I would like to remove the white(ugh) writing on my Yildiz guns. I've tried lightly buffing with 0000 steel wool and B12 carb cleaner won't cut it. I don't want to disturb the factory blacking(blueing).
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I would like to remove the white(ugh) writing on my Yildiz guns. I've tried lightly buffing with 0000 steel wool and B12 carb cleaner won't cut it. I don't want to disturb the factory blacking(blueing).
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The easiest way would be black paint. It can be applied and then when almost dry wipe with remover to get off excess.
If Lacquor thinner doesn't touch it, you might try these suggestions:
Presto Gun Blue Pen form the Birchwood Casey
https://www.toolnerds.com/firearm-le...paint-removal/
OR
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z52f3X_ynA8
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Thanks to all!
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Looks laser etched, the cold blue or black paint may be the way to go.
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Have you tried acetone? It worked for me one time to remove some gold **** that filled the lettering.
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A lot of the filling if done by factory or professional isn't just simple white paint. its a filler in stick form that's worked into lettering and then a form of cyclamate sealer that soaks into this and bonds. this is like an epoxy that's impervious to a lot. They don't want solvents and oils removing it.
You may have to go after it in a more aggressive manner. Bamboo skewer sticks have a very fine tough point. Working with these you can remove the biggest share of the white inlay scraping it out then remove the rest with careful use of solvents and rubbing. You'll be surprised how tough it is to remove.
The reason the steel wool didn't remove it is its not a surface coating but below the surface in the stampings engravings and the steel wool cant get in there to work on it. You have to get down into the lettering to remove the white.
Thank you all. It's a small thing to be sure, just bugs me a bit.
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I had a similar challenge, and you may NOT wish to do what worked for me -- After giving up with most solvents, I sprayed the flame of a butane teeny torch I have -- almost necessary at camp to defrost locks in winter -- and for kicks and giggles, fearing dreaded heat treatment changes to steel -- I sprayed the flame on it. In record time, it turned brownish and bubbled up/got soft. A few passes with a brass AR brush removed ~80% of it, with a following pass taking care of the rest. Note: to my fingers, the barrel did not even get warm enough to shorten the time I was touching it... Second -- hindsight better than -- well, you know the drill: I foolishly tried/did this in basement -- stunk real bad, and in retrospect I'd be certain the fumes were not the best to breathe. But -- it worked for me.
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Black sharpie marker
laser engraving, cold blue over it. will still be there, but will be less obnoxious. no chemicals will clean it off.
From what I remember of the Yildiz I had I suspect the barrel is not steel. Probably more aluminum based so maybe some aluminum black?
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Another solvent that might work is cyanoacrylate (super glue) remover. There are two distinctly different versions. More common is the acetone based variety. The good stuff is nitromethane and it’s far more aggressive than the acetone based version. “Try it in an inconspicuous place first” but I don’t see that it would hurt bluing if the barrel is steel.
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I agree with those who said it's laser engraved and nothing is going to be able to "clean" that off, cold blue is the way to go.
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