Arisaka T30 Bayonet Foreign Paint Removal Help?

GoodDoomguy

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Hello fellow milsurp collectors, I ran into a problem today, hope you guys can help me out.
Bought an Arisaka Type 30 bayonet and just received it.
Early war, polished not blued, hooked quillion, working locking button.
The seller also added "with a little bit of paint on the handle metal" in the description.
Got it this Friday in the mail. The bayonet is exactly as described, but so is the paint part mentioned.
Does anyone know how to remove this yellow paint without damaging the metal or the wood near it?
I have posted pics below. Any help would be appreciated, thank you in advance!



 
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Did you want to strip the wooden grips as well? If you use paint stripper or oven cleaner - other than on a Q-Tip - that is what you will do. If the paint won't chip off with a piece of hard plastic, you could try a piece of brass, but use the lightest pressure possible so that you don't get yellow brass marks on the steel. It'll be more work, but I would avoid stripping the grips if you can. They look like they need lots of linseed oil too: dried and shrunk.
 
Steppenwolf said:
I have had success with CIRCA 1850 Furniture Stripper. My experience shows that it doesn't harm bluing. Use a Q-tip or an acid brush to apply the jell and a damp cloth to remove it,

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This is what I uses and recommend. Use it with a Q tip as above, that way you only use a min amount. It evaporates quick to and will not harm the wood.

Pete
 
Hello guys, I'm hoping to use the CIRCA 1850 Furniture Stripper like many suggested. Can you tell me where I can find this gem? Do they have it at Walmart or Home Depot?

Grizz, I too had that in mind. Talked to the previous owner, said he doesn't know what the paint was for. I'm really hoping it was applied by the SNLF or the Kempeitai to mark this bayonet for special purposes. But it could also be done by a bored vet in his basement with spare paint he had left from renovations. Since we may never find out I had to make assumptions, and if it's the latter then that part of the history I certainly won't wish to keep, thus my decision to remove it from the bayonet.
 
So interesting. I also just bought a T30 bayonet with green paint similar to the commonwealth paint found on Enfield's. Scratched it off with the back of a credit card.
 
This looks like the Japanese yellow paint they added to helmets and tanks as camo in the sand... I wouldn't remove it. Could very well be originally applied by Jap army.
 
I once used a heat gun especially made to removed paint from wooden and metal parts. The paint literally peels off without having the risk to damage the material with chemical. It could work on your project.
 
Thanks guys, decided not to remove it because of the history behind the paint. But thank you all those who taught me paint removal, much obliged!
 
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