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  • QUICK WAY OF STRIPPING BLUE OFF GUN

    From glenmae@gmail.com@21:1/5 to All on Sun Nov 24 13:36:28 2019
    On Monday, February 10, 1997 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, brian stewart wrote:
    # Does anybody know a quick safe way of taking bluing off a gun. Do you
    # have to sandblast the finish off or is there a chemical available which
    # can take the bluing off.
    #
    # Signed;
    # Brian
    #
    # Please e-mail me at Kalish1@ix.netcom.com

    Simply dilute hcl 50% with water and lower and raise in and out of the solution ...you
    will see it working and when you are happy with the level of removal dip/rinse in water
    and blow dry.

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  • From Frank <"frank@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 25 18:50:23 2019
    On 11/24/2019 8:36 AM, glenmae@gmail.com wrote:
    # On Monday, February 10, 1997 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, brian stewart wrote:
    # # Does anybody know a quick safe way of taking bluing off a gun. Do you
    # # have to sandblast the finish off or is there a chemical available which
    # # can take the bluing off.
    # #
    # # Signed;
    # # Brian
    # #
    # # Please e-mail me at Kalish1@ix.netcom.com
    #
    # Simply dilute hcl 50% with water and lower and raise in and out of the solution ...you
    # will see it working and when you are happy with the level of removal dip/rinse in water
    # and blow dry.
    #

    I would probably prefer to use vinegar as seen here:

    https://m1-garand-rifle.com/debluing/

    HCl is potent stuff and can attack the steel.

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  • From RosemontCrest@21:1/5 to All on Mon Nov 25 18:50:22 2019
    On Sunday, November 24, 2019 at 5:36:30 AM UTC-8, gle...@gmail.com wrote:
    # On Monday, February 10, 1997 at 7:00:00 PM UTC+11, brian stewart wrote:
    # # Does anybody know a quick safe way of taking bluing off a gun. Do you
    # # have to sandblast the finish off or is there a chemical available which
    # # can take the bluing off.
    # #
    # # Signed;
    # # Brian
    # #
    # # Please e-mail me at Kalish1@ix.netcom.com
    #
    # Simply dilute hcl 50% with water and lower and raise in and out of the solution ...you
    # will see it working and when you are happy with the level of removal dip/rinse in water
    # and blow dry.

    After more than 22 years, I suspect that brian has figured out something by now.

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