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I was reading the article by Tom Flanigan on rust blueing. What does he mean by the term whiting? He says make a paste of whiting and water to card the barrels with after they have been boiled in logwood.

You can buy whiting from Brownell's, among other places. It is a white powder which, when mixed with alcohol, and aplied to a stock, does a good job of absorbing the machine oils which have often saturated the head of older stocks.

calcium carbonate buy it at paint stores, sucks up oil slowly
bill

Another product to consider is Greased Lightning; I’ve been using it for years now here in the shop. Does a good job of breaking down oils & grease prior to rust bluing.

For those really cruddy frames & small parts, 50/50 Greased Lightning /Water, throw it in a crock pot, couple of hours on high, parts come out clean. The best part; you can pick up a crock pot for $5 at just about any second hand store. The parts come out just as clean as my $600 ultrasonic cleaner can get them.

Mike Hunter
Hunter Restorations