I am browning a barrel that is currently blued. I am figuring on sanding off the old blue but in the nooks and crannies- I am thinking a chemical blue remover might be better- does the chemical leave any sort of residue that hurts browning the barrel? If any of you have used a chemical- come out okay?
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Navy Jelly
- Thread starter crockett
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crocket I've used Navel Jelly to deblue several guns. It works so fast it will blow yer mind. Use a Q-tip in the small spaces n then clean the barrel real well,inside n out, maybe twice just to be sure. Barrel needs to be cleaned anyway before ya brown it. -Just some thoughts YMHS Birdman
Navel jelly and blue removers all basically all the same chemical. Phosphoric acid. It removes the blue and any other oxide but leaves a different color. That color is what engravers call, French Gray. The Gray needs to be removed with a fine abrasive or steel wool or it will effect the color of the browning to some extent.
Ray-Vigo
Yankee
I've used naval jelly on rust on several projects, and it does leave a dull grey in its wake it seems, at least it did on the stuff I had. It does work for removing bluing though, at least in my experience. I eventually went over to oxalic acid soaks for removing rust, but that is another story not involving guns.
longcruise
70 Cal.
Fresh squeezed cranberry juice should do it. It sure took mine off when the wife hung a string of popcorn and cranverries over it at christmas. :haha:
