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Firearm reconditioning: How to remove rusty spots WITHOUT removing any of the blue?
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<blockquote data-quote="Chugiakbilly" data-source="post: 650820" data-attributes="member: 48027"><p><strong>Re: Firearm reconditioning: How to remove rusty spots WITHOUT removing any of the bl</strong></p><p></p><p>Just a trick we were taught in Gunsmithing School 25 years ago.... steel wool contains a LOT of oil from the manufacturing process... your problem is to get it out. Chemicals are only to be used as a last resort - we have enough pollution without adding to the problem. Lay the steel wool on a fire-prof surface and ignite it to burn the oil off. Works like a charm. OXPHO blue from Brownells is the best for some uses... you will have to decide if your firearms fall into that usage. Keep your powder dry.gun)</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Chugiakbilly, post: 650820, member: 48027"] [b]Re: Firearm reconditioning: How to remove rusty spots WITHOUT removing any of the bl[/b] Just a trick we were taught in Gunsmithing School 25 years ago.... steel wool contains a LOT of oil from the manufacturing process... your problem is to get it out. Chemicals are only to be used as a last resort - we have enough pollution without adding to the problem. Lay the steel wool on a fire-prof surface and ignite it to burn the oil off. Works like a charm. OXPHO blue from Brownells is the best for some uses... you will have to decide if your firearms fall into that usage. Keep your powder dry.gun) [/QUOTE]
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