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Restoring pitted 1800s rifle receiver

2004

Dear Sir,

I'm a guns collector and I'm trying to restore an old 1800s military rifle. The blued rifle receiver presents a sparsely pitted side. Here is my question: is there a way to restore pitted steel without sanding/grinding the metal surface? I mean: is there any kind of metal putty or something like which can be blued/browned?

Thank you.

Piergiorgio Molinari
hobbyist - Quartu S.E., CA, ITALY

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