abused colt

[Magiccarpetrides]

Glad she has found a new worthy home.

[Falcon1]

Glad she has found a new worthy home.

Agreed...excellent news!

[leroy]

I worked out a deal with my friend and I am buying the gun to refinish myself, I figure I will use the 0000 steel wool to clean it up but I cant afford to reblue the way I would like for now so if I keep it oiled down would that not work for the raw material or does anyone know of something else to use, I have only had my safe a few months and had some surface rust on a few of my rifles so I keep them oiled frequently, that dang rust crap is like cancer.

Great news on your deal; welcome to the wonderful world of Colt firearms!! You might want to try Birchwood Casey "Sheath" gun oil. Or just take a look at what you have and see if it says "moisture displacing" on the spec sheet. CLP Break Free does the same thing. If the place where you store your guns is damp; I doubt anything will work but using a dessicant or some sort of small heater (even a light bulb) to drive off the moisture.

Hope this helps,

LEROY

[VERO1]

Well you can't really hurt it much worse, just go out and shoot the heck out of it until you get a chance to have it refinished!

[56FordGuy]

Just a note on the guns getting surface rust in the safe. Go to the local hobby store and get a bag of silica gel. It's used to preserve flowers and other plants, somehow. I'm not real clear on how all that works, but I do know they have it and it's cheap. A couple of bucks for a pound bag. Take it home and put it in a cloth container that can breath. An old sock, a t shirt sealed up, etc. It's the exact same thing as the desiccant packs you can buy at gun shows, and will absorb moisture, only a lot cheaper. Likewise, I've also heard good things about the Golden Rod dehumidifier systems, though I don't know much about them.

Glad to hear you gave the old Colt a new home. Like the others, I'd recomend a professional reblue to do it up right.

[jimic]

reblue and enjoy. the valve has been reduce so as i believe you will want to keep it

[Guest Britestar]

PLEASE don't cold blue that gun. It would be like spray painting a Corvette. PLEASE

[Warbird]

That gun came with one of two finishes, bluing and nickel. I would definitely put one of those two on it. The paperwork form a the factory will show that it left Colt as a blued gun.

There aren't many I would trust with the gun, Colt and Ford's would be two high on my list.

[leroy]

Just a note on the guns getting surface rust in the safe. Go to the local hobby store and get a bag of silica gel. ....

Glad to hear you gave the old Colt a new home. Like the others, I'd recomend a professional reblue to do it up right.

Great idea!!! I'm filing this one away.

Many thanks,

LEROY

[Tnscooter63]

That gun came with one of two finishes, bluing and nickel. I would definitely put one of those two on it. The paperwork form a the factory will show that it left Colt as a blued gun.

There aren't many I would trust with the gun, Colt and Ford's would be two high on my list.

Fords? Blueing isnt as expensive as I thought but I sure like the looks of the nickel, am sure will be more $$but oh well.

Just a note on the guns getting surface rust in the safe. Go to the local hobby store and get a bag of silica gel. It's used to preserve flowers and other plants, somehow. I'm not real clear on how all that works, but I do know they have it and it's cheap. A couple of bucks for a pound bag. Take it home and put it in a cloth container that can breath. An old sock, a t shirt sealed up, etc. It's the exact same thing as the desiccant packs you can buy at gun shows, and will absorb moisture, only a lot cheaper. Likewise, I've also heard good things about the Golden Rod dehumidifier systems, though I don't know much about them.

Thanks for the info fordguy, couldnt believe how fast I got light surface rust in there. didnt think it was damp but it sure seems alot warmer than the old wood cabinet.

[Warbird]

Fords? Blueing isnt as expensive as I thought but I sure like the looks of the nickel, am sure will be more $$but oh well.

Thanks for the info fordguy, couldnt believe how fast I got light surface rust in there. didnt think it was damp but it sure seems alot warmer than the old wood cabinet.

Ford's Custom Gun Refinishing - Ford's Desert Eagle Sights

They do great work. My P7's that don't go to Robar, go to those guys.

Someone also mentioned Turnbull. I would send him anything that truly needed restoration and repair, not just refinishing. He is more expensive. However for restoration of classic guns there is no one in the world any better.

Edited June 18, 2009 by Warbird