freckles

[arjay]

I picked up a K-22 a few weeks ago that has turned out to be a very accurate shooter,but it has some freckles on both sides of the trigger that bug me.Is there a safe way to remove them without damaging the case colors?

 

[DWalt]

Why does that bother you if you bought it as a shooter? It already has a very prominent turn line and heavy muzzle wear, and most would find those more offensive. You might try an ink eraser.

 

[arjay]

Rust offends me

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

I have guns that exhibit this same thing,I too am curious on how to remedy it.

 

[jsfricks]

Try some oil and a copper penny on each individual speck. But make sure it's a older penny (before 1982, 95% copper) since the copper will be softer than the metal.

 

[05CarbonDRZ]

What about a copper chore boy pad and oil?

 

[A10]

Kroil, let it set for a bit, then work it GENTLY with the ChoreBoy or a rough knapped towel.

 

[j38]

I've found bronze wool and Corrosion-X to be an effective combination in this type of situation.

Jerry

 

[beagleye]

Use it frequently and eventually the awesomeness will wear the bother right off your mind. Just kidding. It's a good question that I have had myself.

I find that frequent usage and cleaning does help with these problems. Rust seems to delight in disuse and retreat from use and attention.

 

[BigBill]

I cleaned up some freckling on my k38 using Simi-chrome polish very slightly with a soft rag.

 

[jsfricks]

I cleaned up some freckling on my k38 using Simi-chrome polish very slightly with a soft rag.

Be careful with Simichrome, it will remove the blue on a gun.

 

[FPrice]

Is there something which can be safely used to remove freckles from a blued finish?

 

[tlay]

Try kroil oil and bronze 0000 wool. If you can't find kroil use any high grade penetrating oil. Go lightly. It is a good idea if you can take the grips off and soak it for a day first. Its just a mess to clean up but it helps the entire gun.

 

[jd330]

Try oil and your fingernail. You will be surprised how well it works on freckling with zero chance of damage to remaining finish. Cheap too.

 

[xsexcess]

Probably unconventional, but I remove small rust specs with a needle and magnifying glass. If you go to the dollar stores, you can buy magnifying glasses for a buck a pair. Figure out what distance you want to be from the work (eyes 16" from the gun for example), and try out pairs until you get a set that focus at that length for you. The needle I use is inserted into a 3/8 dowel (handle). You use very very small movements and tease the rust bloom away. You can finish up with Kroil or Blue Wonder cleaner or whatever you want. You will end up with a 'bright' spot rather than a 'rust' spot.

Proceed with caution. You can cause more damage than the rust.

I will often use the side of the needle (it's not chromed, or stainless, just plain steel - actually from an old school dissection kit) to burnish very small burrs as well. If you feel around the edges (ex; trigger-guard) you can often find a 'burr' where some impact has nicked the surface. Often you can burnish the material down and make no marks on the surface at all if you use the side of the needle. For larger nicks, use the (plain steel) round side of a screwdriver (not a chromed one) to 'iron' the material that is high back down flat.

 

[BigBill]

I purchased my k22 way below the average cost because of freckling. I took some Simi-chrome polish on a soft rag and don't press or rub hard it will polish it out trust me on this one. If your scared to try it first try it on a stainless or nickel finish then take the used rag and rub the freckling. It has less bite to it. I've done it both applications to remove the freckling.

 

[BigBill]

Be careful with Simichrome, it will remove the blue on a gun.

If the bluing is rather in poor or thin condition it's either reblue or cold blue that one bad area.

I use the used rag from polishing stainless or nickel guns on the thin finish blued guns too. If I'm using new polish I go lightly.

It makes the freckling disappear and renews the bluing color on any gun.

 

[bedbugbilly]

Geeze . . . I've been a red-haired, FRECKLED fair skin Irishman all of my life and my wife has never tried to remove them!?? Maybe I should sleep with one eye open?

Good question . . . I've wondered this a few times myself. I've got a 1910 Colt Army Special with a little bit of the "spots". I will admit though, that while they bothered me a little at first, I soon learned to ignore them and just enjoy shooting it.

Congrats on your find! It looks like it would be a great little gun that would be a lot of fun shooting.

 

[crsides]

Kroil and copper pad Chore Boy on blue finish. Case colors on the trigger will fade if you look at them cross ways. Live with the freckles or a shiny bright trigger.

Charlie

 

[JSR III]

I have used toothpaste and a soft cloth to remove light freckling on my firearms. Make sure to use the old fashioned white paste not the newer blue gel. I don't think that the gel has any abrasives in it whereas the older white kind does.

It also makes your guns smell minty fresh. Maybe thats where the term "minty gun" comes from....

 

[raisedin99]

I have used a #2 pencil on freckles for years, essentially you are filling the cavity with graphite then wipe with a soft cloth…

terry