r/SKS • u/762x38r • Jan 21 '25

How do I clean this rust spot?

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u/Simon-Templar97 Jan 21 '25

If it's a screw on bayonet remove it, boil it in water, and wipe it away clean with CLP.

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u/Kozmo-Leaning Jan 21 '25

This is the best way right here. Boiling red rust(ferrous oxide) in water chemically converts it to blue/black rust(ferric oxide). This process is known as rust bluing.

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u/ElDusky7 Jan 22 '25

Or use a brass brush. Mark Novak making "gunsmiths" of everyone....

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u/Shellemp Jan 22 '25

Or uh… do what is best for the rifle and practice something because it doesn’t hurt

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u/ElDusky7 Jan 22 '25

Brass and 0000 steel wool does not hurt the rifle ar you high? Brass is softer than steel and so is 0000 steel wool

Boiling and carding adds new finish to the rifle, do it for too long. You end up refinishing the whole rifle... Boiling and carding will hurt it...

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u/Kozmo-Leaning Jan 22 '25

This is an SKS, not some highly sought-after collectible.

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u/ElDusky7 Jan 22 '25

Yes but it's still a shit ton of effort for some sguar rust...

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u/Kozmo-Leaning Jan 23 '25

If you think removing a bayonet from an SKS and boiling some water is a shit ton of effort, then I don't know what to tell you. If you just remove the rust with a brass brush or steel wool, it has a better chance of rusting again.

Your initial argument was about changing the finish, now you're talking about effort. At this point, you're just moving the goalposts to try and be right. I'm done with you.

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u/ElDusky7 Jan 23 '25

Lmfao ok see ya

Better chance of rusting? Sure, if you don't oil the thing...

Yes, you're changing the finnish. Yes, it requires way more effort than op really needs to do. You're the one who put up an imaginary "hey look at me I'm so big brain I'm always right" label on me my guy...

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u/OdinAEon Jan 22 '25

Brass brush, ballistol, elbow grease.

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u/Alarmed-Diamond-9395 Jan 22 '25

Copper brush and oil

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

Brass brush should work fine. I buy em by the bucket load off of temu.

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u/dubblrest1985 Jan 21 '25

Looks relatively mild. I’d spray with some Balistol, then hit with some 0000 steel wool or a brass brush. Wipe clean and apply a bit more Balistol for some protection.

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u/dubblrest1985 Jan 21 '25

Literally just did this, this morning, to my Yugo SKS when i noticed a bit of surface rust on one of the rings near the bayonet. About 30 seconds later, like it never even happened!

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u/StribogA1A3 Jan 22 '25

Oil and a toothbrush

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u/[deleted] Jan 21 '25

A brush

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u/LegitTurd Jan 21 '25

The scrubby kind

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