Rusty magazine

[Richard Simmons]

I’ve got a blued mag for a Ruger SR9 with a few pretty rusted areas on it I’d like to address. The areas of rust are raised above the metal. Was thinking of a vinegar bath but since bluing is a form of rust that’s probably not a plan. There is of course Evaporust but I’m sure that would cost more than a replacement mag, though I could of course reuse it on other things.

At this point I was thinking of boiling the mag body, carding off the rust and just using a little Oxpho Blue on the rusted areas. The only other repair option I see is just wire brush the areas and cold blue.

Thoughts?

 

[WR Moore]

Depending upon how bad the rust is, red Scotchbright should take the stuff off. It's expensive, but the very best cold blue I've found is Brownells Dicropan IM. It's a commercial steel blackening chemical made for industrial use. The T4 isn't bad either and is cheaper.

 

[WILDPIG]

Oil and 0000 steel wool.

WILDPIG