coffee stains

[shortwave]

hello everyone, purchased a parkerized .45/1911 springfield from friend of mine that was in a plastic carrying case. he had evidently spilled coffee on and in case a few days prior to bringing it to me. got home,opened case and wa-la, i now own a parkerized/coffee finished .45. any suggestions on removing stains. have tried several diff. cleaners with no avail. on the lighter side it fires great and looks rather unique(kinda parkerize/camo if you will)thanks in advance for suggestions

 

[Tom2]

Now that is a new kind of gun abuse that I have not heard of. Are you sure it is a stain and not some kind of corrosion? Like, coffee is mildy acidic like soda, I guess. Maybe try pure alcohol on it. Or you might have to use something like a strong detergent. Otherwise if it has actually etched the finish, you are gonna have to get the gun refinished. Or if it is not rust or corrosion, I suppose they could apply one of those gun coatings over it. Those coatings should stick to a parkerised base pretty well. Thank your friend and ask what he was thinking for us.

 

[Johnc]

You might want to post a picture of what the finish looks like with the damage visible. I am sure some one may have good advise when they see the degree of damage you are referring to.

 

[sholling]

I've seen something similar before and it was a light layer of corrosion. I'd oil it down with some flavor of CLP before it gets worse.

 

[Hardtarget]

If its a stain, maybe it can be cleaned. Disassemble the gun and try a steam clean on it . You need a high pressure cleaner. Look for one with 80 to 100 pounds of pressure. Use a short burst on a hidden area first...don't want to make a worse problem. If the problem is surface, this might do the trick...then oil it or clp...anything to prevent rust. Hope you find an answer to your problem.

Mark.

 

[Tom2]

Well what happened?? Did your friend give you a discount refund for damaging the gun he sold you? Anything work on it?........

 

[DPris]

Y'oughta see, incidentally, how well Pepsi removes bluing from Colt Lawman snubs......
Denis

 

[NCHornet]

So what happened to the OP? Maybe his wife found out he bought a new gun? or one with a stain on it, lol!!

NCH

 

[MADISON]

Coffee Stains

You might try:
Alcohol
Lighter Fluid

 

[tegemu]

WD-40 is very good at removing many stains, it just might be the thing in this case.

 

[pistolet1]

I would try something like G96 Gun Treatment or maybe Hoppes No. 9. If that didn't work, maybe some sort of Oxy clean product.