I’ve soaked it many times in several types of oils. It still sprouts little barnacles of oxides. With time it always comes back. I thought about drilling it out and reforming to a loop. Maybe that would help. I also have an old Rem. 1100 receiver that has turned patina. Perhaps a flat blue would fix it all.
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I have this blued part, it won’t stop the salts rusting
- WB, 2026-01-24, 12:04
- Bead blast the piss out of it. Then blue it - Gary Reeder, 2026-01-25, 18:26