Rust cleaning?

Brant
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Tuesday, May 22, 2018, 23:06 (3031 days ago)

Well, 2 years ago I lost a friend to a terrible disease. I helped his widow sell his guns to raise some much needed cash. I purchased one myself to keep for his only child.
This week I was visiting with her and his son, when she said she found a couple more guns that she wanted to sell. All of these have surface rust. Some bad. The worst are a pre smith and Wesson encore frame and a newer g2 frame. I doubt either have been fired because I sold him both and they were I fired when I sold them to him and I don't remember him ever buying stocks or barrels.

What is the best way to go about cleaning this mess?
I bought the remaining guns to help her out and plan to keep them for now. I hope to make these shooters for myself.

A good catalyzing rust preventor lubricant and

WB
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 08:20 (3030 days ago) @ Brant

brass/bronze or copper wool, not steel is great for removing rust. I think it is what Gary said. I have used it myself. I have also used 0000 steel wool but it requires so much finesse not to remove the finish around the effected area I'd hesitate to recommend it. It truly is a skill.

The brass/copper will leave a color but it wipes off.

If they were mine I'd probably

Grover Sr
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 08:25 (3030 days ago) @ Brant

Send them to Gary for a refinish

if it is just rust dust covering them, no pits or deep

Gary Reeder
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 10:34 (3030 days ago) @ Brant

rust, go to a good hardware store and pick up a bag of 0000 bronze wool. Looks like steel wool (which should never be used on a gun) but is red in color. Spray a light coating of oil like Rem Oil or Rig 2 (never ever WD-40) and rub lightly with the bronze wool. That will take off the surface rust dust without ruining the finish underneath. If it is pitted and the rust down in the pores of the metal then it needs to be polished out and re-blued.

10-4. I'll give it a try. Thanks.

Brant
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Wednesday, May 23, 2018, 10:40 (3030 days ago) @ Gary Reeder

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