Not really. I ended up carefully using 40 grit sandpaper to get the coating off after soaking it in acetone for a while. After that I only used 150 grit and steel wool. I meant to take pictures while I was working on it but I completely forgot once I got started. I cold blued the whole thing first and that looked really good. Then I rubbed most of it off with the 150 grit and then used a Q-tip to drop some cold blue on a few spots and immediateley wrapped it in a paper towel and soaked it with bleach. I was really nervous so I only left it for 5-10 minutes before rinsing it off and using steel wool to get the surface rust off.