This past Sunday I showed one of my Colt 1911s to a few friends at a cook out. After each held it, I wiped the gun down and stored it in the box that came with the gun. A few hours ago, which was two days after the cook out, I took the gun out and to my dismay I discovered it was covered in surface rust.
This Colt is a stainless steel NRM Series 80 government model. All of the rust was on the bead blasted areas of the gun and some rust was on the slide serrations.
I was able to remove all of the rust with RemOil, shotgun patches, and a bronze brush. I used the patches to remove half of the rust and the bronze bush with a little bit of elbow grease to remove the remainder of the rust.
This is the first time I've seen one of my stainless steel guns rust. I have 4 stainless steel guns and they're all stored in the same location.
Should I be concerned with the quality of the stainless steel used or is it more likely that one of my friends has super acidic sea water sweat?
P.S. That $0.50 bronze brush saved my $700 gun. It was just abrasive enough to remove the rust, but not abrasive enough to alter the bead blasted finish.
This Colt is a stainless steel NRM Series 80 government model. All of the rust was on the bead blasted areas of the gun and some rust was on the slide serrations.
I was able to remove all of the rust with RemOil, shotgun patches, and a bronze brush. I used the patches to remove half of the rust and the bronze bush with a little bit of elbow grease to remove the remainder of the rust.
This is the first time I've seen one of my stainless steel guns rust. I have 4 stainless steel guns and they're all stored in the same location.
Should I be concerned with the quality of the stainless steel used or is it more likely that one of my friends has super acidic sea water sweat?
P.S. That $0.50 bronze brush saved my $700 gun. It was just abrasive enough to remove the rust, but not abrasive enough to alter the bead blasted finish.