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December 4, 2011
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This thread has me wondering how you fill in the pits left by rust? What do you use/do to fill them in?
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January 15, 2012
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I didn't fill any pits. Where there were pits I actually milled the metal down until they were gone. Of course whatever I did on one side I did on the other. The rounded parts or parts that didn't have enough metal to mill, I used a file and then worked all the file marks down by stepping through a series of different grit emery and crocus cloth. I was fortunate that this gun didn't have a lot of pitting in any high stress areas.
February 11, 2010
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SCORPIO said:
This thread has me wondering how you fill in the pits left by rust? What do you use/do to fill them in?
Don't think you can, at least not if your going to reblue. Now if you choose
to duracoat finish or something like that there might be a filler of some
kind but wouldn't that be like bondo on a car ?
-Blacktop
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I must have been tired when I read that post, I thought he said he had to FILL but I think he said FILE, makes a difference. I'd like to buy a vowel Alex. Thats why I asked, I couldn't imagine what you could use to fill pist in a gun and reblue it.
Sorry for that dumb question.
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February 11, 2010
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Not dumb question Scorpio,
I tried it years ago 
. Braze, solder and the liquid
metal you mix up. No matter how well you blended it in
it ended up showing after the blue was done. Now there is probably
some method out there no doubt , just not sure how cost effective
it would be. But if your pockets are deep enough I'm sure there is
something.
-Blacktop
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Blacktop said:
Not dumb question Scorpio,
I tried it years ago
metal you mix up. No matter how well you blended it in
it ended up showing after the blue was done. Now there is probably
some method out there no doubt , just not sure how cost effective
it would be. But if your pockets are deep enough I'm sure there is
something.
-Blacktop
For a professional restore, rust pits are actually welded up and ground/polished to blend back in. This is usually reserved for a true "restoration" project and can be pricey.
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January 15, 2012
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Yeah, it is carbon steel so I would think you should be able to find a rod with the same quality of metal and tig the pits. I may try this some day. Another option if you have heavy pitting is to get as much out as possible then put a brushed hard chrome finish on it. That process has a little filling ability.
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