How to remove the gold finish on a commorative win94 lever

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How can one remove the gold finish on a commorative win94 lever?

Will it buff wheel off?
Chemical options?

What is it mad eof?
I assume the metal is in the white underneath whatever the gold coating is??

I will be fine with leaving the meatl in the white after removing the gold.

Thanks
 
It's your rifle and you can do what you wish with it but wouldn't it be easier to trade it for a plain jane 94?
 
Painting it with a good guncote type paint would be the easiest way to get rid of the pimptastic gold finish.
 
Take it out to the bush for some shooting/hunting in bad weather.
Put it away wet and without cleaning.
After a week or two, use some 0000 steel wool to remove some of the rust.
you will find that the ugly gold is mostly gone!

Soon, you will have the 94 of your dreams.


terez said:
How can one remove the gold finish on a commorative win94 lever?

Will it buff wheel off?
Chemical options?

What is it mad eof?
I assume the metal is in the white underneath whatever the gold coating is??

I will be fine with leaving the meatl in the white after removing the gold.

Thanks
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The real thing to remember is that those receivers are some kind of weird alloy, which means they can't be easily blued when they are stripped. It's also why the finish on them flakes off if even looked at wrong. You can certainly strip that goldtastic stuff off of there, but there isn't an easy refinish solution waiting, unless you paint it.

R.
 
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Now that we have all that outa our systems... :)

I own plenty of other 94's...don't need to trade.
The rifle is far from original mint condition, has been bubba'd and otherwise had any semblance of it's original "collector" value neutered.
That said the rifle has very nice wood and wood/metal fit and nice bluing that is still in good shape.
The rifle was acquired for a song.

I despise the gold treatment....literally hurts my eyes.
It will be removed and the rifle left in the white or otherwise.

I posted this in the gunsmith section as I am looking for explanation of how/what the gold colour is and how it can be best removed as easily/inexpensively as possible.
Again...is it a chemical process, is actually plated like chrome or other plating? Can it be defeated easily manually or is there a chemical approach?

Like I said the rifle has great wood and metal work wood fit.
Rifle is also low rd and tight with a good bore.
With the sillyass gold colour gone she will be a nice rifle.

Thanks
 
It is a chrome/nickel type of plating process, and would be easily removed using Sodium Hydroxide or Nitric Acid diluted, without hurting the alloy under.
You could try and remove it manually first, but that would be painstakingly slow, and could mark up the finish under the plating. A chrome shop would strip it easily for a minimal cost, so maybe start there?

R.
 
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