Bronze or Copper wool

[LMWIS]

I have a light coating of rust on a blued revolver. I understand Bronze or Copper wool and oil will do the best job of removing it without destroying the blue. Any idea where I can get this stuff near the GTA?

 

[dead meat]

I have just used 0000 steel wool-oil and a light touch. Can`t help with the copper or bronze request.

 

[John303]

I also use dm's method - here is why, I found that in my case, bronze brushes, removed the rust but burnished into the bare metal spots.
You ban find bronze scrub pads in a grocery store, being soft I don't think the size of the wool will matter. --- John

 

[romurra]

marine shops usually have bronze wool in various grades.

 

[CanAm]

i find bronze, bass, etc leaves a mark from the material on the steel

 

[Jay]

0000 steel wool SOAKED in oil

BE GENTLE!!! Go slow!!!

Cheers
Jay

 

[BCRider]

Steel wool is made from a very mild grade of steel. The blued finish is actually harder than the edges on the steel. So you can actually rub quite aggresively with the well oiled steel wool with no fear of removing your blueing. I know because I've done so on a good 8 or 9 guns of different brands I got which had some small rust spots. Not one of them showed so much as a scratch in the blued finish from the wool and oil.

By aggresively I'm not saying to rub it like you're trying to start a fire. But rub hard enough to smooth out the rust spots and blend them.