Boeshield is good stuff--we used to fog the guts of airplanes with it.
IIRC, it's colorless but, would it react with bluing?
On 6/8/2021 4:45 AM, Bob Haskell wrote:
> I use Boeshield T-9. No experience with firearms.
>
> https://boeshield.com
>
> Cheers,
>
> Bob Haskell
> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>
> On 6/8/21 7:24 AM, simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>>
>> Hi,
>>
>> Not specifically a Healey query but we all know about rust?.
>>
>> So, I?m restoring an old pistol. (We?ll get one thing straight
>> first?.I?m no Wyatt Earp. This thing is a nice old .177 air pistol. A
>> Webley & Scott Mk1. My wife?s father?s. About a hundred years old.
>> Still works well.)
>>
>> Thus far, I?ve disassembled, removed the old bluing and any rust.
>> I?ll reblue it per instructions from the net and from the bottle of
>> blue. No problems so far. Actually, the only issue is the difficulty
>> in obtaining parts.
>>
>> I?m advised by the bluing manufacturer?s blurb on the bottle to
>> finish off the whole process by ?Saturating metal in Barricade Rust
>> Protection?. That stuff seems to be WD40 in all but name with the
>> property that, perhaps, it leaves a more lasting film on the metal.
>> But the manufacturer would tell one to do that, wouldn?t they?
>>
>> Nanny has taken away most of our firearms in the UK, so a lot of this
>> type of stuff comes in from overseas. Typically the US. Anyone know
>> anything about this stuff or similar???? Years ago, when playing with
>> Her Majesty?s firearms, we used to keep little bottles of Jenolite
>> something or other, but that seems to be unavailable now. Only their
>> Rust Converter.
>>
>> I?ll probably just reblue it and wrap it up in an oily rag for
>> another 20 years. (Just so long as my grandson doesn?t find it).
>>
>> Thanks,
>>
>> Simon
>>
>>
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