sks corrosion

jok3r · December 15, 2008, 12:10 AM

i took my sks for target practice yesterday and i guess it caught humidity in the trunk its got corrosion on it any one know anything good for cleaning it up? most of it came off when i cleaned it but it stained the steel.. it looks like battery corrosion.

FireForged · December 15, 2008, 10:30 AM

flash rust is nothing... Just clean it has you normally do.

Logs · December 15, 2008, 11:52 AM

Try steel wool with oil or breakfree on it.

I use to shoot the Norinco ammo back in the day. If you didn't clean the sks within one day it would look like a mess. I still have trouble with my Mosin Nagant.

December 15, 2008, 12:10 AM	#1
jok3r Junior Member Join Date: December 13, 2008 Posts: 4	sks corrosion i took my sks for target practice yesterday and i guess it caught humidity in the trunk its got corrosion on it any one know anything good for cleaning it up? most of it came off when i cleaned it but it stained the steel.. it looks like battery corrosion. Last edited by jok3r; December 15, 2008 at 11:49 AM.

December 15, 2008, 10:30 AM	#2
FireForged Senior Member Join Date: November 4, 1999 Location: Rebel South USA Posts: 2,074	flash rust is nothing... Just clean it has you normally do. __________________ Life is a web woven by necessity and chance...

December 15, 2008, 11:52 AM	#3
Logs Senior Member Join Date: November 26, 1999 Location: BLUEGRASS STATE KY USA Posts: 1,780	Try steel wool with oil or breakfree on it. I use to shoot the Norinco ammo back in the day. If you didn't clean the sks within one day it would look like a mess. I still have trouble with my Mosin Nagant.