I just picked up a nice older shotgun that is in 99% condition. The only exception is there are small rust spots on the receiver which has some nice case coloring.
I want the spots removed, but am concerned if I use steel wool; will that also remove the case coloring? I tried to remove them with super fine steel wool, and it did remove them somewhat. It appears no case coloring was removed at all. If I move to coarser steel wool, do I risk removing the finish?
Or are there better options to remove this rust?
Any help is appreciated.
I want the spots removed, but am concerned if I use steel wool; will that also remove the case coloring? I tried to remove them with super fine steel wool, and it did remove them somewhat. It appears no case coloring was removed at all. If I move to coarser steel wool, do I risk removing the finish?
Or are there better options to remove this rust?
Any help is appreciated.