what removes parkerizing???

[RRCo.]

Glass beads and nothing else please. Well used beads cut better and finer too.

 

[Teapot]

This isn't going to turn out good....

 

[king66]

field use, lol

 

[KevinB]

muriatic, then bake to stop hydrogen embrittlement.

Due to the lack of sharp small areas hydrogen embrittlement is not so much of a concern (dont chrome your extractors...)

We do Chrome Bolts and Bolt Carriers on our SR-25's and on our SR-16 .gov guns.

 

[twig_40]

If you google removing parkerizing there is good information out there. The same concerns about using chemicals and so on. If possible I would bead blast it.

 

[justinchow]

Maybe could send it to Arms-coat and have them sand blast it, then arma-clear coat it... In case of rust... Would have to contact Murdoc about it

 

[blstv]

I don't know if it will remove parker finish but I have used vinegar to remove blue finish and it works well. Dampen cloth and wrap the object. After few minutes remove cloth and steel wool. Polish. It will have chrome appearance. I have always reblued after. Vinegar is cheap and easy to work with.

 

[badboybeeson]

Winner of the necro post of the year!!!

 

[fenceline]

Winner of the necro post of the year!!!

Nah. We had a 5 year bump last week. This bump is darn near "recent" lately.

 

[redshooter]

This is a little confusing...I can see searching for this to ask a question...I thought I was bored.

 

[G37]

I took a polishing wheel to an SKS (a long, long time ago) and it looked like a N.Korean ceremonial rifle afterwards (not my intention). Didn't rust either.

If you had a buffing wheel/polish go for it. Making the surface mirror smooth definitely makes it much harder for rust.

 

[RememberTheSomme]

what removes Parkerizing???

Exactly what the M16's were doing in your HD video,...Combat! Lot's of R'A'R,.....or Round after Round..........

 

[ricohman]

Gawd dammm....

I really just wanted something to polish....all you friggn rich kids who order any old crap at the drop of a hat...

.......im outa here..........

I don't know why polishing wouldn't work.
There are plenty of surplus rifles that had nothing but polished steel bolts, and they still look good 70 years later.

 

[badboybeeson]

Thread is so old it has NEA in it

 

[redshooter]

Thread is so old it has NEA in it

That's what prompted me to look at the date...obviously not everyone starts at the beginning.

 

[Brocolt]

Bead-blast and polish - not like you'd ever let your guns rust, eh?

Aluminum Oxide or Garnet sand 100-120 grit with sandblaster. this is done for Cerakote & Duracoat. Don't Bead-blast as it's too hard on the metal.