thats the answer Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
barney 66 Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 0000 grade wire wool with gun oil on light rub over with this should remove small rust spots without marking,then wipe with oily rag after use Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Amexian Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Should have gone to Specsavers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scuta Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 Have resolved the same problem myself with a very gentle rub using a spot of autosol on a cotton wool ball Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted February 7, 2012 Report Share Posted February 7, 2012 (edited) Why not just use Hydrocloric acid (rust remover) to the spots Just be careful and it eat's the rust and leavs a protective layer on top just use a tiny spot As for wire wool on a gun, it can cause a lot of wear when tiny bits fall off and go into small area's like ejectors, machined parts and trigger box, and is the first thing to start to rust if damp ok for wooden parts if removed from metal, but never on whole gun Edited February 7, 2012 by ChrisAsh Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RichardH Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Why not just use Hydrocloric acid (rust remover) to the spots Just be careful and it eat's the rust and leavs a protective layer on top just use a tiny spot As for wire wool on a gun, it can cause a lot of wear when tiny bits fall off and go into small area's like ejectors, machined parts and trigger box, and is the first thing to start to rust if damp ok for wooden parts if removed from metal, but never on whole gun Wrong on so many levels Hydrochloric acid will remove bluing in a heartbeat, we use a tank of it to strip the old finish off barrels prior to blacking, to give you an idea a brand new browning shotgun barrel will be completely clean of bluing in less than 3 seconds and thats a very weak solution so as not to etch the steel Unless you are planning a full reblqck then its a really really bad idea Rich Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisAsh Posted February 8, 2012 Report Share Posted February 8, 2012 Which is why i suggested the smallest spot Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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