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I went camping for four days last week and carried my Kimber mostly in an IWB Comp-Tac CTAC holster from the time I woke up till I went to sleep. Rarely did I carry it in my paddle holster as I was worried about printing and I was with a group of 10-15 people most of whom I work with.
Anyway it was pretty hot and I sweated alot while hiking and doing other activities and I did not wear an inner shirt to avoid direct skin contact like I usually do. I noticed when packing up Sunday morning I had some slight rust on the slide, beaver tail, and hammer that contacted my skin. Basically most of the surfaces that contacted my skin that were not covered by the holster.
Is there a cheap method to clean up the rust and keep it from getting worse? I was thinking about getting some fine steel wool and some sort of gun oil and cleaning it up that way. I'd rather avoid sending it in right now to get it refinished if possible. I'll post some pictures up later this afternoon once I get home from work.
This really reinforces my need for a good "camp" gun rather than carrying a 1911. Something along the lines of a Ruger SP101 or an XD/Glock.
Anyway it was pretty hot and I sweated alot while hiking and doing other activities and I did not wear an inner shirt to avoid direct skin contact like I usually do. I noticed when packing up Sunday morning I had some slight rust on the slide, beaver tail, and hammer that contacted my skin. Basically most of the surfaces that contacted my skin that were not covered by the holster.
Is there a cheap method to clean up the rust and keep it from getting worse? I was thinking about getting some fine steel wool and some sort of gun oil and cleaning it up that way. I'd rather avoid sending it in right now to get it refinished if possible. I'll post some pictures up later this afternoon once I get home from work.
This really reinforces my need for a good "camp" gun rather than carrying a 1911. Something along the lines of a Ruger SP101 or an XD/Glock.
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