I bet we all have a "Secret" substance for removing blue...

I find the BC "rust and blue remover" to do a really good job, white vinegar, especially if warmed, does a decent job, evaoprust works too, but takes awhile.

anyone else using something that won't affect the surface finish (much) to get the blue and rust off before bluing?\


these all seem to work better, or be more agressive, if applied with a plastic brush or a "bright boy" scotpad

jeffe

Toilet bowl cleaner, whatever is on sale.

TBc??? does it chemically remove or abrasivly?

i forgot to mention CLR will do it too, but it's pretty acidic, a it's designed to dissolve rust and lime

jeffe

A fishing buddy's Dad inadvertantly did a good job of removing the bluing from an old Winchester shotgun a while back. He tried to use Ospho to remove the light surface rust. Dumbass. Anyway, I suspect it would pit if left on a long time, but short term might do the trick...

No abrasives at all, I just pour a couple of bottles into a plastic covered pain, immerse the part - and about 30 minutes later its all gone.

I know tomcat piss will do it. I had my Dakota 300 win mag standing in in a corner and some cat pissed on it and it took the blueing off the floorplate. I guess he could tell that it was not a Mauser.
Timan

Stu,
LMAO!!!

i just did a search, and read koolaid and coke a cola

thanks guys.. please let me know... i don't mind doing a little refinish, but would prefer "none"

jeffe

Brownell's "Comet Flux" for the force 44 solder does a wonderful job when applied incorrectly.

I just use Naval Jelly. Works very well on factory bluing, takes arsenal bluing off with a bit of elbow grease heat.

6% cloridaccid whiped only on the outside, by a pice of cloth, only for 3-5min, then washing with water, and later neutralizing with a thin solution of natriumhydroxide.
Parts with no accuracyfunktion, you can just dip in the accid, rinse and neutralize

OK, these work as rust and blue remover, but what about rust blue? what do you guy's use for it?

The one time I needed to get some off I used muriatic acid mixed 4 to 1 with water. Worked pretty good, but what do you guy's use?

Terry

Rust blue is just that, rust. Any acid will reduce
the iron oxide. Just be sure and remove all the acid.
Good Luck!

I've had really good luck removing bluing by just hunting pretty heavy with a gun for a few seasons.

Kyler

Blood

I have used muratic acid that is a very weal solution (you can put your hands in it barely tingels) remove blue without hurrting metal, if there is rust hit it with steel wool and leave in solution longer