For future reference, not only does a day long acetone bath do wonders removing the old finish from wood (and also oil stains from around the action areas), it's also great for soaking paint from steel parts.

I started to go into your mistake of hot-bluing soldered barrels, but have decided one of the board gunsmiths can break the bad news to you.

Steve

Last edited by Rockdoc; 10/11/11 08:32 AM.
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