Potential project pumpgun (870 Wingmaster LW)

[MacTech]

There's an old Wingmaster LW (Lightweight?) over at KTP, it's in cosmetically rough shape, the bluing is almost gone, and the steel has a strange purply-brown color to it and a faint blush of rust, action is smooth though, bore is clean, and the wood is in pretty decent shape

They're asking $170

I'm thinking I could treat this as a refinish job, similar to what I did with my old Marlin GA-22 .22LR (Model 60 made for Western Auto stores), remove the rust bloom with 0000 steel wool and get a can of Rust-Oleum High-Temp grille paint and give the steel a coat of rust-preventative paint, set it up as a car gun

What's the story with the LW series, steel receiver? aluminum?, how durable is the LW compared against a standard Wingmaster? is it worth trying to give this 870 a new lease on life?

 

[Gord]

If you don't want it, I do. My heirloom '60s-vintage 20ga Wingmaster has a moderate plum hue to it; I think it's just the way the bluing develops with time.

I don't think it oughta be a truck gun. Do it right and make it into a Cinderella; it didn't always look that rough, and it deserves more than just a shot of barbecue paint.