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Do any of you use sonic cleaning tubs for cleaning shotgun parts? I have a 1920's guild gun I' working on with some rust on hard to get to parts.
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Good for general cleaning but it wont remove rust other than very light surface rust that could probably be removed with alight rub with wire wool .
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SKB which sonic cleaner do you have? And you do use it for gun parts.
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It is an L&R. I use exclusively for guns. I do not find that it removes rust, but when combined with the built in heater, it sure does soften it and make it easier to remove.
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The Lyman unit, used with that companies steel solution, does seem to remove some rust with repeated 480 second bursts and when the water is fully heated. I guess it depends how rusted, how patient you are, etc.
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There's another safe and simple way to selectively remove rust from ferrous parts - that's using electrolysis. All you need is a plastic bucket, a battery charger and washing soda (not baking soda). I have removed rust from scientific instruments this way without any abrasion, surface removal or any damage to non-rusted areas.
Google "electrolytic rust removal" and you'll find a lot of detailed instructions.
But a word of caution- it will remove all oxides including blueing.
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