Hey everyone look at this...need your opinion...

[jringo8769]

HPIM1990.jpgJust received a nickel plated gun with heavy oxidation on a few spots..trying to get down to get the serial numbers...weird it is so corroded by them..it is made out of zamac?..frame...was going to try naval jelly buy was worried too aggressive...i know i will have to replate so that is no worry..but i do not want to remove the numbers or the metal...hope i am not the first to have run across this..thanks in advance

[broknaxl]

Can you post a couple of pics?? I'd be interested in seeing what your working with. Then a lot of guys may have some suggestions/solutions. It's amazing the knowledge that is present on this forum.

[jringo8769]

hey..will do..might be a few days before i get to gunshop to get pics..never seen a gun corrode there..

[Buckspen]

Don Wilkerson, in his book on Frontier Scouts ("Colt Scouts, Peacemakers and New Frontiers in .22 Caliber", Walsworth Publishing, 1993) states on page 89 that the material Colt used for the nickel Scouts was called Zamac 3, also known as Alloy AG40A. This is an alloy of zinc and aluminum. This material was also used in construction of the '62 "P" numbered Scouts.
I've never seen a frame on a K nickel Scout or a P '62 Scout that was actually corroded. I've seen lots of them with the finish worn off, but not corrosion.

- - - - -Buckspen

[jringo8769]

Hey i got my local gun shop to take a pic..hope to get more this weekend myself..

[jringo8769]

well after a trip to my gunshop to see my purchase...i was shocked to see that many spots on this Zamac Frame has corroded from the inside out in at least 5 maybe 6 spots...should have taken some more pics..area around serial number was so badly corroded...when i gently tried to brush it ..material was very brittle and flakey...was able to get one more number visible...has anyone ever seen a Colt do anything like this...most corrosion was on the edges..not on the flat spots...

[broknaxl]

It almost looks like some kind of chemical reaction. Kind of like an electrolisses reaction. Zinc bars in a salt water boat come to mind. I've never seen this on a firearm.

[Steve H]

Zemac is the same metal they make Hot Wheels out of!!!

[jringo8769]

Hot Wheels?..they make Gun frames out of metal they make toys out of?...

[jringo8769]

It almost looks like some kind of chemical reaction. Kind of like an electrolisses reaction. Zinc bars in a salt water boat come to mind. I've never seen this on a firearm.

..well i have never or has my LGS seen anything like it..wonder if it is a factory flaw?..wonder if it is worth contacting Colt?..