QUOTE=woodyplacks;4816483]Greetings, I have a problem, and I`m not sure where to post it. I just bought a used Voere Shikar 30 06 rifle, I believe made in 1969. It had some gunk on the back section of the receiver, on top, where it has a matt black finish, so, I used a copper brush, and clp to clean it, only to find, that the bluing came off also!. I didn`t think a copper brush would bother bluing, but it does! The top will not be covered completely by the scope base, and was flat black. The matt texture is still there, just not the black color. Cold blues- I don`t know?? I have some Mk lee rust blue solution, but I`m afraid it would damage the highly polished bluing on the sides, and not just repair the top. What would you do, to repair the finish? Thanks for all replies........Art.[/QUOTE]