Title pretty much sums up my question. I have some .30 Carbine magazines, the original 15 rounders with that beautiful polished blue they have but a few have freckles of rust on them. I sure would hate to strip of that gorgeous bluing using Evapo-rust if it does attack bluing.
Does Evapo-rust remove bluing?
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sureshotbob
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I would think it would remove the bluing as bluing is a form of rust.
OP
That is also my belief, looking for real-world experience.
I've never tried it, but I have had good results removing rust freckling with Kroil and 0000 brass wool. Let the Kroil work for a day or two and then be gentle with the pad. You can hit stubborn areas with the edge of a pre-1982 penny after soaking, but go easy on the pressure.
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LVSteve
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Without a doubt it removes bluing.
crankyoldlady
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Absolutely!
5Wire
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The bottom line is ANYTHING which removes rust removes bluing (black oxide). Black oxide is "tougher" than regular rust, so a "rust remover" removes bluing slower/requires more effort. As far as "Evapo-rust" goes, I never heard of it.
I remove light/incipient rust with bronze wool and oil---any kind of oil. And I let the wool and oil do the work---no scrubbing.
When it comes to heavy rust, I have never encountered heavy rust and I have no intention of doing so.
Ralph Tremaine
I remove light/incipient rust with bronze wool and oil---any kind of oil. And I let the wool and oil do the work---no scrubbing.
When it comes to heavy rust, I have never encountered heavy rust and I have no intention of doing so.
Ralph Tremaine
+1 on that.
It does have an advantage of not etching the steel surface like when using even a weak acid though. Once the rust is removed, the stuff doesn't effect the steel itself. Leaves it a med grey color like most of them do.
Sometimes a black coating that rubs right off.
If you do use it, submerge the part(s) all the way in the stuff.Anything left above the 'water line' will show a mark where that line was. Easy enough to polish out, but you don't have to if you dunk it all the way.
