BirchwoodCasey blue and rust remover???

[drf]

I bought some Birchwood Casey blue and rust remover for an old 12 gauge shotgunthat has some rust on it. Has anyone used this product on any handguns or other guns in the past, and how does it work?Thanks drf

 

[Walt Sherrill]

I've used it many times. It removes the rust an bluing quickly.

You may still have to do other work if the finish is badly rusted or pitted, as rust will roughen the surface, and a liquid is not going to fix that. But if its just bluing or light rust, you'll find that the stuff works fine.

Its the only Birchwood Casey "finish" materials that I find worthwhile.

As with all of this stuff, wear rubber gloves. Some of it is definitely unfriendly to skin and nervous systems.

 

[Jim K]

If possible, swab it on at a sink with running water. Rinse it off as soon as the blue is gone. If left on, it will "frost" the surface.

In cases where you want to preserve the polish (or lack of it) found on many guns from the factory, blue remover does a better job than polishing on a wheel. Most factories don't polish that well, while most gunsmiths have bought the idea that a "mirror" polish is the goal. The result is that the gun looks great but nothing like it did when it was new. Blue remover takes off the blue and lets you reblue without altering the surface.

Jim

 

[drf]

How do you reblue a gun?drf

 

[MikeIsaj]

Birchwood Casey has a cold bluing kit that has everything you need. I just used one to do an old revolver. It looks good so far.

It is a time consuming process that must be followed exactly for best results. The kit includes very good instructions. Good advice above to do the whole thing over a sink.

We'll see how it looks in a year.