Rust Removal From AK47

fitzOdaggers

fitzOdaggers

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I wanted to post a thread with some pictures showing a cheap and easy way to remove rust and "patina" from naked INFI

there are a bunch of threads showing how to strip a blade but i was unable to find one showing the usefulness of Naval Jelly

I got this ugly lady today and decided to freshen her up a bit.. no tools, low tech:cool:

She had received a lot of lovin' as you can see:
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So for about 15 bucks i picked up some Naval Jelly, sand paper, gloves, "0000" steel wool, and a brush

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The stuff reminded me of that pink goo from Ghostbusters, you know the stuff they used to make The Statue of Liberty walk through New York.

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BTW, doing this in your kitchen will leave you feeling a little woozy:(

After a quick rinse and a bit of hand polishing here we are:

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She is still a bit rough but i think i like it better that way:thumbup:
 
Grimspoon said:
Lets get a closeup shot of the new and improved surface!
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Here you go:

I wouldn't say "new" though, the blade is still ugly and retains a "patina" but the rust is gone.

This is what the surface looked like after a ten minute Naval Jelly bath and a quick 2 minute scrub with the steel wool. I am sure i could make it prettier but i am lazy:p

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Actually looks pretty damn good to me, great job! Thanks for posting the extra pics!
 
Grimspoon said:
Actually looks pretty damn good to me, great job! Thanks for posting the extra pics!
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No Problem, this was my first time using the Jelly... i can certainly say that i have no fear of rusty naked INFI anymore... it cleans up super easy with this stuff...oh, BTW a whole jar of this stuff costs about 4 bucks:thumbup:
 
Man, some one loved that AK. Great job on the clean up. Have I mentioned I really need an AK?

Or, you know, the Chuckette!
 
Good job on the clean up. That is the ruffest AK I have ever seen. Good work man.
 
fitzOdaggers said:
Here you go:

I wouldn't say "new" though, the blade is still ugly and retains a "patina" but the rust is gone.

This is what the surface looked like after a ten minute Naval Jelly bath and a quick 2 minute scrub with the steel wool. I am sure i could make it prettier but i am lazy:p
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Yeah, that's pretty ugly... you don't want to be seen with that.

I, OTOH, have no shame, so I'll give you a $100 for it so you need not be embarrassed any more.
 
Cappy2cap said:
is that a decarb layer on that AK??
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It does look like there is still some decarb in the dimples. i have stripped some INFI in the past and in my extremely limited experience the only way to get all the decarb off is to sand or polish.
 
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