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Hank45 Oldtimer Offline Beer is living proof that GOD loves you Posts: 506 Location: MA Joined: Jan 21^st, 2010	blue removal Sep 17^th, 2010 at 11:16am	Print Post
	How do I remove the bluing from a 1885 winchester action?


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John Taylor Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1851 Location: Lewiston, ID Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2006	Re: blue removal Reply #1 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 11:45am	Print Post
	Naval jelly (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7656 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: blue removal Reply #2 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 11:53am	Print Post
	I use Muratic acid. It comes off as you apply it, no sitting time.

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Hank45 Oldtimer Offline Beer is living proof that GOD loves you Posts: 506 Location: MA Joined: Jan 21^st, 2010	Re: blue removal Reply #3 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 12:25pm	Print Post
	How do you apply muriatic acid. How do you neutralize the acid? Thanks for your answer Hank45


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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7656 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: blue removal Reply #4 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 1:20pm	Print Post
	In a small area, I used a Q-tip, larger areas I use rubber gloves and store bought pads (you can get all different sizes at Walmart in the pharmacy area) or just some clean rags. You just flush it with water and dry, oil it if it will sit for a while. Frank

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frnkeore Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 7656 Location: Central Point, OR 97502 Joined: Jun 16^th, 2010	Re: blue removal Reply #5 - Sep 17^th, 2010 at 1:39pm	Print Post
	Also, Muratic acid is cheap. $5 something a gal at the local hardware store. You can put it in a glass 1 gallon jar and lower smaller pats in it to take the bluing of or the rust (bluing is rust). If your removing rust, you can't leave the parts for long periods. It will start to eat the steel after a while. I've used Phosphic acid (slower acting ) and Boric acid (much slower) for rust removal, too. I once left a 44 Stevens frame in Boric acid for a month. It didn't hurt it at all and took all the rust off it. Phosphic acid is what the active ingredent is in Naval Jelly but, you can buy it for about $20 a gallon as a liquid. Frank

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stebbinsgr Ex Member	Re: blue removal Reply #6 - Sep 18^th, 2010 at 8:37am	Print Post
	The following is advice I received from an engraver on the West coast. "The best is to use Brownells regular bluing remover. Not steel white, that is too weak. It is the amber colored stuff mixed with water 50/50. Works very well. Use it many times before it is no good. Real old bluing can be tough so use it straight. The muriatic acid is too strong but easy to find. Driveway cleaner at hardware stores! Cut it to about 20% [1 acid to 4] with water. Always pour the acid into the water and not the other way. Can cause a reaction! Use it quickly then water wash and dry fast. OIL!!"


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38_Cal Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 2255 Location: Montezuma, Iowa Joined: Apr 27^th, 2005	Re: blue removal Reply #7 - Sep 18^th, 2010 at 11:22am	Print Post
	The B company's rust & blue remover is phosphoric acid. Same as the active ingredient in Naval Jelly, just more concentrated. David

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418Steve Ex Member	Re: blue removal Reply #8 - Sep 20^th, 2010 at 9:31am	Print Post
	Believe it or not, plain old kitchen white vinegar works on most bluing. An old timer smith told me up here in NH--thought he was crazy, but it worked for me on some High Standard barrel weights and other parts. Just let it soak overnight and scub a little bit with 0000 bronze wool, steel wool or even a scotch bright plastic kithen scouring pad Certainly wont make your clothes look like a swarm of moths ate them for dinner


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