In my case, the paint flecks popped right off when touched with a fine steel scribe under 10x magnification. I'm sure yours will clean up similarly. One of the most important things to remember when approaching one of these old guns is to stop before doing anything aggressive that can't be undone. Touching paint flecks under a microscope is a far cry from assaulting one with a wire brush and brake cleaner, ya know? Unfortunately, many people don't seem to get that and many of these otherwise fine guns are ruined as a result. If you feel the need to do some exploratory cleaning, please post your intentions up here first. Folks seem willing to chime in almost immediately if you're about to do something irreversible.
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