Polishing Sterlingworth
Polishing Sterlingworth
I am a "new member" to this group and I want to thank the people who have made this site possible! You folks have done a great job and you work is appreciated. I have recently bought a 1934 Sterlingworth 16 ga. The barrels have a few light spots, not to the point of re-blueing yet. The reciever is in the worst shape in that it has quite a few dark spots that are probably some form of rust. This is a shooter gun and I would appreciate any input on what to do to polish or re-finish the reciever. Thank you for letting me be a member of the organization..
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Re: Polishing Sterlingworth
Mr. Volz, just to clarify... as you used the word "member" 2X in your post. Members are those who have signed up as annual or life members and have paid dues for same. Besides other benefits our members have access to two private forums that are here on the site, but not visable to folks who have only signed up as "registered users". If anyone is interested, and I hope so, the membership application is on the home page. Anyone here who can post but has not filled in an application nor paid any dues.... is a registered user.
Regarding your question, almost any dark spots on the frame of a Fox are probably one of the iron oxides, and the oxidation has corroded/pitted the metal more or less deeply. The only means of removing the pitting is to polish the corroded and surrounding areas down below the depth of the pitting. Generally it's best not to do that unless you're planning a complete recase of the frame or other extensive work on a custom Fox. IMO, spot polishing will stand out like a sore thumb. One non invasive technique to make corroded areas look a little better is to use a good bore cleaner like Hoppes or Shooters Choice on a Q-tip, saturate the area several times and let it sit, then rub over the area with a soft cloth to remove whatever surface corrosion the bore cleaner had dissolved. Oil lightly afterwards. Silvers
Regarding your question, almost any dark spots on the frame of a Fox are probably one of the iron oxides, and the oxidation has corroded/pitted the metal more or less deeply. The only means of removing the pitting is to polish the corroded and surrounding areas down below the depth of the pitting. Generally it's best not to do that unless you're planning a complete recase of the frame or other extensive work on a custom Fox. IMO, spot polishing will stand out like a sore thumb. One non invasive technique to make corroded areas look a little better is to use a good bore cleaner like Hoppes or Shooters Choice on a Q-tip, saturate the area several times and let it sit, then rub over the area with a soft cloth to remove whatever surface corrosion the bore cleaner had dissolved. Oil lightly afterwards. Silvers
Aan
Re: Polishing Sterlingworth
Thank you, Mr. Silvers for your kind advise, I have already filled out the application and sent in my check..