Norinco 1911 blue stripping

LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1

LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1

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I am currently staring at a tray of vinegar with my stripped Norinco 1911A1 in it. I just could not resist working on it. I have to say, it is very interesting watching the finish slowly "melting" off the metal bits (almost makes me wish I paid attention in high school chemistry), and that the Norinco finish is very inconstant, as some parts took a few minuets to start to show the effect, while others were very quick (the frame was almost instant). My question is, should i generously oil all the parts after to prevent rust since all the finish is off? Also, is it possible to soak parts for too long?

I hope to parkerize the pistol, since its going to take a lot of wear from now until I die (I am not selling it, my first pistol after all).

Thanks.
 
OK, so thats a yes on the oil thing as t he parts already have a light coating of rust on them. I placed them in a plastic bad and sprayed some WD-40 on the parts.
 
Oil is a must after acid.

But WD-40 may not be a good idea if you will parkerize the gun later.

I have done parkerizing on handguns several times before. The best result somes from putting the parts into the boiling parkerizing solution as soon as they are glass bead blasted and completely degreased. I tried to keep the time in between as short as possible - to keep the steel surface "fresh".
 
Oh, well all the parts I stripped are siting in bags of WD40 right now. Why is that bad? It is the only thin Oil I had on hand.

I flushed the parts with HOT water after the vinigar bath, dried, then coated with wd40.

I still have to polish and bead blast the parts, then I will give them a really heavy de-greasing in alcohol.
 
WD-40 is only partially oil. It also contains solvents. the WD stands for "water displacement' and is not intented as a full lubricant. If you are going to store the parts for a while before pakerizing I'd either use CLP on them or let them soak ina oli bath - plain old automotive oil like Mobil 1 will do. The as Terry said - a good degreasing before refinishing.
 
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