I have in my possession a very nice 586 no dash that shoots wonderfully. The problem is she has "the rot"
Basically I have dealt with mild rust before / surface rust etc. in the past with 0000 steel wool or even an aggressive oily wipe down. I have, however, never experienced anything like this.
Basically the rust is VERY copper in color and very very smooth. 0000 steel wool does nothing to it. There is no pitting or anything but a very very smooth rusty discoloration especially on he grip frame.
So basically I want to either figure out how I can address this or get some suggestions for a competent vendor to strip, clean the rust, and re-blue to a nice mirror finish. The gun itself is nothing special so I am not worried about value loss of a collector etc. Yeah, I realize when I am long dead somebody will be in a pawn shop cursing my existence for dropping the value of their great grandpa's gun from the attic from $30,000 down to $11.50 all because the expert they bring in indicates I refinished it but screw em'
Here are the pictures. All suggestions welcome. No I will not let you take it of my hands for a cool hundred bucks.
As always, thank you.
Chris
The patient on the operating table.
Does it itch? We may have a cream for that.
Again the picture doesn't do justice to the bright copper color and perfectly smooth to the touch feel. Its like moving your finger across a polished mirror and it scoffs at steel wool, at least 0000.
Basically I have dealt with mild rust before / surface rust etc. in the past with 0000 steel wool or even an aggressive oily wipe down. I have, however, never experienced anything like this.
Basically the rust is VERY copper in color and very very smooth. 0000 steel wool does nothing to it. There is no pitting or anything but a very very smooth rusty discoloration especially on he grip frame.
So basically I want to either figure out how I can address this or get some suggestions for a competent vendor to strip, clean the rust, and re-blue to a nice mirror finish. The gun itself is nothing special so I am not worried about value loss of a collector etc. Yeah, I realize when I am long dead somebody will be in a pawn shop cursing my existence for dropping the value of their great grandpa's gun from the attic from $30,000 down to $11.50 all because the expert they bring in indicates I refinished it but screw em'
Here are the pictures. All suggestions welcome. No I will not let you take it of my hands for a cool hundred bucks.
As always, thank you.
Chris
The patient on the operating table.
Does it itch? We may have a cream for that.
Again the picture doesn't do justice to the bright copper color and perfectly smooth to the touch feel. Its like moving your finger across a polished mirror and it scoffs at steel wool, at least 0000.