Salop Matt Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 (edited) Just to drag an old thread up....... Before I go and buy some acetone to degrease my barrels and chokes, does it hurt the blueing on the barrels ? ATB Matt Edited February 16, 2015 by salop sniper Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rem223 Posted February 16, 2015 Report Share Posted February 16, 2015 White spirit can rust metals quite easy, meths wont its why you shouldn't ever de-oil a bore with the write stuff White spirit is a petroleum distillate ie an oil albeit with a low boiling point. Meths is a mix of ethanol and methanol both of these are hygroscopic and will pull moisture out of the air. Of the two white spirit is much less likely to cause rusting. Either way after degreasing you would want to add some kind of oil to the bare metal. Acetone (propanone) shouldn't have any effect on bluing. I use it as a carbon solvent, but if you are concerned you can test it on an area that doesn't show. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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