How to safely remove stickers from blued gun barrels?

[ilikegunspdx]

Bought a shotgun that has 2 stickers on barrels and before trying to remove I wanted to see what other people have found to work without damaging the bluing. I guess an angle grinder is out of the question? (Kidding!) Thx!

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[F2CMaDMaXX]

Nothing, they don't damage the bluing.

 

[homeuser6]

lighter fluid (naptha)

 

[po18guy]

Bought a shotgun that has 2 stickers on barrels and before trying to remove I wanted to see what other people have found to work without damaging the bluing. I guess an angle grinder is out of the question? (Kidding!) Thx!

The adhesive is dissolved my VM&P Naphtha. Any hardware store has it.

 

[Member 34319]

Hoppes works well at getting the residual sticky stuff off.

 

[Stomper]

Get some "Goof-off"....

 

[rick benjamin]

Hoppes #9 gun cleaner. You know you want to use it.

 

[albin25]

I found that GOO GONE worked just fine when it came time to remove all the "Hello Kitty" and "Disney princess" stickers from my daughter's shot gun.

 

[aflineman]

WD40

 

[AllDayRay]

warm it with a hair dryer

 

[Member 18201]

Denatured alcohol is my preferred method of removing adhesives.

 

[Nosferatu]

WD40

 

[Knobgoblin]

AstroGlide.

JK

 

[Stomper]

warm it with a hair dryer

You're talking about the stickers in the gun.... yeah?

 

[edzz]

naphtha / lighter fluid or Goof Off

 

[ilikegunspdx]

Thx for the replies. I'll try hair dryer and some gun oil and use wd40 if needed. Thx!

 

[Hawaiian]

Good ol Zippo style lighter fluid, naphtha, is best. Most solvents leave some residue behind, naphtha does not. It is great for cleaning knives and other tools as well. And you can use it to start a fire if needed. It is good to have a bottle on hand.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Good ol Zippo style lighter fluid, naphtha, is best. Most solvents leave some residue behind, naphtha does not. It is great for cleaning knives and other tools as well. And you can use it to start a fire if needed. It is good to have a bottle on hand.

Ol yellow.
Ronsonol. Love that stuff

 

[po18guy]

Thx for the replies. I'll try hair dryer and some gun oil and use wd40 if needed. Thx!

I de-classify packages daily. Hair dryer or even heat gun softens the glue and most stickers will come off if peeled slowly. The gunk left, if there is any, will be removed by gun oil, naphtha or Hoppes 9. Also, use a strip of duct tape to lift the adhesive residue, as duct tape adhesive is stronger than sticker goo.

 

[Bookmonger]

I keep a quart of naphtha under the kitchen sink.
It safely removes ALL sticker adhesive residue from 98% of all surfaces.
Genuine Zippo fluid is 100% Naphtha; Ronson is not. Both are more $ than bulk naphtha.

(Why do so many people put stickers on books ?)