Rust removel with a penny

[gc44]

https://www.liveleak.com/view?i=f83_1456671633

Interesting....

[Garv]

Interesting, thank you.

I have a very old .22 that has some small spots, have to try this and the fine bronze wool to see what happens.

[LeadFarmer74]

Thanks for sharing.

[GMG]

Thanks for sharing, OP!

[DaveInOroValley]

Just an FYI a discarded brass (brass only) rifle case with the mouth of the case hammered flat makes a great rust scraper.

[xsefan]

White vinegar I mix it with corn starch if I'm only doing the outside.
When it's hot it works fast

[chevy95]

XSE

After either the (real) copper penny or the vinegar what step do you take to keep the rust away? Light coat of oil?

[Cody]

That was pretty interesting. Just my 2 cents.

[Garv]

That was pretty interesting. Just my 2 cents.

Can I have one of those to clean my gun with?

Just got my fine bronze wool from Amazon. 3 pieces.

I will ship one piece on my penny to the OP and the first poster in this thread that says I'll take it followed by a PM address.
Edit: Offer expires 3/31.

[mike.h]

thanks for sharing

[Sky_DiveR]

An old timer showed me the penny trick many, many moons ago. Works pretty darn good. He also showed me that warm Vinegar removes rust (especially in the pits) but can also remove blueing if left for too long.

[FLIGHT762]

Remember to use a minted before 1982 penny as he describes in the video..

[Win231]

At first, I was expecting to hear that the copper in the penny caused some type of chemical reaction that removed the rust, as opposed to using it to scrub off the rust. (I remember reading that somewhere).

I don't agree with him about steel wool. I had an old 870 with a rusted magazine tube. I used steel wool & oil & it was very effective.