Heavily rusted cap gun

[Moresound]

Dug a 1925 National cap gun that has a layer of rust (various degrees) completely covering the toy.

best way to salvage this find?

 

[del]

there are a few ways of doing it , we might be able to give you some good advice after seeing it as it is now Moresound.

 

[Moresound]

No picture as yet.
ill get one up soon.

 

[del]

the best results that I've ever seen came from electrolysis and or apple cider vinegar .

 

[Moresound]

Apple cider vinegar it is then.

 

[Skamaniac]

I've had two heavily rusted items that apple cider vinegar was having a tough time breaking up. On those, electrolysis worked better for me.

 

[giant056]

I would personally go the electrolysis route myself, I would really like seeing a before shot of this capgun cause I really like checking out the old capguns. I know there's a remarkable restoration of a late 1800's cap gun on treasurenet that a gal from South Carolina found a few years back.

 

[Moresound]

I would personally go the electrolysis route myself, I would really like seeing a before shot of this capgun cause I really like checking out the old capguns. I know there's a remarkable restoration of a late 1800's cap gun on treasurenet that a gal from South Carolina found a few years back.

Do you have a link?