Blueing
Can anyone tell me if cold blue will work on stainless steel parts? I have a Smith stainless ejector rod that I wish were blue. Thanks....BT
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anyone have any luck with the store bought kits.... How anout backyard hot blueing?
Dave0 -
Dave;
The store bought blues, espicaly the ones found in the Brownells catalog, are great for small touch jobs, and up too even over all blueing jobs, but the number one thing you have to remember, you must follow the instructions to the letter, to have a successful out come!
I have used just about every blue chemical on the market, and have had good success with some, and no success with others. Again the secret to any of them, know what you plan to accomplish with it, and follow the instructions to the letter.
Good luck!
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i like brownells oxpho-blue. also you may want to look for iformation on slow rust blueing its a sloww process but isnt to difficult and looks great alot of the older double guns had that type of blueing!
another option is using a bake on finish i use and recommend highly KG Gunkote.
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John Wayne0 -
I have never been satisfied with any of the many cold blues I have tried - and tried - and tried. Some can do a pretty good job but I have had to fuss with them to deal with part of the job. As for the instuctions that come with them, I have tried the follow them several different ways with varying results. When I must blue something I can rely on Belgian Blue, also avail from Brownell I think. Following the usual cleaning and degreasing, the part is boiled in water, taken out and the solution swabbed on and returned to the water after a light scrub with fine steel wool. Recycling in the same manner makes it darker each time, about four times will be enough. Follow the instructions on the bottle that may be a tad different from my memory. Works good every time. Does a sort of satin blue, haven't been able to get a gloss job. Hope this helps. 0 -
Check out "Blue Wonder" they have give aways on this forum quite often.Just about everyone that's used it likes it.Midway & Brownells both have it.[:)] 
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ATF,Eagle Guns0 -
Best not to try any sort of 'backyard blueing'. The chemicals involved are not very friendly. I've still got a hole in my foot the size if a nickel from hot caustic soda splashing into my shoe. If you want a high gloss blueing job, the secret is all in the preparation. The part needs to be polished to the point of looking like chrome before it hits the blueing tank. It's a little pricy sometimes, but once you find a good, reliable source for a professional hot blueing job, you will never want to 'backyard' it again. Quality firearms deserve a quality finish.
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I include Blue Wonder in my entry above. It worked well on a .410 barrel but otherwise was a flop. Never could make it work well on several other guns. Had several phone calls with BW trying to troubleshoot and had a one-on-one demo that worked - but still couldn't make it work for me. It may work fine for you because some people swear by it. It is expensive. In fairness, their BW Cleaner did great cleaning up dark bores that had resisted all other cleaners. 0 -
Classic95 has used Blue Wonder with good success, but he indicates that you need to get the gun a good bit hotter than the instructions indicate. 0
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