Smith & Wesson Forum

Advertise With Us Search
Go Back   Smith & Wesson Forum > General Topics > Firearms & Knives: Other Brands & General Gun Topics

Notices

Firearms & Knives: Other Brands & General Gun Topics Post Your General Gun Topics and Non-S&W Gun and Blade Topics Here


Reply
 
Thread Tools Display Modes
  #1  
Old 05-19-2014, 07:56 PM
Ezekiel555's Avatar
Ezekiel555 Ezekiel555 is offline
Member
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Alvin, texas
Posts: 96
Likes: 3
Liked 22 Times in 12 Posts
Default West german sig p220 help.****ST!

Left my p220 in its case inside my car for 2 days. Now there is a bit of surface rust. How can i remove this without having it refinished?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 05-19-2014, 08:12 PM
ColbyBruce ColbyBruce is offline
Member
 
Join Date: Nov 2007
Location: Atlanta, GA
Posts: 7,878
Likes: 3,791
Liked 11,733 Times in 3,661 Posts
Default

Soak the slide in Kano Kroil (a brand of penetrating oil, ACE Hardware carries it) and buff it with bronze wool.
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 05-19-2014, 08:32 PM
Ezekiel555's Avatar
Ezekiel555 Ezekiel555 is offline
Member
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Alvin, texas
Posts: 96
Likes: 3
Liked 22 Times in 12 Posts
Default

Will that effect the finish in any way?
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 05-19-2014, 08:38 PM
jmmitc06 jmmitc06 is offline
Member
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: Lexington, Ky.
Posts: 224
Likes: 85
Liked 135 Times in 64 Posts
Default

With that little rust, and it seems to be in little patches, I would spray it down with some WD40, wait about 15 minutes and wipe off with a towel that will remove some of the spots with little work. Then the remaining spots, reapply WD40 wait about 15 minutes and take a dental pick and gently rub the tip against the spots, thats how I remove rust on old C&R guns I purchase and it works well.

I would also take some oil or WD and clean the entire gun as you probably have some water still inside of it even if you can't see it, that should displace the water and prevent further rust. I'm surprised 2 days did that, maybe you should put a desiccator (like you find in jerky bags) inside of your case.
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 05-19-2014, 08:55 PM
Waywatcher's Avatar
Waywatcher Waywatcher is offline
Member
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Jan 2013
Location: Wisconsin
Posts: 1,652
Likes: 1,457
Liked 1,489 Times in 570 Posts
Default

Soak it in some Break Free CLP.

Wait a little while.

Drink a beer and chill out.

Wipe off the CLP.

Most, if not all, that surface rust will come off. It'll still go bang, it's a modern black gun--it wasn't winning beauty pageants before anyway.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 05-19-2014, 09:02 PM
Ezekiel555's Avatar
Ezekiel555 Ezekiel555 is offline
Member
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Alvin, texas
Posts: 96
Likes: 3
Liked 22 Times in 12 Posts
Default

I will try all of those methods. It rusted soo fast because there is a leak in one of the seals on my car. Plus i live in Texas. To make matters worse, i had a trade lined up before this.
Reply With Quote
  #7  
Old 05-19-2014, 11:11 PM
Texas Star Texas Star is offline
US Veteran
Absent Comrade
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: Texas
Posts: 20,361
Likes: 24,260
Liked 16,154 Times in 7,408 Posts
Default

Aren't SIG-Sauers without stainless slides sort of known for rusting easily? I'm asking; I've read that several times.
Reply With Quote
  #8  
Old 05-20-2014, 12:10 AM
nyeti nyeti is offline
Member
West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST! West german sig p220 help.****ST!  
Join Date: Aug 2013
Location: TEXAS
Posts: 712
Likes: 240
Liked 1,836 Times in 365 Posts
Default

Quote:
Originally Posted by Texas Star View Post
Aren't SIG-Sauers without stainless slides sort of known for rusting easily? I'm asking; I've read that several times.
My old agency issued them and used the older German guns in large quantities. Robar NP3 was a very popular modification for just this reason.
Reply With Quote
The Following User Likes This Post:
Reply


Posting Rules
Forum Jump

Similar Threads
Thread Thread Starter Forum Replies Last Post
SOLD - WTT Sig P220 45 100% german hudpaul GUNS - For Sale or Trade 0 11-02-2015 01:28 AM
WTT: German Sig P220 for S&W third gen. - FTF in CT DanP7 GUNS - For Sale or Trade 0 07-14-2015 08:08 AM
WTS in CT All German Sig P220, holsters, ammo thenunz GUNS - For Sale or Trade 8 07-10-2015 09:45 AM
WTT West German Sig P220 two tone w/Nickel Slide Big Holes GUNS - For Sale or Trade 2 12-15-2010 02:07 PM
SIG SAUER west german P220 chevypilot GUNS - For Sale or Trade 2 03-07-2009 12:25 PM

Powered by vBadvanced CMPS v3.2.3
smith-wessonforum.com tested by Norton Internet Security smith-wessonforum.com tested by McAfee Internet Security

All times are GMT -4. The time now is 01:24 AM.


Smith-WessonForum.com is not affiliated with Smith & Wesson Holding Corporation (NASDAQ Global Select: SWHC)