Safe way to remove rust

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

You did with the little faces.

So personal attacks NOT aside....cool it.....I certainly didn't attack you personally.

Sorry for the poor spelling i was at work with no spell checker.

Yes, I seen the test on the Beretta forum 6 years ago.
You even know on the test it had RUST. Or the test i saw did.

I can spray WD40 steel and show you. If you want me to.

Please get over yourself.
If you have any more to say go to PM.

[metalhead357]

You did with the little faces.

If you have any more to say go to PM.

Dude Chill...them lil' faces ARE MEANT SO THAT PEEPS DONT GET MAD.

I aint going NOWHERE with ya' let alone PM's... Dont know why you're making WD40 your life cause or why the fact that I said what you said was false is such a big deal---but hey; have at it, preach WD40's song till the cows come home...dont be surprised when others (like here) are telling you that you're wrong......

that's all. I'm done.

Go be be mad at someone else now.

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

I will do a test for everybody. If somebody will post pictures.

[sloguy]

ill do a test.

ill start with old hacksaw blades and sand em down good. then ill strip all residue off with starter fluid. then ill do a control with nothing on it, a wd40 sprayed one, and one with just my greasy fingerprints on it. ill stick em inside ziplock bags with equal amounts of water( i say 3 drops should be plenty) and then blow the bags up full of air before sealing em.

im willing to bet that the wd40 subject will have no rust after 4 days.

[sloguy]

the test is under way as of 5 minutes ago.

each piece of broken hacksaw blade was sanded and sprayed off with break cleaner( i couldnt find my starter fluid). first one was the control having only 3 drops of water in the plastic bag. second was one that i left finger prints on and put 3 drops of water into the bag with it. third was also cleaned w2ith break cleaner but was then sprayed with wd40, shook off, and placed in a bag with three drops of water. the 4th piece was cleaned, and placed in a bag with no water and was sprayed very liberally with wd40 so it would pool but not completely submerge the metal.

all four bags were blown up with my breath so there is adequate air to have rust form.

please remind me in 4 days to check on them and take pics.

keep in mind that even the one with no water in it was stored in less than ideal conditions, i left air and breath vapor sealed in the bag. it will be interesting to see how things look in a month or two.

[Scout106]

LOL!! This is a very funny thread! Fish Oil! And it causes rust! Just Great stuff. Ever think about checking the WD-40 website? Or how about Wikepedia or Google?

WD-40 is good for its' intended purposes and it WILL NOT cause rust. Period. It was found 35 years ago that its' penetrating properties could cause primer failure if the cartridges were coated or left in a revolver that was frequently sprayed with it. There are better lubricants, because that is not what it is designed to be. It works well in removing rust from firearms without damaging the blueing when used correctly, and for many other firearms uses. But ignorance is bliss.

I have 21 U.S. military firearms going back to the Indian War and hunting firearms from .22 to .458Lott and .500S&W. I have used WD-40 on them all, as well as my duty guns for 40 years without problems.

And yes, I use Break-Free CLP for lubricating my firearms.

[xenophobe]

The ONE correct answer here:

Classic rust removal on a blued gun is to oil the rusted area (any good quality motor oil or gun oil will work) and then rub out the rusted area with 0000 steel wool. It does work, and it won't remove the remaining blue.

0000 steel wool and any gun or motor oil is best. This is safe on $10,000 Colts as well.

It must be 0000 super fine steel wool. Anything heavier will scratch.

[sloguy]

update:

water only had developed rust when i checked on it a hour later. so did the one with greasy fingerprints and water.


as of now, the one with wd40 and water has a tiny spot of rust and the wd40 with only breath to puff up the bag has no rust at all.

[vega]

Fish oil causes rust! OMG, I better stop taking my daily dietary supplement.
Why is it that when shipping WD40 it is not under DG Class 9, or is it?

[sloguy]

the update.

the water only, and the water with fingerprints ones stopped getting any rustier after about 5 days. i guess the water and oxygen were used up.

the wd40 coated one with 3 drops of water in the bag has a tiny speck of rust from where the corner was in the water at the bottom of the bag.

the one with no water but was blown up with my breath that had exessive wd40 so that it pools has no rust whatsoever.

wd40 causing rust is complete bull.

[metalhead357]

the update.

the water only, and the water with fingerprints ones stopped getting any rustier after about 5 days. i guess the water and oxygen were used up.

the wd40 coated one with 3 drops of water in the bag has a tiny speck of rust from where the corner was in the water at the bottom of the bag.

the one with no water but was blown up with my breath that had exessive wd40 so that it pools has no rust whatsoever.

wd40 causing rust is complete bull.

thank you!!!!!!!!!!

[metalhead357]

An Inadvertant update from another thread.

WD40 does NOT cause rust. If you cant believe Brownells then I dont know who you would. WD near/at the bottom

http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/GunTech/NewsletterArchive.aspx?p=0&t=1&i=503

[rg_1111@yahoo.com]

I stand corrected. The washers i sprayed with WD40 and left out side did show a very lite speckle of rust.
The washers that were inside did Not RUST!

I Apologize and stand corrected.

The Break free CLP washers didnt rust at all inside or out.