will vinegar harm the inside of a barrel?

[mattri]

If I were to use vinegar to remove blueing from a barrel, would the vinegar hurt the bore/ untreated metal inside the barrel?

 

[Rock Knocker]

Ive seen barrels soaked in a really heavy duty mixute of muratic and hydrochloric acid remove blueing with no signs of damage to the metal. Is vinegar even strong enough to remove blueing? it would be a first ive heard of it. Someone here would know.

 

[MGYSGT]

Vinegar will etch steel.

 

[Rock Knocker]

How long of a soak would it take to do some damage?

 

[mattri]

Good question. I set some small pieces in a dish of vinegar and after about 30 min they were completely stripped. Took them out, wiped them off and put a light film of gun oil on them for now.

 

[TRECustom]

Kitchen vinegar is approx 5% acetic acid. I also would expect it to etch steel in time. Sorry I don't know how long it might take.

Tom