Thread: Rust !!

DO NOT USE STEEL ON STEEL. too abrasive. Buy soft stainless wool scourer, I get them at paknsave for bugger all, use oil as a lubricant and slowly with minimal pressure go back and forth over the rust. Wipe off the brown oil crud and have a look, if its working well then carry on. If it's not working because the rust has formed hard scales I normally take a fired brass case and use the edge to scratch at and break the rust scale, then apply a bit more oil and continue with the steel wool.

If your like me and enjoy buying rusty old milsurp then I would invest some time in boiling and carding or veeeeeeeeery careful use of electrolysis (though I am sceptical of this method long term as I think it things the blue.

And for all those people who don't reoil there guns once a year or so and they sit there dry well I'd encourage you to run a clean white rag over your seemingly good blue. It will come back brown! Gun blue needs oil or it will naturally deteriorate unless in perfect environment conditions.