Barrel Nut Rust Question

[unklechuckles19]

I won a Marlin XL-7 in 30-06 last winter at a NWTF sportsmans dinner. Shortly after I yanked the el cheapo scope that came on it out for my Burris FFII I had laying around. Well I took the rifle out, shot it a few rounds, sighted everything in, brought it home and cleaned it, stuffed it back in the gun cabinet and left it be. Well this afternoon I decided that with the upcoming NY and PA Rifle seasons approaching fast, I wanted to swap out the Burris for the Conquest 3x9 I had on another rifle and make my 06 the "go to" deer gun this year.

SO I get the gun out, place it in my gun vise and find what looks like surface rust on just the barrel nut. I didn't know what to do and having only Hoppes solvent on hand, I tried some on a q-tip and it seemed to lighten it up. I'm thinking the next step is maybe some metal polish?? Where do I go from here guys??

 

[TurtlePhish]

Metal polish should do the job. You could also try 0000 steel wool and penetrating oil like Kroil, Liquid Wrench, PB Blaster, WD-40, etc.

 

[rcmodel]

0000 Super-Fine steel wool & oil.

Metal polish will make it look like a diamond in a goats -- Ahhh? -- Way Too Shiny to match the rest of the rifle!

rc

 

[unklechuckles19]

Any specific oils in mind?? Standard Hoppes gun oil fine? I've got some WD & PB Blaster in the shop, I'll give those a shot. Thanks fellas!

 

[rcmodel]

Oil is oil, doesn't matter what kind.
It's the super-fine steel wool that does the cleaning.

The oil just keeps it from scratching.

rc

 

[creeper1956]

To avoid that "look like a diamond in a goats ****" look (I spit coffee all over my keyboard... thank you very much RC) use some of the PB blaster and a very soft towel. A few applications should remove the surface rust without the aforementioned, ah... contrast.

 

[unklechuckles19]

I got a laugh out of that myself, you guys are too much. Thanks for the swift kick in the right direction!