Rust Removal

[nvbroncrider]

What's the best and safest way to remove rust from a rifle and prevent it from happening again?

Working on a friends Winchester M1917 and it has some slight rust spots on it.

Thanks,

Jake

 

[DrMike]

Surface rust? Pits? Surface rust can often be removed with some G96 and a soft cloth. It takes a bit, but it works quite well.

 

[SJB358]

Flitz also work pretty well for a friends rifle.

 

[nvbroncrider]

Yeah just surface rust no pits, and very slight. Want to make the old girl look good!

 

[DrMike]

Flitz will certainly work, though I've only used G96 when such has been encountered. Rubbing with a soft cloth and G96 has removed all the surface rust I've encountered.

 

[Guest]

If you can find it, Hoppe's makes a "lead and rust remover cloth." I have one, and it is great. Be careful, though, as it will remove bluing if you scrub too hard. I was able to remove surface rust from the ram of a used press a friend picked up at a garage sale by simply wiping it down firmly with this cloth. Here's what I'm talking about:

http://www.amazon.com/Hoppes-Rust-Remov ... B0000C53AJ

 

[RiverRider]

Blue Wonder gun cleaner with 000 steel wool does a good job. Used with care it won't take off the bluing.

 

[rick smith]

lightly rubbing with 4/0 steel wool and Kroil.Rick.

 

[PJGunner]

lightly rubbing with 4/0 steel wool and Kroil.Rick.

That's what I use.
Paul B.

 

[sask boy]

I have been using G-96 for a number of years to get light rust off of rifles and have real good success.

Blessings,
Dan

 

[Oldtrader3]

These guys have it right. Use Barrier rust protector (Birchwood Casey) on the metal with a shaving brush after rust removal.

My son had a creek flood, flipped my safe on its back and left the Golden Dryer Rod unplugged for a month. He rusted every gun in the safe, including a high grade EELL, $5000 Beretta shotgun plus 3 other Beretta O/U's, in soggy mountainous, rainforest Washington. Fortunately, it was just superficial rust bloom because I got the rod plugged back in before it ate everything inside. Oil and 0000 steel wool saved it.

 

[muleman]

0000 steel wool and RB17 will not remove the bluing.

Scott

 

[Antelope_Sniper]

Good ol WD-40 does wonder if you catch it early.

 

[duckcreekdick]

As far as preventing rust, RIG grease is hard to beat for long term storage. Keep your guns in a dry or climate controlled place (i.e. not down in the damp basement), use a dehumidifier device in your gunsafe if required and check your firearms for rust periodically to catch things before things get bad.

 

[JLC0311]

I was thinking about this too, just picked up a pawn shop special West German Walther PPK/S 32 acp with a few small rust spots. Will post before and after pics.