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RUST......help

William81William81 Member Posts: 24,603 ✭✭✭✭
edited May 2010 in General Discussion
Found an old Remington Model 12 in my Dad's old warehouse. It was in the trunk of a car he parked in there 15 plus years ago.

The barrel looks fine, it pumps and ejects fine. The problem is the rust. Where does a guy start in cleaning up this gun.

Thanks for the help
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    nmyersnmyers Member Posts: 16,880 ✭✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Soak it in Kroil for a week. Then, rub with 0000 steel wool that is wet with Kroil.

    But, it may not be possible to save it. Rust is a loss of steel, & it can't be put back.

    Neal
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    fishkiller41fishkiller41 Member Posts: 50,608
    edited November -1
    0000 steel wool and remoil...I'm sure that answer is far too simple,to be agreed upon so....U'll see how wrong i am,in mere minutes.
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    burdz19burdz19 Member Posts: 4,145
    edited November -1
    quote:Originally posted by fishkiller41
    0000 steel wool and remoil...I'm sure that answer is far too simple,to be agreed upon so....U'll see how wrong i am,in mere minutes.


    fish has no clue, use 0000 steel wool and Remoil. [;)][:D][:D]
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    COLTCOLT Member Posts: 12,637 ******
    edited November -1
    ...I'd take it all the way down.

    A couple of days in most any good oil will help loosen, slow/kill/inhibit further rusting, Kroil is fine.

    Cutting off the oxygen that helps feed the rust and removing all the rust will stop further rusting...so until and if a new finish is applied I'd keep a coat of Tetra Grease/FLITZ on the metal parts.

    For any rusted internal parts Id use the 0000, since even saturated in a lube the 0000 will remove any bluing that is left.

    IF it's not pitted and a reblue may be in the future, I'd use the soapless ScotchBrite pads found at the grocery store to scrub any blued parts but...if scrubbed hard/long enough even with the SB pads, those too will remove blue...just not as readily as the 0000 will.

    You could have it Parked, park hides a multitude of sins where other smoother finishes dont...[;)]
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    slumlord44slumlord44 Member Posts: 3,702 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    Kroil a d 0000 steel wool won't remove blueing if you take your time and go carefully. Just don't get in a rush.
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    matwormatwor Member Posts: 20,594
    edited November -1
    Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner won't remove bluing either. Wipe it on small areas a little at a time, and let it sit a few minutes, then wipe off with a rag.
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