I think I fucked up, /k/. I bought one of these old flareguns the other day from my local shop and I wanted to polish it up. So I have it submerged and soaking in half a gallon of pure vinegar... and it's smelling awful and it's leaving this slimy gold paste on my gloves when I swish it around.
Any tips on what I need to do here? Should I add some baking soda to fizz it up and deep clean it? Maybe some boiling water?
I had to take it out of the vinegar, /k/. My whole pad smells like fucking boiled eggs now. Any other suggestions on cleaning this thing and getting the rust off would be appreciated.
Brass or Cooper brush/wool would probably work. Then put a small amount of gun oil on a rag and wipe it down
>>29725419
Thanks, komrade.
>>29725111
Former steampunk sperg here. Vinegar is what you use when you want to MAKE a fake patina on new brass like in your pic, not remove it
>>29725111
Wouldn't vinegar dissolve the gun?
>>29725595
No, stop.
>>29725595
Eventually.
It leaches zinc out of the brass and can lead to the same corrosion cracking problems as ammonia.
>>29725752
>>29725595
Whoa, what? I didn't know I was damaging my gun by doing that! Shit. I don't have any gun oil at the moment and have no means to get any right off. So to get rid of the rust I have it soaking in 2 liters of Coke a Cola. That will eat the rust by morning, right?
>>29725800
You're either a dedicated troll or a complete fucking retard.
http://www.coleparmer.com/Chemical-Resistance
>>29725800
>>29725827
Oh wow. Thanks for the link, Anon. "Severe Effect" when mixed. Fml.
