Before you do anything else...
...apply a couple of drops of oil to a spot the size of a quarter, then polish gently with the finest steel wool you can find. This will remove the rust without touching the bluing, and sometimes leaves the finish looking as though it had never rusted to begin with. Once you've done all the metal that way, take stock and see if it really needs anything more.
-AaronB
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stonewalrus,
2013-06-17, 06:07
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- A friend's OMSBH recently 'crusted' in much the same way - FOG, 2013-06-17, 06:44
- Test this on an inconspicuous spot first. - Andrew, 2013-06-17, 07:19
- Before you do anything else... -
AaronB,
2013-06-17, 08:38
- This has worked for me . . . - Kentucky, 2013-06-17, 09:31
- I've got a couple of old - Paul, 2013-06-17, 09:00
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JLF,
2013-06-17, 11:44
- 0000 - Maybe; Simichrome - *NO* - FOG, 2013-06-17, 12:17
- minimizing rust freckles on old blued gun - Catoosa, 2013-06-17, 23:25
- The best there is... -
Madbo,
2013-06-18, 07:56
- Thanks! just ordered several. I am always on the lookout - stonewalrus, 2013-06-18, 11:22