Blueing, how to and what products to use..
What are the best methods and products to restore and touch up spots on gun metals that will match factory blue jobs? Any advise will really be appreciated. Thanks!
0
-
"What are the best methods and products to restore and touch up spots on gun metals that will match factory blue jobs?"........There aren't any, any 'touch-up' can be spotted easily as can a complete reblue. there are products that can make a gun 'look better', but most are temparary. 0 -
contact brownells and look at the oxpho blue. 0 -
Vans gun blue. Goggle it. It works great for a person with no experience. I use it to touch up my guns and you cant find where I did it. Best product I have ever found. You can match the blueing perfectly. Try it. 0 -
I agree with oakie about Van's gun blue great for touchup but like anything prep of the metal is the most important part of re-blueing 0 -
Oxpho blue is a good product that I use alot. But, it gives a matte blue finish and will not match gloss blue factory type finish. Others I know try to pass off the oxpho finish as a classic rust blue type finish but it isn't. 0 -
Vann's is probably the best of the cold-bluing "touch up" products. (Plus it doesn't stink, and it isn't too expensive).
Even so, in my experience with it (and all the rest of them), the touched up areas aren't as durable as the actual factory bluing and can wear off fairly easily.0 -
vans instant gun blue works very well. 0 -
Beantown makes a great point in terms of the "smell". I have been using my nose to find cold-blue for years. Has a VERY distintive odor that is unlikely to be mistaken for anyting else. That said, I have been hot blueing for years and it just isn't THAT tough to do. As mentioned, best results are gleaned from very thorough surface prep. Once degreased, I just hit 295 with a candy thermometer and dump parts in (hung)for about 20 minutes, wash and oil. Doug Turnbull I'm NOT, but I get some pretty damn impressive results. I should mention too that my salts were picked up through a buddies Dad who passed and used to work as a chemical engineer for a major chemical company...the 100 pound cask is still about 2/3 rd's full and with any luck, as little as I reblue these days, I will still have 30 pounds left when I die! Oddly too, this stuff has not degraded noticibly in the 10 years I've been using it...I suppose corrosive salts stay corrosive a long time! 0 -
Vans does not smell but it is not as good at rust prevention. You must wax any steel that is blued with Vans to keep it safe from water.
Here is a lefever I did with Vans
0 -
Thanks! You guys are great. I truely appreciate the help and especially the pics. Worth a thousand words. I know what to do and what can be expected, outside of full blown hot blueing which is a little beyond my capabilities. [:)][:)][:)][:)][:)] 0
Please sign in to leave a comment.
Comments
10 comments