So I was giving my 586 a cleaning on this snow day and when i took the grips off i noticed some pitting(?) on the finish under where the grips meet the gun. 

 

I'm guessing it was a bit of moisture trapped under there for some time and given its age i'm not too mad. Is there anyway to remove the rust pitting without damaging the finish and/or having to get the gun re-blued? I want to put a set of wood grips on it but changing out these Hogue grips would definitely show the pitting, at least on the right side of the gun.
 

any ideas? Any local gun smiths that do repair work like this?

 

 

 

 

A little gun oil or CLP and some 0000 steel wool.

Thanks! I'll try it this weekend

Hogue wood grips may be the same dimensions and cover the rust.

A little gun oil or CLP and some 0000 steel wool.

 

Or brass wool which is a little softer than steel.

Bought some 0000 steel wool At home depot and this is the first pass. So far so good. 

 

 

much better

What did you use with the steel wool? Or did you rub it dry?

Shows great improvement.

 

 

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A lot of people fail to remove the grips when cleaning a handgun. If you're carrying it, you need to remove the grips and wipe the grip frame down with protectorant more often. Even stainless guns will rust and pit if you leave the grip frame unattended.

What did you use with the steel wool? Or did you rub it dry?

Shows great improvement.

 

 

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I used Hoppes gun oil and the 0000 steel wool. It didn't mark the finish at all. Just removed the rust

I'm going to try it on my Astra, it looks similar to what yours looked like.

Thanks for the lesson.

 

 

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