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Posted: 8/11/2009 9:38:27 AM EDT
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I pulled out the AR to do some oiling and noticed my silica gel was pink so I checked all the barrels and the AR is the only one that has rust in it. How do I get the rust cleaned up?
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Use a quality gun oil. CLP is the military Cleaner Lubricant Protectant. Breakfree is the trade name. There are plenty of alternatives but CLP is generally the old standby.
ETA: Is the rust on the outside surface or in the bore? Shouldn't be any rust in the bore if it's a chrome lined barrel. Either way I'd coat the rusty part with CLP for a while (just use a finger to slather it on the outside or a soppy wet patch for the bore) and let it sit for a while before brushing it off with a GP brush on the outside or a bore brush for the bore. Unless it's really bad it should come off fairly easily. Then just wipe it down and leave a light coat to prevent future rust. |
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Use a quality gun oil. CLP is the military Cleaner Lubricant Protectant. Breakfree is the trade name. There are plenty of alternatives but CLP is generally the old standby. ETA: Is the rust on the outside surface or in the bore? Shouldn't be any rust in the bore if it's a chrome lined barrel. Either way I'd coat the rusty part with CLP for a while (just use a finger to slather it on the outside or a soppy wet patch for the bore) and let it sit for a while before brushing it off with a GP brush on the outside or a bore brush for the bore. Unless it's really bad it should come off fairly easily. Then just wipe it down and leave a light coat to prevent future rust. No it is in the bore! thats what gets me, I cleaned it before I put it away but the bore sure looks like it has rust in it, I swear I had A chrome lined. |
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I pulled out the AR to do some oiling and noticed my silica gel was pink so I checked all the barrels and the AR is the only one that has rust in it. How do I get the rust cleaned up? If you're saying that you have *other* barrels stored with your AR, and that your AR has a chrome lined bbl. however, presumably, the other barrels are not CL ... and ... that the chrome lined bbl. has "rust", yet the others don't - then I'm guessing it's probably something other than "rust" that you're seeing in your AR. |
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I pulled out the AR to do some oiling and noticed my silica gel was pink so I checked all the barrels and the AR is the only one that has rust in it. How do I get the rust cleaned up? If you're saying that you have *other* barrels stored with your AR, and that your AR has a chrome lined bbl. however, presumably, the other barrels are not CL ... and ... that the chrome lined bbl. has "rust", yet the others don't - then I'm guessing it's probably something other than "rust" that you're seeing in your AR. Yeah I am stumped on this, it is not dust because I tried ruining cleaing brush and swabs down it. Yeah I don't know what it is since none of the other barrels have them, umm I brought them out a little over a month ago to put a thin coat of oil on all my guns. |
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Rust in a chrome lined barrel doesn't compute. Could it be copper fouling that's corroded a little?
Maybe put a little creme metal polish, like Flitz, on a patch over a jag and pass it through a few times. If it's just a little surface rust that should take care of it. Be sure to follow with solvent patches to get all the polish out when you're done. |
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