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Keith, I did not know that! Thank you for correcting me.

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Thougt we were talking about new light rust on patina, not on original bluing. Big difference in appearance, no?

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When I was rusting barrels I used brown Scotch Brite pad if the rust was heavier than normal but most times used denim from jeans or the gray Scotch Brite. Like the denim better, gets into tight places


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I've always used ooo or oooo steel wool and 3 in 1 oil. I like the heavier oil for that purpose.

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I use stick of board chalk to remove rust! First spray or wipe the barrels with any light machine oil .Then use the stick of the board chalk to rub off the rust. The rust will be removed ,there will be no damage to the barrel finish. Chalk was one of the abrasives used by gunsmiths of old to finish polish barrels prior to bluing or browning.


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Roy -

Do you mean the type of chalk you would use to write on a blackboard? Or something different?

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Originally Posted by obsessed-with-doubles
Roy -

Do you mean the type of chalk you would use to write on a blackboard? Or something different?

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Calcium Carbonate (whiting powder) and French Chalk (talc) are the two substances commonly used by old school gunsmiths. I use them both still, but mainly as a degreaser and to soak up contamination when blacking barrels.
Calcium carbonate is/was used commonly as a degreaser when prepping the barrels and metal for blacking. It was mixed with either water or alcohol into a paste, applied with a rag, and then used to scrub the metal.
French Chalk was also used for the same purpose, depending on the location and its abundance.

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Iuse whitw board chalk


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Bronze wool, a penny, electrolysis and a wire wheel.

Depends on the gun, the rust, etc.

"Wire wheel" is going to get some attention. Not my first choice, but many years ago I had some stubborn rust on a rifle barrel and I was in a hurry.
Chucked up the wire wheel in my drill press and went to town.

This particular Chinese wire wheel may be of of the softest "steel" ever made. It has been tossing wires for years and it is worn down to just about nothing.
I have used this wheel to safely remove rust from dozens of guns, more barrels than I can remember, small parts, etc.

I will be sad when I finally have to give up on it, as finding another such poor quality version will be unlikely. Or maybe Harbor Freight will have what I need. wink


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After wetting down a barrel with gun oil soaked on 0000 steel wool, I let the barrel sit for a while and then use a single edge razor blade, at a very small angle to the barrel, to "shave" off any rust sticking above the barrel finish surface. This can be done a couple of times, soaking the area to be worked on. The final treatment would be more 0000 steel wool and oil. The well lubricated blade, held at the proper angle, will not harm the original barrel finish, but will destroy the corrosion.

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