Rust on Benelli

MrJones · May 8, 2002, 12:53 AM

I recently acquired a used preban (1990) Benelli M3. So I finally fully strip it and there's a little rust on the internal parts. I've gotten all of it off the internal parts and there's still some rust on the mag tube. Any ideas on the best way to clean it? I've tried CLP and I keep turning towels yellow but there's still some rust on the mag tube. The rust runs all the way from the muzzle end to where it disappears into the gun.

Thanks in advance.

Dave McC · May 8, 2002, 04:42 AM

Very light oxidation (rust) can be removed with very light rubbing with 4/0 steel wool soaked in CLP. Heavier rust means refinishing, or just being lived with.

hksigwalther · May 8, 2002, 11:56 AM

Flitz or Simichrome

Not sure how these will affect the guns finish, however.

MrJones · May 8, 2002, 12:03 PM

I'll probably be trying these out this weekend...Also, does anybody happen to know how to disassemble the mag tube so I can clean the follower, cap, and inside? I'v managed to take most everything else apart.

Thanks again.

May 8, 2002, 12:53 AM	#1
MrJones Junior Member Join Date: June 3, 2001 Posts: 12	Rust on Benelli I recently acquired a used preban (1990) Benelli M3. So I finally fully strip it and there's a little rust on the internal parts. I've gotten all of it off the internal parts and there's still some rust on the mag tube. Any ideas on the best way to clean it? I've tried CLP and I keep turning towels yellow but there's still some rust on the mag tube. The rust runs all the way from the muzzle end to where it disappears into the gun. Thanks in advance. __________________ Go here for my PGP public key: http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~avnguyen/pgp.html

May 8, 2002, 11:56 AM	#3
hksigwalther Senior Member Join Date: November 18, 1998 Location: NE OH, USA Posts: 3,198	Flitz or Simichrome Not sure how these will affect the guns finish, however. __________________ - Ron V.

May 8, 2002, 12:03 PM	#4
MrJones Junior Member Join Date: June 3, 2001 Posts: 12	Thanks... I'll probably be trying these out this weekend...Also, does anybody happen to know how to disassemble the mag tube so I can clean the follower, cap, and inside? I'v managed to take most everything else apart. Thanks again. __________________ Go here for my PGP public key: http://ieng9.ucsd.edu/~avnguyen/pgp.html

May 8, 2002, 04:42 AM	#2
Dave McC Staff In Memoriam Join Date: October 13, 1999 Location: Columbia, Md, USA Posts: 8,811	Very light oxidation (rust) can be removed with very light rubbing with 4/0 steel wool soaked in CLP. Heavier rust means refinishing, or just being lived with.