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Posted: 4/14/2005 7:18:38 PM EDT
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Rusty M1 mags Is it possible to refinish rusted magazines? Would it be possible to refinish THOSE magazines. I am a carbine nut and would love to get my hands on a shit load of 'em for cheap. How does one refinish mags? Brownells? Thanks guys - I'm still a bit of a noob. ETA: link made hot |
Dude - those would make great fishing sinkers  You cant refinish if there is only rust  Seriously - just buy a few at SARCO www.sarcoinc.com/m1c.html |
That's what I figured. Maybe If I could see them in person, pick them up and all that, maybe I would spring for them. But now after thinking about it, and hearing your opinions, I've decided no way. |
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Oh, yeah. You can have a hay day with those magazines. Use a brass or nylon wire brush on a drill lubed with remington oil to remove the rust inturnally. Use a brass wire spining wheel and the same trick to remove the rust exturnally. Then dip each magazine in acitone and use hopps 9 blueing paste to reblue the exterior ( and interior if you like. Then wipe the excess blueing off and whipe it shiny ( a cloth will do the trick ) and then bake in the oven at 300f for 2 houres to strengthen the finish. Then if you like, you can spray some black automotive primer on it ( color palace and crylon are recomended ) and repete the oven trick and your mags will be as good as new with a strong and rust resistant finish. |
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