removing decal

They’ve always just peeled off with a little judicious picking first.

If its been there awhile you might need something like GooGone to get rid of all the sticky:

https://googone.com/

Test any chemical you use on a hidden spot before touching visible areas.

I have had good luck by heating stickers gently (hair dryer) and peeling. Any remaining glue can usually be removed by pressing the peeled-of sticker on the glue repeatedly and removed.

If you don't have any GooGone handy... try some WD-40 or some other thin oil/solvent. It works great on some adhesives.

Nafta (lighter, camping fuel) works well to dissolve that kind of glue. I don't know what it would do to gun blue though.

Well.....all my answers were already covered.

Steam it off, over a tea kettle.

Mauser lover said:

... try some WD-40 ...

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This ... would be my first choice.

flexible said:

Hi everyone; flexible here. Just bought a Browning Citori #725 and it has that Browning decal on the barrel - does anyone know how to 'gently' remove it?
thanks

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Ask Browning?

If it is real gun bluing acetone will remove the adhesive. Can't imagine Browning using "paint" on there shotguns. Just remember to reoil the surface as acetone is widely used as a solvent and degreaser in industry. It WILL remove all oils and leave the surface bare and dry.

Warm it up with a hair dryer and scrape it off with an old credit card or any hard plastic, Hoppes #9 removes goo as well as the afore mentioned solvents.

WD-40 will do it and is better than goo-gone. Afterward, clean off with alcohol and oil the bluing with gun oil.

Mineral Spirits.
Might be slower than stronger solvents, but safe to use on automotive finishes as well.

Did you get it off successfully?

flexible said:

Just in from the garage, the Birchwood & Casey finished it off; the decal came off and the barrel finish is fine!
thanks everyone
flexible

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Good deal!

Don't know why manufacturers do that. I bought a new Marlin 39 many years ago. There was a sticker on the forearm that said "Genuine Walnut!"
When I peeled the sticker, the finish came off with it.

besides water displacement or treating snow shovels, this is the only place I use WD-40