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Thread: removing ruger "casecolors"?

  1. 01-03-2009, 04:19 PM #1
    bushka
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    removing ruger "casecolors"?

    I have an original beezlee,and that vacquero version with the ugmo colors.
    i would like it to look silvered out like my original.

    what method would be most effective yet least invasive??

    will BC blue/rust remover do the trick?

    tia/

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  2. 01-03-2009, 05:49 PM #2
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    Try leaving it in the sun. That is what destroys color case colors.
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  3. 01-05-2009, 01:48 AM #3
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    Have you tried metal polish - like Simichrome or Flitz?
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  4. 01-05-2009, 04:37 AM #4
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    I agree on a good metal polish, it's a chemical "case color" and doubt it's very deep or tough. A grit of 600+ in Wet/Dry sandpaper with lots of water will surely work. I'd recomend using a sanding block to keep all the flats "flat".

    One note: as soon as you touch it with a block and paper, you will get to see just how rough the factory metal finish was underneath. You may be in for some work if you want it dead smooth.
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  5. 01-05-2009, 11:31 AM #5
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    Good morning.... Naval Jelly or some other rust remover....
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  6. 01-07-2009, 05:53 PM #6
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    +1 with waksupi. This is the least invasive - like none and works!
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  7. 01-09-2009, 12:01 AM #7
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    Since they are fake colors would the sun work on them like the
    real colors? I tend to agree that they are pretty ugly.

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