Removing Blue

[Poor Bull]

Can someone recommend a good way to remove blue so a gun could be browned ? 

[rich pierce]

Naval jelly will work.

[smoke and flames]

I’ve used Lysol Toilet Bowl Cleaner for many years

[Tim Crosby]

 The stuff they sell at an auto parts stores to clean Aluminum wheels works well, it comes in a spray can.

    Tim C.

[Daniel Coats]

Birchwood Casey blue and rust remover?

[Top Jaw]

Depending what your removing it from, you can wire wheel it off with a brass wire wheel and a drill press or a hand drill in a vice (so you can hold the part with both hands).  If you want a no chemical method.  Would not necessarily use this method on removing bluing from a modern cartridge firearm. 

[Metalshaper]

evapo-rust!  it'll remove any bluing you get it on.

Respect Always
Metalshaper/Jonathan

[Dobyns]

vinegear will remove blue or brown

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

The active ingredient in rust remover is phosphoric acid, I believe.  So read the label of the stuff you're considering to buy to be sure it has this ingredient.  After removing the blue, I'd recommend drawfiling the barrel and polishing with abrasive to about 220 or 320 grit for a matte brown, and 400 - 600 grit for a polished brown.

[45-110]

Just used vinegar yesterday on some small blued parts, 30 min's later they where in the white.
kw

[flinchrocket]

Personally,I don’t think it’s necessary to remove the blueing to brown. Just get any wax or oil off and use some 320 grit paper, then start browning. The purpose of blueing and browning is the same, to hold oil to prevent rust.

[Dphariss]

Blue is a traditional color as well.