Yes, looks a lot like a Rem 552 or 572. I think that shield was only on the 552. Either way, the receiver of those guns is aluminum and can't be "blued". It does appear to be some sort of paint or spay on finish. I'd done them in duracote with great looks and it holds up very well. Overall, just way better than what I'm seeing in those pics. I'm with others, that can't be a "blued" finish. They were anodized from the factory.
Bead blast it off there, clean thoroghly and then clean it again. Then duracote or cerakote it with an airbrush. Prep is the key but both are good products done right.
Respectfully, that doesn't look like duracote unless it was done improperly. That stuff is actually a very good product but gets a bad rep because it's sold as a diy product when it should require a training to do right. It's not that difficult but prep is absolutely very critical, as is application.
LOL way too funny, how in the world did you come up with the idea to boil it in spic n span.You could do like I "accidentally" did with this old 10-22. Back in the day, my exuberance to clean this thing really good led me to boil it up in a pan of "Spic n Span" cleaning powder. -- well, it cleaned it up really good; not a trace of carbon or other gunk left. Or black finish for that matter.
I shined it up a bit with crocus cloth, and never looked back. jd
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That rifle is a 1966 model, and I picked it up for 50 bucks in the early seventies. I used it hard - my trap line rifle - and it has killed prolly a few thousand bucks worth of free swimming muskrats with head shots. Also coons, coyotes, and uncountable jack rabbits. Sometime in the early eighties, I was living like a hippy in my little camp trailer, and decided to clean it, which I'm sure had never been done. When I pulled the stock off, the receiver/bolt, and trigger mechanism looked like a combination mud clod or charcoal briquette. It simply seemed natural to give it the Spic n Span treatment. And it worked like a champ. Heck, I doubt they even make Spick n Span anymore, and if they do I'll bet they've tamed it down to modern wimpy standards. jd
The woke do gooders made them change the name. Said it was racist
Those are some great little rifles. One of only a few semi-autos that will actually function with S, L or LR ammo. I have had a 572(pump version) since I was like 10 years old. My first rifle and I plan to keep it as long as I'm around. Other than a small scratch and a little wear of the anodizing, the little gun is still in very good shape and it's always shot very well.
