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I thought I'd ask this here because you guys are all used to the care and feeding of high-grade side-lock guns , This is not such a high-grade gun, but it is worth rescuing from a careless lack of love, An L.C. Smith double-12 that someone at some point over-ran varnish onto the metal. The metal is in good shape with echoes of the case-colors still present. How to best remove the varnish overruns without affecting the metal finish? ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/204381.jpg) ![[Linked Image]](https://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/gallery/80/medium/204382.jpg)
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I would very carefully use Qtips and lacquer thinner.
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Ditto, in addition to removing the butt stock to eliminate any chance of intruding on the wood finish.
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I used lacquer thinner on a Savage 99 that was coated in cosmoline didn't hurt the blue at all.
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Thank You Gentlemen, I will proceed with lacquer thinner.
Any thoughts/trix on reviving the remaining case color contrast ?
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Thank You Gentlemen, I will proceed with lacquer thinner.
Any thoughts/trix on reviving the remaining case color contrast ? Nothing to be done there, short of polishing everything and sending it out for re-color case hardening.
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Acetone or Jasco - shouldn't bother the case coloring as that comes from heat not chemical reaction.
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