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Posted: 8/7/2012 10:58:32 AM
THE IMAGE ABOVE IS A PAID ADVERTISEMENT Its the bull barrel standard blue mark 3. Anyone else have trouble with rust in yours? If so how did you stop it? |
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Posted: 8/8/2012 12:03:18 AM
Did you have it in a foam lined case? I keep mine lightly oiled in a safe and have no rust. Foam will attract moisture and will rust a firearm. You can remove the rust with #0000 steel wool and a light oil. |
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Posted: 8/10/2012 10:17:14 PM
If you have a chronic rust problem not attributed to how or where you store it, the surface may be contaminated with salt or corrosive residue that is not being cleaned off with standard cleaning solvents and oil.
Try detail cleaning the gun and wash all the parts in warm soapy water, rinse in warm water, then rinse again in a 50/50 mix of Ballistol and distilled water. Dry with compressed air and/or low heat and then lube as normal and reassemble. I have used this method to decontaminate guns that have been exposed to salt water spray and nasty stuff |
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Posted: 8/11/2012 9:34:14 PM
I left blued & parkerized guns in the garage over the winter in foam lined cases and had no rust problems.
I spray the heck out of the foam, then all over the firearm with an industrial type silicone spray ( not water based ) that does not evaporate. It leaves a thin film, yet weapon can be fired as is. LPS-1 ( no oil ) on the insides of all my .22s, silicone on the outside, that combo has always served me well. Most reside in safes in the basement with no other precautions. |
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Posted: 8/17/2012 10:35:06 AM
just like never storing rifles in cases, you should never store pistols in a foam case or holster. leave them open to air, or in a hard case without foam.
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Posted: 8/18/2012 8:46:12 PM
Try a silicone impregnated sock.
Or go to a machine shop and see if they will sell you or give you a little scrap of VCI paper (vapor corrosion inhibitor). It's the waxy like paper they use to store machine parts after making them. Also the same paper you see in some gun cases. The paper emits a vapor that prevents rust from forming. |
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