How can you remove Parkerizing?
I have a Mauser rifle in 7.62x51mm and I was wondering how to remove the Parkerizing from the entire bolt body and the non rotating claw extractor, it seems to cause the bolt to bind on opening and...
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The problem with the moving parts is not the parkerizing per se. The problem is with the bead blasting. When blasting movable parts, slides, rails and such, after they're clean and dry, I use that...
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Thank You, I'll try to sand the parts to "polish" back to "original specs" Thank You for your help. But how fine of a grain of sandpaper would you recommend? No Emery cloth of course.
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Again, that will depend on how rough it is now. Some finishes that have been done with coarse glass / sand, are very rough and will require more surface to be removed to become smooth again. If...
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I heard that Naval Jelly will take it off right down to the white metal.Haven't tried it yet, but I've worked with NJ and I believe it would.Just a thought.
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