Rusted Rifle

[TheCreeds]

So my brother runs a swamp cooler in his house. His howa in the closet got really rusted over the summer. I have doused it in CLP to try and stop the rust. I don't fully know the cerakote process. Can the action be sandblasted to clean up all the rust before the cerakote is applied?

 

[RobertLosekamp]

They should blast everything beforehand so the cerakote has plenty of "grip" onto the steel

 

[DangerRanger]

Dlc is another option. Blasted, polished to the level you want then coated and is slicker

 

[mb6355]

Yes, like mentioned above that is one of the steps. Degrease it (soak in acetone) then blast it and soak again before applying the cerakote.

 

[Vern400]

No talk about rust in the bore? You might want to borescope it, and shoot it to make sure you still got a rifle left. It's the inside that matters. You could remove the rust and rattle can it. Not so on the important parts..... A lot of barrels die that way.

 

[Remington92]

If you haven’t scrubbed on the rust yet stripping it down and boiling or steaming is always an option. Mark Novak/ Anvil has some good videos on YouTube about converting rust back to blue. Won’t be as pretty as original depending on how deep pits were but common practice on milsurps. I have a browning bps I need to do this too just haven’t gotten the time to work on it yet.