Stains on my barrel !!

[FishDFly]

Get an old tooth brush or soft cloth and tooth paste and try that in out of the way spot. It will come off.

After you get the tarnishing off, put a couple coast of Johnson's Paste Wax on the metal.

Ditch the hot water.

 

[APG]

Are those guns in the white? I have never owned a gun in the white but my understanding is that they patina like that.

This is the first one that I've owned, a gun with a "white" finish thats why the questions about it. If that's the way they get a patina then that's fine with me. I just don't know.

 

[APG]

I’ll chime in on this:
If you purchased this brand new, the discoloration MIGHT be from a factory substance or other chemical that got on it. I’m thinking that chemical/residue is what you see after you’ve fired it - got the metal up to temperature and is now visible after it’s cooled and has been cleaned.
As long as it’s not rust, the earlier response of a little scotch-brite plus elbow grease should remove that residue.
Just my 2 bits worth...
James

I did buy it new. Cleaned it up really well to get the machine oils or packing grease it came with. But I've fired it quite a few times before the stains appeared. This being my first gun with a white finish I wasn't to sure on what to do. Thinking I'll try scotch Brite pads and see how that works.

 

[APG]

I'm assuming this a pickled finish? if it is any type of ammonia based gun cleaner will do that. Basically the ammonia is chemically reacting with the acid used to finish the metal.

I don't know what a pickle finish is. Looks to be are metal. I think it was something I was using reacted to something else and stained it. Think I'll try some scotch Brite pads and see.

 

[tenngun]

‘61 was made for army boys.
Navy ships are designed to fall apart as soon as it hits water. So sailor boys have work to do to keep the water on the right side of the wooden walls.
Army guys had to be ready to to fight but had not a lot to do when other boys were shooting at them.
So what do you do with your army when you ain’t shooting.
well you drill. March, in to line out of line charge prep to revive a charge, then do it all again.
When your all done with that grab some rotten stone and make everything shiny
And then you do it again. And when your tired of that you need to do it again. Later you might want to polish some other stuff.
Work your gun over with some sort of polishing Process.

 

[Eric Krewson]

The only barrel I ever had rust and pit was "protected" with Rem oil.

 

[Muddly]

JB bore paste on a patch and rub. It does a wonderful job on light staining like that.
At least a " National Armoury Bright" finish isn't hard to touch up. Back in the day, the priority in maintenance was to " preserve qualities essential to the service"

 

[firestick]

I fell down a talus slide and dropped my brand new recurve. Dinged a limb on the sharp rocks. Asked the bowyer if I had ruined it . He laughed and said put a couple drops of super glue on it. "it'll be fine" He said they are character marks and that is what it makes it truly yours. I agree. I have a CVA Mountain Rifle .50. I reblued it with cold bluing. The blueing is about worn through in spots. Muzzle crown blueing is completely worn through. Don't mind at all. It makes it MINE. It fits and it shoots well. All I could want from a rifle I use.

 

[EC121]

Gotta love patina. Congrats on her first little bit of character. You’ll feel better after the first ding in the stock as well. Them are real nice. She’ll be fabulous in no time. Don’t worry.

That is what I tell the new flyers in our RC club. Just go ahead and poke a hole in the wing and get it over with. Then relax and enjoy it.

 

[APG]

Thanks for all the input. What I ended up doing was using one of those Scotch brite type pads and some CLP oil and away went the stain. Still needs some work but I'm heading the right way. Thanks.

 

[SDSmlf]

Thanks for all the input. What I ended up doing was using one of those Scotch brite type pads and some CLP oil and away went the stain.

That hard earned patina has disappeared.....

 

[APG]

That hard earned patina has disappeared.

It wasn't a patina, that comes with time. This happened in a few minutes. But with time it shall come.

 

[1861 Springfield]

did you ever get the stains off?

 

[APG]

did you ever get the

did you ever get the stains off?

I did. thank you for asking. Before and after pictures.

 

[Johnny Tremain]

Strip it down and rust it. Browning is way cooler than modern production chemicals

 

[APG]

Strip it down and rust it. Browning is way cooler than modern production chemicals

Not on this rifle. A bare metal,, or white finish is how the 1861 Springfield came and I'll keep it that way. I do have a Traditions St Louis Hawken rifle that I built from a kit that's browned. It was really pretty easy to brown it and looks great. Thays my opinion anyways.

 

[appalichian hunter]

Looks good to me. As you use the weapon it will develop its own character, but definitely keep it bright.