Saturday night special *Project*

[cavskillz]

Sooo I picked this Astra .45 up from a friend who loaned it to me for a few weeks to see if I could clean it up. So far Ive had little luck. The gun has been sanded down, painted red/orange and then the guy must have decided to sand again and spray paint black. It's a mess none the less but I haven't had much luck with laquer thinner or soaking in vineager. I did get one spot down to the metal and a quick polish to see what I had to work with. Any ideas would be helpful. Also note it's a cheap gun so makes a good practice piece.

 

[Slawburger]

I have used "Goof Off" stain remover to remove paint but never on a firearm.

 

[AllenM]

if you want to borrow my sand blaster you can. that what I strip them with and give a good surface for refinish.
I even have some spare KG Gunkote you can have if you want.
I'm in Avon

 

[HoughMade]

"Aircraft Remover" it's a potent stripper originally developed for......airplanes.

I've used it on everything but guns, but only because I've never had an occasion to.

 

[cavskillz]

I may have to try the airplane stripper and then if that fails ill take up the offer on the sandblaster.

 

[lonehand]

Astra

have you tried putting it in a pan of linseed oil , or turpentine for a couple days ?

 

[cavskillz]

have you tried putting it in a pan of linseed oil , or turpentine for a couple days ?

Nope only tried vinegar for 45 minutes, then washed with hot soapy water and now i have to retrieve from being submerged in 10w-30 because I was in a hurry to work after rinsing the vinegar off. Didn't want to come home to a rusted gun haha

 

[AllenM]

wasting your time, sandblast it and be done paint wont stick to what you are doing very well even if you get it all off

 

[Birds Away]

"Aircraft Remover" it's a potent stripper originally developed for......airplanes.

I've used it on everything but guns, but only because I've never had an occasion to.

I was on a couple of ships that had "aircraft removers". They work great!

 

[1911ly]

I was on a couple of ships that had "aircraft removers". They work great!

that's funny!

 

[HoughMade]

I was on a couple of ships that had "aircraft removers". They work great!

YES!

 

[Kirk Freeman]

I was on a couple of ships that had "aircraft removers". They work great!

Ah, flinging officers at the enemy were you?

Have you tried the cock pot method?

1. Heat UNLOADED gun in hot soapy water for a few hours.

2. Scrub paint off with stiff nylon brush.

3. Do not tell wife what you did with crock pot.

 

[AllenM]

You might want to proof read that Kirk

 

[1911ly]

You might want to proof read that Kirk

Ahhh yeah! Unless you want to make a video on this method?

 

[HoughMade]

Ah, flinging officers at the enemy were you?

Have you tried the cock pot method?

1. Heat UNLOADED gun in hot soapy water for a few hours.

2. Scrub paint off with stiff nylon brush.

3. Do not tell wife what you did with crock pot.

Quoted before he can correct it.

.....and not "into it", but curious.

 

[AllenM]

Ahhh yeah! Unless you want to make a video on this method?

Do not want

 

[cavskillz]

I was on a couple of ships that had "aircraft removers". They work great!

Well played sir

 

[Kirk Freeman]

What? You want me to say "crock pot" and have the feds all over us?

I'm merely thinking of you guys.

 

[hrearden]

I go for the sandblast argument unless its not feasible for you. Either way you shake it, watch any abrasives next to any areas where parts have to fit specifically like frame rails and spaces for parts like pins or mag catches. Its easy to make something rattle where it once did not.

 

[1911ly]

What? You want me to say "crock pot" and have the feds all over us?

I'm merely thinking of you guys.

I think it's pressure cookers not crock pots