Quote Originally Posted by Papa g View Post
I start with a fine file on pitted metal work, gently does it don't dig in to deep, file lightly & evenly around any circumference & then lenghtwise once you've got rid of any pitting switch to emery cloth in strips, start with 80grit & use it in a shoeshine fashion, then lengthways again, keep working in this way from 80 to 120 to 240, 360, 400 then finally 0000 steel wool with solvol autosol, I've used this method many times on old guns & it brings them up a treat, it usually takes about 5 hours per gun if it's pitted but serviceable, less if there's no pitting, once you've got it to a good finish( no sanding marks, nice gleaming s
hine get it hot blued for a fraction of the normal price as all the hard work been done!
Regards Graham oh & as been mentioned before, use a block with you emery on flat/square areas.


I'll second this.

I've done a couple of rifles and a pistol that have been badly pitted, you'll get no where fast by sanding.

It feels wrong when you first use this method, but you'll be glad you did !!


Regards

Kevin