Yesterday I shot in the rain at an outdoor range. When I got home late I decided to leave the cleaning for early this morning before work. It was rainy, the guns got wet, and of course 16 hours in wet cases will rust guns with a blued finish. I know all about proper lubrication and gun maintainance. Besides being a devoted gun nut, I'm a skilled tradesmen, but I screwed up. I didn't so much as spray them with Rem Clean, and I payed for it with 2 hours of steel wooling and wire brushing this morning. My Sig P220, 1911, Remington 870, Yugo SKS, Mauser, and 10/22 were all coated with light, but wide spread surface rust.
This debacle made me wonder, how good of an idea would it be to cover the external non-moving metal parts of my guns with black paint? (The external surfaces like the barrels, slides, and recievers.) Thats what I do to my high carbon steel headed Death Stick framing hammer, and it seems to work fairly well. I know that paint would help prevent rust, but would it permanently screw up the finish or cause any other problems that I'm not thinking of? My theory is that paint could be easily removed with acetone or something if desired. Please bear in mind that none of my guns are show pieces, they are all well used. Ugly but functional is fine with me, as is the obvious need for occasional repainting if you guys don't talk me out of this painting idea.
Again, I don't need any suggestions about Silicone cloth, Marine Tough Cloth, CLP, or anything else about proper maintainance, I just screwed up, and I know exactly what I SHOULD have done. Plus, I forgot to mention, I know I can get my guns refinished with nickel or stainless or something, but I am thinking more along the lines of cheap.
This debacle made me wonder, how good of an idea would it be to cover the external non-moving metal parts of my guns with black paint? (The external surfaces like the barrels, slides, and recievers.) Thats what I do to my high carbon steel headed Death Stick framing hammer, and it seems to work fairly well. I know that paint would help prevent rust, but would it permanently screw up the finish or cause any other problems that I'm not thinking of? My theory is that paint could be easily removed with acetone or something if desired. Please bear in mind that none of my guns are show pieces, they are all well used. Ugly but functional is fine with me, as is the obvious need for occasional repainting if you guys don't talk me out of this painting idea.
Again, I don't need any suggestions about Silicone cloth, Marine Tough Cloth, CLP, or anything else about proper maintainance, I just screwed up, and I know exactly what I SHOULD have done. Plus, I forgot to mention, I know I can get my guns refinished with nickel or stainless or something, but I am thinking more along the lines of cheap.