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Most of us old timers were aware of cleaning rust from pitted finishes with brass. However, this is a great video for those who were unaware. Youi've probably been responsible for saving the finish on many firearms by sharing this. Thanks.
Nothing like hearing a self proclaimed “old timer” say he already knew something
@@toxico1152 😆 You can't watch one gun video without seeing a comment along those lines.
Been using brass brushes in my dremel for years.
@@toxico1152 You didn't know you could get rid of rust with a wire brush? Glad you learned something.
Or removing it. It all depends on the finish conditions and type.
Mark Novak, the Anvil gunsmith, had a video showing how to restore a lightly rusted blued gun surface. He put the rusted part in boiling water for a time, then removed it, and the water evaporated immediately. A very fine buffing wire wheel gently applied to the surface removed the discoloration to reveal that the bluing had been restored. It didn't repair pitting or loose scale rust, but the brown rust patina surface was restored to blued, not the base metal silver color of raw steel.
Just a small correction, a CARDING wheel should be used. Mark Novak does not recommend using a wire wheel as it WILL remove any finish/bluing. A carding wheel is much softer and will preserve the finish.
I dont know why people say that they can remove the rust but preserve the finish. To me the finish is the protective coating over the bare metal. If there is rust the finish is already compromised. The metal needs to have a protective coating put back on after removing the rust
Excellent point.
Roger that.
I was afraid this was way too easy.
Yes I agree , but after you remove the rust you also have pits left behind
You provided a response to your original statement. In using the brass brush rust was removed. Since the brass left the bluing the finished was preserved. Where there was rust there was no finish left to preserve. "To me the finish is the ..." Not only to you but in fact the finish, blued, browned or otherwise is the protection of the bare steel. Maybe the poster will make a video on how to repair patches with no finish using cold bluing.
I have used CLP and a penny to remove rust without damaging the finish. A drop of CLP on the area, coat the entire area by using your finger. Next I take a penny , hold it between my thump and index finger at a 45* angle using the edge/side lip and get to rubbing with the penny. Being that copper cladding is softer than the steel it won’t damage the finish and the edge of the penny will do a more efficient job of removing larger pieces/areas of rust. Then when I’m done I wipe down the surface with an alcohol prep, gauze and alcohol (denatured works best) or a mild degreaser. Finally, I will wipe down the entire surface with a silicon clothe or rag with CLP.
I make sure I have an older all copper penny.
Be sure it's a pre-1982 copper penny. The pre-1982 pennies are 95% copper, the modern pennies after the year 1982 are 97.5% zinc and only 2.5% copper and will damage your rifle's finish.
Brass brush followed up with bore solvent works even easier. The solvent is designed for copper fouling and removes the brass stain easily. Just wipe with oil and you’re done!
I always used a pre-82' real copper penny and gun oil, lubing the rusted area and rubbing the penny on the barrel till the rust comes off, works perfectly.
I have "Chore Boy" brand scrubbing pads that I use to get lead fouling out barrels. They are 100% copper. I imagine that would work as well, and you could cover a larger area with each swipe. I think I will try that, and the brass brush idea on a "new", 80 year old Savage Model 5 that I just bought. I will see which works better. Thanks for the tips
Nice, dude!! Thanks man
I literally did the exact same thing to a mossberg 500 today.60 yo original shotgun looked rough but the penny worked..
Using the penny has always worked the best for me too.
I literally sand tf outta pits on the barrel
There is also the theory to never use a nonferrous brush, as the brush leave particles of a dissimilar metal on the steel. Moisture could cause galvanic corrosion to occur between the two metal particles. Of course, moisture would eventually cause oxidation anyway, so whatever. One actual tip though. With a wire brush (or any stiff material) the natural springing back and forth of the bristle tips create the cleaning action. Once bent the tips aren't aligned and are less effective. If you are bearing down and bend the bristles, you are pressing to hard.
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That's why you remove the metal particles, something like a bore cleaner will react with Copper/Bronze/Brass and dissolve it down to inert levels.
For those wondering why the wool removed the red oxide but not the black oxide it's because black iron oxide is very hard while the red isn't. In fact black iron oxide is used to coat drill bits to extend their lifespan.
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Black oxide is what bluing is.
There is also brass wool & graphite (pencil "lead") works very well too for surface rust & minor pitting.
Found some light rust on my rilfe. Took a brass tooth brush and some hoppe's nitro solvent and went to work. Put some gun oil on it as done in the video above. When I was finished the rusted spot was unnoticeable, almost undetectable. The blue finish was still there, as in the video.
Great tip. I live on the Pacific Northwest coast where rust is a big problem with blued gun metal. They also sell copper wool that works very well. The biggest concern with that much rust pitting is what the inside of the bore looks like, hopefully the rifling is not to bad.
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Great tip for cleaning rusted barrels I have used a brass brush for years and it has always worked for me. Thanks and I subscribed to your channel.
Big 45 Frontier Metal Cleaner does the same thing, but little pieces can be pulled off and used to run through the bore to remove lead fouling very well. I like brass brushes also.
That Frontier pad is wonderful stuff.
From my experience, even cloth or a brush made from something softer than the steel still picks up oxidized particles that have the potential to scratch the finish. I use the pre-82 copper penny trick with a liberal amount of oil to float the particles away.
Cloth made from plant fibre (cotton and Linen) contains a small amount of Silicon" based crystals. Paper seems to contain more, which is why you can also use paper for some polishing operations. Boiling the part in distilled water will "convert" the red rust ro "black" rust, which is what "Blueing" is. And "blueing' like phosphating is fundamentally intended to be a coating that holds oil, thus preventing / slowing corrosion.
Hardly a secret. Been doing similar for 40 years, using any brass tool - brushes, commercially available brass pick and scrapers, and my favorites, either pure brass wool or a .308 brass case cut in half and smashed flat. Works like a charm. Just make sure your brushes are not brass coated steel - many are and that will ruin you day. If you insist on a brush I highly recommend the 24 pack of wood handled brushes available from the same source, for just over 50 cents each.
Awesome, thanks for watching!
@@BigSamMosinMuseum I have been doing this for a long time and what I find that works even better is an old pure copper penny or at the very least a piece of copper tubing but an old copper penny made in the US before whatever date it was before they put everything in it will take off all the rust and it will not hurt the Finish whatsoever I have been doing this for a long time and it works like a charm pure copper better than brass trust me it does work
Feel free to share this is vice but it's getting harder and harder to find wheat back pennies but I think copper tubing might work as well but wheat back pennies is what I've always used and it's really good especially when they're very badly pitted but you don't want to take off the finished you cannot ruin the finish with that
@@mikewolfdog3083 excellent use of a penny with a lubricant for discovered rust. a friend stored his 92F in a sheepskin pistol case for a season. an old gunsmithing book had subject material on this as stated before. fortunately the rust eas only surface and not deep. this addition of a brass brush was neato. THANKS Big Sam!!!
@@mikewolfdog3083 US pennies prior to 1982 are made of 97% copper. 1982 to current are Zinc with a copper layer.
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Use a STAINLESS STEEL WOOL pad and your favorite gun oil. It will remove the rust without damaging the bluing. Been doing that for over 40 years.
If i use the steel wool pads i go for the very fine 0000 ones with mild pressure applied by hand with oil, they seem not to damage finish, but still think the brass would be my best choice.
Thank you both for the tips
4/0steel wool and 30 weight oil.or gear lube even,works great and even seems to restore bluing.
I live near the ocean. Going back to the late 1970's, I invested in silicone treated gun wiping/cleaning cloth(s) and silicone treated gun socks - both are inexpensive. After cleaning or periodic wiping down, place silica gel packets - they're also inexpensive - in every case, safe, or drawer in which you've got a firearm stored. I rotate the silica packets about every other year. 30ea., 20 gram, food grade packets, I put two - 1 top, 1 bottom - in every soft rifle case and pistol case. The packets will set cha back a whopping $1.50 each and are - trust me - worth every penny.
I do electrical work and almost every light fixture comes with multiple silica packs. I save every single one and put them in my gun safes, ammo cans, tool box drawers, etc.
PB blaster is really good for removing rust in tight places, also with the brush. I’m almost finished restoring a Revelation 350 shotgun, nothing worked in the trigger assembly. Could not open the barrel. Thanks to PB blaster.
I always keep my guns along with a bunch of desiccant containers I change out every few months. No moisture, NO RUST. Great maintenance post. That big pit on that first barrel gives me great concern. I would be reluctant to use it anymore. Thanks again.
Use a 50/50 mix of plain old white vinegar and water. Let the rusted object sit submerged for 2 to 3 days. The rust will just fall off. You can also place the object in a container or zip lock bag with b b,s or gravel, shaking the bag several times daily to clean off the heavy rust. This works great also to remove rusted motorcycle gunk out of gas tanks, using gravel, shaking daily. After several days, metal will be completely free of rust at the microscopic level without any abrasive action, aside from shaking the bag. Simply wash with soapy water, then rinse clean with just water, then a cloth dipped in linseed oil. Any painted surface will not be damaged by the mild white vinegar. If worried about damaging vintage paint, don’t use the b.b/gravel part. Just remember, after the rust has been removed, the metal will rust again without some sort of protectant applied. This is the best on things like old antique rusty painted metal you don’t want damaged. Cheap, effective and completely non abrasive if skipping the b.b/gravel part. Works like magic.
Anyone who's served in the military should recognize that brush. It comes in every standard issue cleaning kit for the M16/M4 series rifles. They're outstanding brushes.
You can remove all the rust using many different types of cleaning solutions. There are solutions in many categories, everything from household, firearm , automotive and even Tool/ hardware solvents that will completely remove rust. They will also do so with nothing more than a cotton rag while not leaving behind non ferrous metal behind in the puts of the steel.
I’ve always used baking soda mixed with water to make a slurry then scrub with a plain old tooth brush it’s worked pretty well for me on surface rust I’ll try this on deep pits.
Also, for relly deep rust, you can use a thin slurry ade from Baking Soda and White vinegar! It will really eat the rust away down to the bare metal which is what you want, otherwise, you haven't removed ALL the rust!
Will it also remove the black finish on an Ak?
First, degrease thoroughly. Use a fine steel brush instead to remove all the flaky rust (gently), do not use any oils at that stage. With something like a barrel, boil a pot of water and then run the part over the steam. That will convert the rust to black iron oxide (bluing). Once cooled, gently rub the blackened part with a fine wire brush or steel wool again to remove the loose black oxide.The process may have to be repeated with heavily rusted parts, you want to remove the rust to close to the surface as it will not penetrate heavy rust flakes but the point is you do NOT want to remove the rust completely, you want to convert it. Smaller parts may be boiled in a pot of water for 5 minutes or so. After you are done soak the part(s) in kerosene for a day. They can then be dried and oiled. That is the way to properly preserve a rusted firearm. Simply brushing the rust off and then applying oil does not remove the rust, though it may look black after oiling, the rust is still there.
What is the purpose of the boiling?
@David Wang toothbrush would take too damn long
Underrated comment.
@@korkser Are you in THAT much of a hurry to NOT preserve the barrel?
@@korkser This is one of those 'jobs' where you need to sit down on your patio or back porch and take the time to do what is needed to stop any further damage to a gun which has meaning for you or at least to stop any further damage to it. It's either worth it or not, and if not then give it to someone who is willing to put in the time to save it from decaying any further.
I’m constantly learning. Thanks for sharing.
Great video Big Sam! Being in the swampy part of Texas I tend to see a lot more rust than I'd like to.
Just a suggestion" I use this on the stock and outer barrel of my rifle avocado oil ,I like the results
This method can have fine results. Something to watch for is that the tiny particles from off the rusted surface can embed in the brush tips and make scratches in steel. I like the pre-82' penny idea. I'll try that later.
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@@benedettogee Yeah how did it go? we want answers! lol
for flat metal? Pennys are free and unbeatable. Use an oil. For pitted surfaces? The brush is best.
A another method I did not read here and have not seen in a few gun videos I have seen, is using a rouge jewelers rouge, ,they come in a various grades, but red or white will work and a buffing wheel or possibly just a pad or gauze on a sander or gauze on a palm sander? rub, the rouge on the rust into a thick layer, buff slowly and keep repeating until the rust and the pits are gone, I have not used this on guns per se a lot ,but worked daily final finishing auto glass like this and used it for yrs doing high end ornamental brass hand rails etc. never had any issues with this and & removes pitting, scratches in everything from LG. glass to jewelry. Another oddball flashback ,as a kid had a neighbor who always cleaned our guns and would soak a nylon stocking in what I suppose was hoppes red oil and after cleaning would slip the gun in the stocking and let it sit while he cleaned something else:)used a diaper to wiper it after he removed the stocking ,it would also seem obvious to me now a days if I were storing guns in a gun cabinet it would have some sort of dehumidifier in it? Thanks Peace. Rick
Gunner Newman great job ! I took this a step further . For the pitting a fine grit oscillating sander - All pitting was eventually gone !
I have restored and repaired multiple guns and while the video actually shows one of the possible ways to get rid of the rust, that's by no mean the less invasive and it DOES NOT guarantee that the finish will not come over - especially with rust pits like those. And it may also leave scratch marks on the weapon, although very light ones. Methods to get rid of the rust of a firearm (From the least aggressive to the most aggressive) 1)Boiling the part. It's really time consuming but relatively simple. Just boil the part for enought time to remove the rust. 2) Rub it with soda. Soda is lightly abrasive and can slowly remove the rust. 3)Electolysis. Immerge the part in a water container filled with salt and water and trigger the reaction by connecting a car battery to the system (+ terminal to the part, - terminal to a metal rod that hangs on the container) 4) Hydrochloric acid. That's kinda aggressive. Just put the part into a container full of acid. This will remove all the rust. Beware: It may leave the a mate like finish on the part if you keep it too long in the solution. 5) Brushing and grinding. I would advice you not to use this one. The probability to leave marks is extremely high.
I've been wondering about the electrolysis method for gun parts, but I'm concerned that the process may be damaging to the integrity of the steel. I've used electrolysis for cleaning lots of rusted tools, and while it removes any rust (and finish), it leaves the metal a different color than it would be if it were just the bare metal. I believe the process does harm the metal somewhat. On a side note, instead of using salt, washing soda (not baking soda), sodium carbonate, works much better I've found.
For surface rust I use a standard size skewer, split lenghtwise, and put light oil on rust and rub the rust with flat side of skewer. Even if the bad section ios pitted at least the bluing left is not damaged.
Motor oil and triple O steel wool worked on a used lever gun I bought.
I like the Hoppe's Elite gun cleaner and foaming gun cleaner (bore) with a nylon brush. There's an Elite kit with more. Anyone used any Metalloid products like Green Gun Oil, Metcor57, Bore Shield, etc? I just did some guns with them, they look good. The gun oil did clean very well. Supposedly 4 years protection with BS and Duck Hunters Delight.
There is a chemical that will literally boil the rust off of the metal, but you will need to go over the barrel with cold blue afterwards. I have used it on old shotguns before and it works really well.
Can you recall the name of that chemical?
@@Lee-fi4vo I can't remember the name of it but I purchased it at Ace hardware. I want to say it was made by loctite but I'm not sure.
Thanks for the info my flintlock barrel is all rusty after using it for the late season this year. Definitely will be trying this on it thank you!!!!
Boat propeller paint, airplane propeller paint, and Tremclad or Rustoleum black metal paint in either gloss or matte. They all can be used to paint a firearm “instead of” bluing. ~Another thing is when you’re handling gun oil or toxic solvents then wear disposable “nitrile gloves” (they come in boxes of 50 or 100. I use XL size). Do not do it with your bare hands because toxic poisons can be absorbed through the skin.
Thank you Very informative yes it works 👌
Thank You Big Sam for Helping on this info.
Great vid , TY ! Gotta say seeing pitting and rust gave me anxiety because I’m OCD about cleaning and caring for my weapons. I use my firearms and nothing is made to stay in the safe that I have .
I would have wrapped the oxidized area with a shop towel soaked with Evaporust. Then, after about 24 hours, as EVR leaves a slightly grayish finish, bring it back with a muslin buff and black emery compound. This does not remove the original finish. I restore and refurbish vintage machinery. Light industrial. This happens on a daily basis. Good luck.
Evaporust! Always have a jug of it in the shop,! Great stuff. Since I’m working on firearms- usually smaller parts - I dunk them and reuse the evaporust. Will have to keep your wet rag technique in mind for larger projects. Thanks
Evap o rust works amazing and leaves a protective coating. No abrasives neccessary
It also removes bluing as bluing is a form of rust.
@@eskimo_airgunner2314 it doesn't remove the phosphate coatings on AR barrels..
@@hstetser5376 Well thats good to know but bluing is a form of rust and evapo will work good at removing it. I have used it to give one of my Italian copies of a Remington 1858 a distressed antique look. Looks legitimately like a vintage gun until you see the markings up close.
Wipe your firearms down every time you use them. Coat them lightly with oil or even gun grease when they are to be stored for any length of time, will avoid this. If you buy a used firearm that has a spot on it clean it to bare metal then reblue it.
There is a product called "Cosmoline" which the military has used for years to preserve weapons in storage. It contains a penetrating oil and rust removers/inhibitors and leaves a waxy coating witch must be removed before using the weapon. Comes in a spray can, and is available directly from the manufacturer by mail. It has a strong odor of spearmint and has many other uses
I bought a pretty rough model 94. Sent it to a gun smith and it looked brand new. He Cleaned it, fixed the trigger, replaced the barrel and he re blued the new barrel. With the right gunsmith they can bring anything back to life.
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Also. Polishing the pitted area with some compound and a soft pad will help smooth the surface which will help prevent rust in the future.
clean your weapon, polish the parts and apply the molybdenum disulphide spray grease with a cotton cloth over the entire weapon without using oil, you will have a weapon that is dry to the touch but perfectly hydrated, remember that the oil from the skin with sweat makes rust so use the patch with the grease you used without adding more to remove your oil from the surface, I have a patch that I use to clean the slide of my glock with the same grease I put on 4 years ago!! I use this grease on my Browning Gold, on my American Ruger and on my Glock and I assure you that after understanding how to use the grease, the oil will disgust you!!
You can also use oil and a 0000 steel wool pad and it will remove rust. This is how I clean them and it works.
How long does it take you? I've been working for hours.
Yes. This would be a MUCH MORE safer option than this much brass scratching. Electrolysis is even better.
2 months later of using the steel wool method. Not even a dent in the rust. Doesn't work.
@@Pineapple-co6fe it depends on how much rust it has. Oil the rusted area and scrub with the 0000 pad then wipe off with a rag. Repeat this until it's to your satisfactory. 👍
@@AXNJXN1 it always works for me. 👍
If Mr. Rogers had a KZhead gun channel. Great stuff Big Sam. Thanks for the tip!
I have learned to never grab the gun by the barrel . The salt in your sweat will start the rust and if put away like that . Wipe with light oil before storage . Your advice is good .
This is the exact approach to take with old firearms, like mil surp Mosins and Mausers as you show.
Thank you for the link. I ordered the 10 pack. John from Fallbrook, CA. I request you start with the darkest black (but still good rifling barrel of a Mosin) and bring it back to like chrome-looking bore.
Awesome! That's a great idea, I will have to look into that. Thanks for watching!
I never let them rust. Iv always cleaned and oiled and kept in sealed gum cabinet I do this 2 times a yr. Needed or not
On my rifle barrel, I just used a kitchen scouring pad to get the worst of the rust off then washed the area over with a lick of rust convertor. It has never rusted since.
Holsters, particularly leather ones but also the black fabric kind can rust your handgun. I leave my handguns out of their holsters most of the time.
Yep most holsters chrome tanned leather cause the rust, $$$ you get vegetable tanned. No rust issues.
I havent had any pitting on my firearms, but I found spraying the gun down with WD-40 and scrubbing it with paper towels aggressively took all the surface rust off after my gun bag got wet in the woods.
I use Ballistol I use the straw it comes with on my Glocks especially One of my slides have the slide cuts holes in the sign so I’m cleaning the slide I sprayed decide a little more and take a Q-tip because it seems like I always get rust out of that area and where the barrel in this line or put together I cleaned it all really thoroughly but anywhere I see rust formingI’ll just have extra Q-tips and clean everything really good I’m going to have to give me a brass brush I would always use a toothbrush it wasn’t too soft and not too hard
Ballistol is such a great product ! I use it on all my firearms and airguns... I keep a microfiber cloth sprayed with Ballistol in a plastic bag, and wipe down the metal and wood with it... great for leather too... I use it on old kerosene lanterns that I restore, or just on the original finish and paint. Every gun shop and sporting goods store should sell this stuff, but most don't, so I order a few 6 once aersol cans from Amazon.
A copper brush (any non ferrous material) is part of the job but the cleaning afterward is important. I like to use a gun oil list Palistol
Very useful video. My son inherited a couple of long guns from a grandparent, and they may need a bit of this treatment.
I find soaking the rust spot in penetrating oil for 30 minutes or so helps soften the rust also.
The best way to deal with a situation that this gentleman is showing is I use stainless steel brushes to get all the rust off and yes there are going to be pit holes left in the metal then what you do is you fill the pit holes with J-B Weld is nice and black sanded all down to a smooth finish and then I use a nice cold bluing process to reblue the metal and in the end you have a smooth surface the pit holes are filled and the Finish is still preserved and by the way when you fill the pit holes with metal it cuts off the air so that the compromised metal will not oxidize any further that is the best way to treat a situation like what this gentleman is showing and when looking at the gun that looks a lot better than rough pit hold just left in the bare metal not to mention after you blew it the J-B Weld and the bluing are darn near the same color so what you end up with is a perfect repair then after it is all done if you really want to keep the gun from ever resting again wipe all the barrel down with dailies been matte finish and let it Harden for a couple of days then you will never ever have Rust ever again on your firearms and they will look like a brand-new hot bluing has been done
That sounds more like proses an old gun restorer I knew used along with the draw filing. He would also rub the fine file with a piece of blackboard chalk
The damage is sufficient to employ sanding it to bare metal then refinish the bluing?
No, the answer is to clean the metal with acetone, boil the piece in distilled water for 30-45 minutes, and then use a carding wheel. If you're not going to convert the rust, you might as well sandblast it.
Now just add axle grease and leave it on 6 months to a year and the area gets even better,....it cleans it and kind of blues it. See you want Axle grease or Automatic transmission fluid with detergent in it. It stops the rust and repairs it. Hell just put it on the rust,.......several times,...I saturate rusted bolts let them sit for6 months and turn them out with my fingers. it just takes time to work. My deer barrel was rusted so I just put grease on it,.... its been that way for years. My great uncles gun I put grease on it and it fixed it and it looks black too.
Im onto this very quickly. When I get in from shooting I’ll rub it with an old copper penny. But it is nowhere near as bad as the rust on your guns. And then I use gun oil to cover the barrel. Constantly doing this seems to keep them in good condition.
Great video. Was the mosin barrel still safe to shoot with big pit spot? Thanks
That has to be completely finished to bare metal and reblued preferably hot blued. To be protected correctly.
Rub an old Copper penny along the rusted area. The copper in the penny will safely remove the rust and leave the metal alone.
Thank you for sharing this most valuable information.
Do you recommend following up with cold blue for an "in-use" non-collector firearm?
Big frontier 45 metal cleaner is magical. It does not remove the finish. And it can be used to clean the inside of the barrel as well. I love it. Brass works too but big frontier 45 is far better.
Had a roommate invited him to live with me cause he didn't have anywhere to go and we grew up together. Sold me his Mossberg pump for rent wasn't worried about it, let him keep it in this room under his bed. Had a guy offered a trade for a Browning buckmark 22 when to get the shotgun rested so bad you couldn't even rack the action. Turned out,my buddy was an adult bed-wetter rusted the hell out of that shotgun. 😡 Needless to say I was pissed.
So was the gun
I might suggest using vinegar to convert the rust to an oxide after scraping. Then apply your CLIP
You can use Blaster PB Penetrating Oil which will eat the rust then use Dupont Rust Inhibitor which will kill the rust and turn it black.
Currently getting the rust off of my great grandpa’s model 1896 12 gauge Winchester. Thanks for the tips
Thanks for the video 👍
Thanks so much. I needed this for my finnish mosin
Nice! I use a copper penny & some 3-in-1 oil. Thanks for the share!!
Would you recommend using a brass brush on a Dremel tool for this? Seems like it would be quicker yet still safe. Any thoughts?
The led in a #2 pencil works very well cold blueing and polish with flitz polishing compound
It's important to note that using a brass brush can result in the unfinished (bare) metal being exposed. This is not because the brush removed the finish but because the rust had already eaten away at the finish and the brush is merely exposing that.
So are you saying to apply oil regularly on the exposed metal?
Ballistol regularly will displace the Hyrdoscopic substances on the metal and will not harm leatherm wood, or other non metal parts of your firearm.
@@NgJackal1990 use furniture paste wax to protect the metal. works better lasts longer and won't gum up the action by attracting dust and dirt.
That's what I have been wondering. It seems that the rust would have to eat through the finish to get to the metal, so when you remove the rust, you are left with bare metal. Would you recommend re-blueing that part?
I’m fixing up a New England 410 and it had rust pits just starting to actually learn to fix guns and stuff and I bought a brass brush and most definitely rubbed some of the finishing off hahaha. It’s way lighter than the rest but I’m gonna blue it again.
Frontier 45 steel brush works well. Will not hurt the bluing.
Just ordered a brass brush and same lubricant you used! Thanks
Good tip with the brass brush.
Turpentine and pumice dust will remove rust and where the finish is gone it will leave the metal dull gray, it fades from blue to dull gray. It will not remove the blue. Also use furniture paste wax instead of oil to protect the finish from moisture and grease instead of oil to lucubrate moving parts. They will stop most rust before it starts.
Thank you for the tip.
I was expecting something that literally everyone didn't already know. Thanks!
I once left a couple blued magazines out in the snow once and then they rusted pretty bad. I hated the way they looked and thought the only way to restore them would be to take them to a gunsmith and have them re-blued. Shortly after that I learned this trick and felt like an idiot. That gunsmith was nice and charged me a fair price but it was still a lot more money than a $1 bronze brush.
Excellent presentation 👏 great human touch and pleasant insights.
Humidity is terrible here.. I keep a bucket of DampRid in my gun safe.. and I'm sure it would work in a closet as well. I have used the ole copper penny and WD trick a few times.
use gun oil and 0000 steel wool and lightly rub. The 0000 steel wool is fine enough to really not scratch and the oil makes it easier to remove the rust.
Been doing that for years back when I had an FFL, and was buying milsurp firearms. Would always disassemble and do any necessary repairs, then go over the metal with what you posted.
It would be an amazing thing if you were the John Halpin I knew years ago in USAFSS. But somebody told me he died🤷♂️
@@alanbud5181 yeah that for surface rust and not wanting to remove the bluing or scratch it pitted rust is another story really can't remove the pitting but can improve the finish and polish making it less noticeable
This is giving me horrible flashbacks of the summer of 2008. Being in basic training cleaning the rust off an old musket some kid from the previous cycle never properly cleaned and having mu drill sergeant refusing to let me sleep until it was spotless. Also... rainy days at the range. So much traima.
This is fine for common guns I suppose, but "Converting" by boiling the rusted parts in water for hard to reach rust will completely preserve the remaining original blueing and is how anything worth preserving should be handled. It will get to the bottom of pits that you can't get to with a brush. I can't imagine that a brush won't take off some original blueing. See: Mark Novak / Anvil ..It's only original once.
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Apply good gun oil , at and near rusted area , two to three hours before brushing.
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My gun is clean opening day an cleaned when the seasons over lol so they have a spots comes off with brass brush
Will a bronze brush work for this also
I restored My friends grandfathers winchester 30-30 lever ..I used fine sandpaper and sreel wool ..dont worry about the finish ..i then used BIRCHWOOD-CASEY GUN BLUE ..use water wet steel ..put on gun blue then wipe off ...buff and repeat ..untill blue is unifom ..it came out beatifull ..I also REBLUED my Dads old ORGTIES .25 pistol which had lost most of its bluing came out fantastic
Dollar store and harbor freight has those brushes... if u clean it with brake cleaner u can fill it in with jb weld and sand but barrel will need paint job
what about those cases in which you are trying to remove the pitting as well? can you use the "cold blueing" process to restore it? I am worried about having the affected area appear as "different"
Good Post. Brass is a. Alloy of ZINC and COPPER. Have you ever tried an Aluminum brush ? Aluminum and Rust ( Iron Oxide ) undergo an electrochemical reaction that converts the Rust back to Iron as it converts the Aliminum to Aluminum Oxide. There are lots of Pists that show how to use a car vattery charger and TRUSODIUM PHOSPHATE as an electrolyte. I am still experimenting with different kinds of electrically conducting brushes soaked in TSP, and a car battery charger. But, am looking for a MIRACLE. Once I remove the rust, how do I fill in the pits to return the parts to like-new condition ----》 NO PITS !
Hot blue draw files hot reblue draw file 500 times till you don't see the pits and use blackboard chalk rubbed across the file. Helps to keep the lines down. It's like chroming then scraping the chrome off but leaving it in the pits. Takes a while but you will be remarkably satisfied. I live on the cold north wet coast seen this more than I want to admit. Had to give up hockey to keep my guns up. Then there are the friend's guns. Next, you have a whole group of friends in your shop draw filing and hot bluing. But none of us know a dam thing about hockey