Thread: Rust removal?

A question that may not be entirely unrelated to my rifle having spent Easter living in a tent on a rainy Stewart Island...

Whats the best option for removing surface rust from a blued barrel and action? Gun oil + elbow grease? CRC? Something else?

Obviously 'buy a stainless rifle' is also an option, but I do quite like this one.

Dont use anything abrasive. I used those green things in the kitchen for cleaning dishes and it took off the blueing

#0000 grade steel wool + CRC (or WD-40, rem oil, whatever really) + elbow grease. Abrasive enough to remove rust but won't damage the finish. $15 will get you a life time supply of it at ehayes.

+1 on what Toby said about the green kitchen scrubbers. Learnt that the hard way too.

Cheers, will give the #0000 steel wool a crack.

Some ATF and a bit of brass. Put ATF on the area and rub with the brass it will not harm the blue.

Originally Posted by Banana

#0000 grade steel wool + CRC (or WD-40, rem oil, whatever really) + elbow grease. Abrasive enough to remove rust but won't damage the finish. $15 will get you a life time supply of it at ehayes.

+1 on what Toby said about the green kitchen scrubbers. Learnt that the hard way too.

+1

DO NOT USE the Scotch Brite Pads, they WILL take your Bluing Off.

Use 0000 Steel Wool.

Cheers
Pete

I faced the same problem recently, and was told to deal to the rust with gun oil and elbow grease which cleaned it up nicely.

An oily bit a ruff clothing like an old jean leg with any old oil used in a saw action around the barrel works a treat.


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