Removing the printing on the receiver without destroying the blueing?

[Knighticus]

My Winchester has way to much print on it. What will take this off without marring the blueing? Or do I steel wool it and reblue?

[DanoInTx]

Eeeek!!!

you could try acetone on an area of the reciever that you can't see when the stock is on....it may take the lettering off.  Whatever you try, try it on some odd hidden part first.  WD40 will take off stickers, some paints, and possibly that lettering, don't think it'll hurt the bluing....again, try some hidden spot first.  Bluing is a sort of chemical conversion coating, like rust, it's hard to say what will damage it.

Dan

[shadow]

There might be some stuff I think that they use for graffiti. I think we got some at work, I'll look into it today. Might work for you without any damage. Ed

[shadow]

Bob if you haven,t found anything to remove the lettering yet,I'm still looking for that Grafitti removal stuff. A coworker told me where it's at so I will read it's uses today and get back to you. Haven't forgotten.Ed

[Big_Bill]

Hello,

I hope that I am not correct here, but I believe that the method they use is a rubber or other flexable material, and hot stamped on the metal. This ink contains finely groung glass, that bonds to the pores of the surface that it is applied to... You might be able to heat or cool the area to be cleaned, with a hair dryer or heat gun on medium, expansion or contraction of the metal "MAY" release the ink. Use a hard wooden object with a point to test the ink, not metal. This type of ink is made to be permanent on all of its applications.

Solvents will not have the desired affect, if I am correct, as the glass particles will protect the ink under it.

Please note that I have not been able to find a photo of this printing, however the type of printing, that I have described, has been used on glass Pharmacutical glass bottles to imprint the lot and expiration date numbers, and is required by law to resisct solvents and autoclaveing, High Heat.

Hope this helps,

Bill

[Knighticus]

Thanks Bill. That does make some sense. That process would make it impossible to remove the printing using chemicals. I'll give the heating a try. If that doesn't work, and the chemicals don't work, I can always use my grinder.