Post by: tedmn on February 25, 2013, 03:03:17 PM
One idea I was toying with was to build it with all metal in the white. The barrel is no issue, but is there a way to remove the case hardening found on these kits to make it plain?
Thanks
Post by: rollingb on February 25, 2013, 03:12:20 PM
Yes,.... the easy way is to use Birchwood Casey's "Blue and Rust Remover" from Track of The Wolf.
Post by: rickevans on February 25, 2013, 03:32:46 PM
Post by: rollingb on February 25, 2013, 03:43:20 PM
Quote from: "rickevans"
Will that work on case hardened finishes? Learn something new every day!
It worked well on Lyman GPR, and T/C locks that I wanted to "brown",... so I'm sure it will work on other color case hardened finishes.
Post by: gunmaker on February 25, 2013, 06:32:16 PM
Post by: rollingb on February 25, 2013, 06:43:37 PM
Quote from: "gunmaker"
I don't really think those locks are case hardened. The steel is drillable so they're not cased. I've just polished many of them either with a piece of wet or dry paper or my buffer wheel....Tom
Now that you've mentioned it,... I've never tried "drilling" those locks, so you're probably right.
...., but for "tedmn's" purposes, the blue and rust remover should work good.
Post by: RiverCat on February 25, 2013, 07:34:43 PM
Post by: rollingb on February 25, 2013, 07:44:05 PM
Quote from: "RiverCat"
I once tried to take some surface rust off of an old CVA lockplate with some of that black really fine grit sandpaper and the colors came off along with the rust.
Yeah,.... the "beauty" of using the blue and rust remover is, it gets in all the "nooks and crannies" when swabbed on with a q-tip,... NO ELBOW GREASE REQUIRED!!!!!! :rt th
Post by: Riley/MN on February 26, 2013, 11:05:51 AM
Post by: rollingb on February 26, 2013, 12:19:59 PM
Quote from: "Riley/MN"
How about naval jelly - would that do the same thing?
I dunno,... I've never tried it.
Post by: sse on February 26, 2013, 12:57:02 PM
Post by: rollingb on February 26, 2013, 01:12:40 PM
Quote from: "sse"
I've heard that stuff will take the white off rice...!
I dunno,.... I've never tried that either! :laffing
Post by: huntinguy on February 27, 2013, 03:15:40 AM
Quote from: "Riley/MN"
How about naval jelly - would that do the same thing?
I have been know to use belly button lint. I shower before it turns to jelly though :oops:
Post by: Riley/MN on February 27, 2013, 10:40:50 AM
Quote from: "huntinguy"
I have been know to use belly button lint. I shower before it turns to jelly though
(rookie...)