How To Remove Engraved SSN In Blued Frames??

[umc]

Hey all I just bought a Western Field 12ga shotgun and 30-30 lever action rifle from a guy for 100 bucks total (+ some rifle rounds). They are both like new and in great shape and nice firearms even though they're on the low end of things.

So because they're cheap firearms I don't want to spend any serious money on them but the previous owner engraved his social security number into the frame on each. It's the type of do it yourself engraving with a tattoo type engraver.

Is there any easy way to cover it up or get rid of that for cheap? Seems as though it would need to be sanded out and re-blued, what would be the best way of doing this?

It's probably not worth it and if you all agree then just say so.

[cwshootersupply]

To get rind of the engraving you must sand buff the metal to the lowest scratch. To prevent dishing must be done all over.
You also may be able to fill engraving with filler (JB WEld, Durafill, etc) and paint over.
Rebluing is going to cost at least what you paid for the guns at a gunsmith's shop.

[Steve Koski]

Let it sit around for a few weeks. If it still bugs you in November, take action!

[blkbd]

Guns and Ammo covered this many years back as the same thing happened to a pair of old colt single actions, The fix got rid about 90% of the engraving. You need a polished hard alloy steel to rub over the area to sort of rub the lifted steel back into there areas. The author used a crftsman wrench as it was hard and polished and started off easy and added pressure to push the engraving down. I beleive he then hit it with a touch of cold blue and the numbers were all most completely gone.

[fhp490]

I have in the past been able to remove a lot on dings out of the metal by peening using 2 oz ball peen hammer do it lightly
here is an enlarged view
The engraving stylus swells the metal like stippeling. Tapping pushes the metal back into place the may require little or no sanding

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