New GI reciever, Killed by Rust

[suka5168]

This was a brand new Group Ind reciever as recieved a few months back.
The Tropical Salt Humid climate of Hawaii has completely eaten through the reciever. Not just surface rust , but complete layers of rust flakes (like you see on old ships). It is completely use less for any Firearm. maybe can be saved for a dummy reciever.

 

[Brian Ski]

Ack... What did you do to it??? Leave it out in the yard????? I think you deserve the :stick

 

[suka5168]

Put a thin layer of grease and wraped it in a plastic bag. Placed it into the closet at my Parents house....the rest is history

 

[mac10]

Strip it with Naval jell and you will be surprised how little damage there is. Do a very aggressive Park job on it and call it a battlefield pick up. If you still don't want it, send it to me. I am a corrosion engineer.

 

[chrisp929]

i strongly suggest you listen to what mac10 said ... if you dont want it and mac10 passes .. ill take it ..

THANKS

 

[root]

OUCH!!!
I wonder how many of these GI recievers were bought that will never see completed "gun" status..?
Like how many were bought and died this way, or were just FUBAR during assembly. Maybe even just shelved due to lack of intrest!!
Later
Rich

PS:
I think it can be saved too!

 

[suka5168]

Im going to try the Naval, or cut it for Parts.

 

[Brian Ski]

Put a thin layer of grease and wraped it in a plastic bag. Placed it into the closet at my Parents house....the rest is history

What kind of grease??? It looks like it had moisture in it...

BTW I found a great metal protector... Can't use it as a gun lube but seems great for storage... It is Amsoil Heavy duty metal protector... Sprays on like an oil but dries like cosmoline kind of like a heavy wax... Comes in a big spray can 20oz maybe...

 

[ihc53]

Is this the one you got from me??

OMFG!

IHC

This was a brand new Group Ind reciever as recieved a few months back.
The Tropical Salt Humid climate of Hawaii has completely eaten through the reciever. Not just surface rust , but complete layers of rust flakes (like you see on old ships). It is completely use less for any Firearm. maybe can be saved for a dummy reciever.

 

[Mad Dog 7.62]

It rusted up like that even though it was covered in grease? Holy Crap!! Are there ANY guns in Hawaii?? Cars?? Anything metal at all??? You sure your folks didn't toss it in the bottom of thier saltwater aquarium for a couple weeks?? That boggles my mind that a piece of metal covered in grease could rust like that in a few months. I guess I am too used to the desert, although I lived near Portland OR for a while and still never saw anything rust like that.
MD

 

[class3weapons]

Soak in mixture of vinegar and water. Use 2 parts vinegar 1 part water to clean rust off. I'd soak it overnight in the solution and the vinegar just dissolves the rust. Steel wool entire weapon between soakings. Very rusty metal many take an extra evening. Don't leave it in there too long or you will not have a gun. The vinegar actually dissolves the metal.

I have used this method and it takes longer but seems more controlled.

 

[suka5168]

Got some of the outside done with a wire brush. A whole bunch of pitting, thru out the reciever.
The insides may need some work to get at.

 

[Open Bolts]

That boggles my mind that a piece of metal covered in grease could rust like that in a few months.
MD

Ditto. And i grew up near the salt water. I've never seen anything like that.

 

[suka5168]

Things go pretty fast here in Hawaii, even cars.

 

[blkbd]

:wtf That's a crime to have that happen but I will say that all is not lost but it will cost ya some cash. Get it sand blasted and any deep pits welded up.Park it and then paint it, It will look brand new. It can be restored but if this situation has you down in the dumps then sell it to the people who offered to buy it instead of putting back in the closet to finish rusting into powder.

 

[bravo2]

Will vineger take of bluing and parkerizing I suppose? Just wondering if there is a way to use it and take off rust without harming finish?

 

[class3weapons]

Will vineger take of bluing and parkerizing I suppose? Just wondering if there is a way to use it and take off rust without harming finish?

The only way I have ever used the vinegar water mix is on bare rusted metal. The vinegar will attack rust & metal. In my experience I go over the metal with steel wool between soakings. The steel wool will most likely do a number on blueing and parkerizing.

Vinegar and water will also darken/grey non-rusted metal.