AR Trigger Rust

[INPatriot]

My first assembly was not in central air all summer some areas of the house were more humid.
Some rust has developed on the trigger springs and hammer.

Will Froglube, Remoil, Hoppes, or CLP take it off?

Thanks from an inexperienced yet eager learner.

 

[MikeDVB]

Use whatever you want to remove the rust on them, and give them a good coat of oil/grease/whatever is appropriate. I usually use a brass brush or some ultra-mega-fine steel wool with a light touch to remove rust.

I know I keep my parts oiled pretty good with EWL2000 and haven't had any rust issues on my AR - but have had tons of issues with sights rusting on my pistols .

The springs are not very expensive and fairly easy to replace. As far as the trigger - I'm not sure if you can get just an individual trigger itself or if you need a whole new assembly - but maybe it's a good excuse to upgrade [and then keep it properly oiled/lubed] .

 

[BogWalker]

PB Blaster and a rag, steel wool if it's real bad.

 

[IndyGunworks]

any oil and 0000 steel wool will remove rust w/out hurting ANY firearm finish.

For what its worth its probably parkerized, and Parkerizing itself does NOT protect the metal. It actually acts as a durable sponge that is really good at holding oil against the metal which in turn prevents rust. You must keep a parkerized piece oiled to have any corrosion protection.

 

[tws63]

NEVER use steel wool.
its abrasive and will remove your finish.

USE STAINLESS STEEL STEEL WOOL.
will only remove rust.

 

[IndyGunworks]

^^^^ WRONG ^^^^ I have been using 0000 steel wool for years to remove rust from MANY finishes. Some people even use it to POLISH certain oil coatings applied to wood stocks. The courser steel wool IS abrasive and should not be used, which is why we recommend 0000.

 

[MikeDVB]

That's like saying never use sand paper - it's abrasive and will remove your paint.

Well... What do you think they use between coats of paint and even on the clear coat to smooth it out before polishing?

Try to stay away from generalizations if you can. Not all steel wool is bad but not all steel wool will do this particular task either.

I've never had issues with the finest stuff not removing the finish itself so long as I wasn't putting way too much force behind it.