Grease pencils and blued/parkerized barrels

[Outlaw75]

This is probably a dumb question, but I better ask before I screw something up!

Is there any reason I shouldn't use a grease pencil to mark a blued or parkerized barrel? I'm thinking any marks could be easily removed using solvent or worst case mineral spirits.

 

[earlthegoat2]

I saw a guy on TV say the best thing to remove grease pencil is the oil from your forehead. Take that for what it is worth but it does work you have grease pencil on painted metal.

I know oil from your forehead is not the same as gun oil and I know oil from your forehead is not good to be on your guns so you will have to use gun oil anyway afterward.

I would try gun oil or the aforementioned method before I tried to remove it with solvents. The solvents should not hurt bluing though. DK about Parkerizing.

 

[rcmodel]

Grease pencil is easily removed with almost any solvent, and certainly any gun cleaner or oil that is safe to use on any type of firearms finish.

Gofer it!

What is it you are marking if you don't mind my asking???

rc

 

[Outlaw75]

I'm considering installing one of these: http://www.tech-sights.com/sav200.htm

Just trying to come up with a way to center the front mounting block in the dovetail and I was thinking I'd mark center based on the existing front sight.

 

[BBBBill]

Masking tape and a ball point pen would give a more accurate mark.

 

[Outlaw75]

Of course, I should probably ask if I need a vise to install the front sight!

I don't have one, also don't have anywhere I can put one.

 

[earlthegoat2]

You don't need a vise to get the sights on if it is a dovetail mounted sight. I know some Tech Sights are but I don't know about all of them.

However, a vise is easier and safer to you and your firearm. Proper punches are too....to go along with the vise.

 

[CLP]

I saw a guy on TV say the best thing to remove grease pencil is the oil from your forehead. Take that for what it is worth but it does work you have grease pencil on painted metal.

I know oil from your forehead is not the same as gun oil and I know oil from your forehead is not good to be on your guns so you will have to use gun oil anyway afterward.

I would try gun oil or the aforementioned method before I tried to remove it with solvents. The solvents should not hurt bluing though. DK about Parkerizing.

This is a catch-22 though. To produce the forehead oil one needs to use their brain extensively. However, this will lead to more use of the grease pencil to document the thoughts and ideas one has. Thus, one needs to produce even more forehead oil, leading to a vicious cycle.

This is why two heads are better than one.

 

[Sunray]

"...a vise is easier and safer..." Yep and lets you use both hands. Padding is necessary, but look in pawn shops for a 4" vice you can bolt to your loading bench.
"...way to center the front mounting block in the dovetail..." Grease pencil will be too thick. A regular HB pencil will work just fine though. Or you can get a white pencil from a fabric shop.
More forehead oil is produced by having more forehead. Find a balding guy. snicker.

 

[BBBBill]

... More forehead oil is produced by having more forehead. Find a balding guy.

Watch there fella! There's more than a few of us around.

 

[rcmodel]

Yea!!!

That's bordering on non-THR comments!
(Considering the age of the audience.)

But as John Glenn once said:

The way I figure it, the good Lord only gave men so many hormones, and if others want to waste theirs growing hair, that's up to them.

rc

 

[Outlaw75]

Yep and lets you use both hands. Padding is necessary, but look in pawn shops for a 4" vice you can bolt to your loading bench.

I've got no where I can mount one without having to blow my budget on a new bench.

Anybody use clamp on vises? That might be an option, if their heavy duty enough.