Lifting surface rust

Tigerbeetle · Post by **Tigerbeetle** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:08 pm

I am about to become the proud new owner of a very mishandled 1906 Winchester .22 pump. The exterior has an awful lot of rust, along with what looks like a little spattered paint on it. I haven't had a chance to look at it but very briefly, so I cannot be real definitive on what is instore for me. I have heard or read of using 0000 steel wool and/or brass wool with CLP or various oils to lift rust. Kroil oil (I am not sure of the spelling) is one I am not familiar with... is also supposed to be good. What are the favored recommendations out there?

I am real excited to have it coming to me. It is in far worse shape than I had first been lead to believe, but at the same time, I didn't pay much for it as a result. The interior (action) looked very dry, but did not seem rusty. I didn't have an opportunity to inspect the barrel at all. I doubt that it has been fired in the last 40 years.

I will appreciate the suggestions!

toyfj40 · Post by **toyfj40** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 3:46 pm

"congrats" on the 'antique'...

I used "00" (or some 'fine' ) steel wool with regular gunoil
and was satisfied with the results on my '77 Marlin 39a

I did "rub"... not "scrub"... and spent plenty of time with it...
and put it away and do some more a few days later...
I had it 100% dis-assembled for the task...

take before/after photos...
-- toy

Post by **Bullseye** » Fri Feb 20, 2009 4:52 pm

The steel wool and oil treatment is the best for light rust.

R,
Bullseye

stalkingbear · Post by **stalkingbear** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 3:17 pm

I personally use 0000 steel wool & light gun oil. If the rust is bad enough, you'll have to touchup blue where the rust has already gotten past the level of the surface. My personal choice of cold blue is Oxpho blue available from Brownell's. http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/ ... OXPHO-BLUE~

Bud33 · Post by **Bud33** » Mon Mar 16, 2009 9:11 pm

I have found that soaking it down with WD-40 and letting it sit over night and then do the steel wool and oil treatment.
The WD-40, tends to loosen the rust and push it up out of the pours.