Hi Lou, You might start out using 0000 steel wool and warm soapy water, which
should clean them up. Finish by wiping down with WD40. It takes a lot of rubbing
with fine steel wool to remove any bluing, so this should do it. A few years ago
I restored a T/C Hawken from a house fire in Alaska that was covered in fire
retardant. Needless to say, that gun had to be completely sanded down and done
over, both barrel and stock. When we sent the guy his gun back, he thought that
we had sent him another rifle, not the same one, so they can be saved if they
don't get too hot in a fire. If the stock is burned or melted, obviously they
got too hot and the metal is probably not safe to shoot as it has been annealed,
and would have to be properly re-heat treated to work.

Greg Marts
Restoration Firearms


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