Help . Marlin Mod 60 .

[RBHarter]

My daughter brought me hers and it's got some damage from case storage . That's a long story , thankfully they're moved out of Ca ....
Anyway it's got some lifted finish on the top of the receiver .
It looks like its zinc vs Aluminum . I mostly just want to get it stopped and cleaned up for the moment . There's nothing on the steel but all the lead residue is all fluffed up too .

She's upset and knows better , care and cleaning but circumstances and stuff .

Advice on the receiver is my focus for the moment .

 

[Ian]

I'd try to strip just the receiver with non-citrus stripper, boil receiver end in distilled water for half an hour, and refinish with Duracoat. Just do the outside unless the innard is shucking it's finish too.

 

[popper]

Use stripper safe for aluminum. It's just black paint. Check for a groove top inside the receiver, you can polish it out.

 

[fiver]

definitely no citric base stripper.
clean it prep it paint it.
don't forget a good primer [and a good wash and scuff of the primer] primer sticks to metal, paint sticks to primer.

 

[Wallyl]

The receiver can be buffed to make it a brushed aluminum finish that IMHO looks quite nice. If you don't like how it looks you can repaint it with a glossy black paint. I have a model 60 from 1972 and the finish on the receiver has held up very well.

 

[RBHarter]

I don't think it's hurt inside . After some non-abrasive cleaning at it it's not as bad as originally suspected .

 

[Petrol & Powder]

Use stripper safe for aluminum. It's just black paint. Check for a groove top inside the receiver, you can polish it out.

Yep /\ those are just painted. The steel parts are blued but the alloy parts get paint. Really not that big of a deal.