[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Rust removal?

Posted: 11/9/2007 10:35:21 AM EDT

I have a pile of old FAL mags laying around, some painted, most blued...many of 'em have rust on them. Is there a fast/easy way of removing all remanents of rust from them, without having to spend hours with a wire brush or wheel and scraping it off?

Once all the rust is off I'll be finishing them off with a bake-on finish I haven't yet decided on, but step one..remove the rust.

Thanks!

Posted: 11/9/2007 10:37:08 AM EDT

[#1]

how bad is it? I've used Flitz polish to take of surface rust. For deeper rust you'll need to remove it mechanically.

Posted: 11/9/2007 10:39:12 AM EDT

[#2]

get em sandblasted would be the easiest. If not, then get a wire wheel for a hand drill and have at it. I had some old ammo cans I bought for $2 each and just used the wire wheel on my drill and it wasnt too bad.

Posted: 11/10/2007 7:14:03 AM EDT

[#3]

Drat, I was hoping there was some "dunk 'em in a tank of something-or-other for an hour, and the rust will come right off" solution

Welp, wirewheel it is...thanks guys!

Posted: 11/11/2007 3:07:55 AM EDT

[#4]

If they aren't too bad you can use some naval jelly to get most of it off.

Posted: 11/11/2007 9:27:55 AM EDT

[#5]

I use Jasco (sp?) Prep and Prime. If it's surface rust, you should be able to soak it in Jasco for a few minutes and clean it off with a toothbrush. The rust will turn into a black scale that will come right off. It will slightly etch the metal also.

Posted: 11/11/2007 5:17:58 PM EDT

[#6]

I also saw something a while back that you could make a certain solution and attach one battery post to the part and one post to a metal rod and the rust would just fly off the part and onto the rod. I dont recall where I saw it, but it looked like it worked very well.

Posted: 11/11/2007 5:23:14 PM EDT

[#7]

Naval Jelly
Make sure you use gloves and good ventilation and or a respirator.
Then rinse with tap watter
works well.

Posted: 11/11/2007 5:23:53 PM EDT

[#8]

Naval Jelly
Make sure you use gloves and good ventilation and or a respirator.
Then rinse with tap watter
works well.

Posted: 11/11/2007 5:24:27 PM EDT

[#9]

Naval Jelly
Make sure you use gloves and good ventilation and or a respirator.
Then rinse with tap watter
works well.

Posted: 11/12/2007 10:19:06 AM EDT

[#10]

Found a website on electrolytic rust removal. Looks fairly simple.

http://www3.telus.net/public/aschoepp/electrolyticrust.html

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