Any Good Cold-Blue Processes Available?
Does anyone know of any good, dark---and most importantly, DURABLE---cold bluing processes available? I've been using the Birchwood-Casey PermaBlue and Super Blue, but the results are mediocre at best, especially on the bolt-handle of my Mauser: not terribly dark, and not as durable as I'd hoped. Any suggestions? And does anyone know anything about the supposed use of Cosmoline to (somehow) "set" the bluing?
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Hello, OXPHO-BLUE from Brownells worked good for me.
Michael
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i have used the birchwood casey cold blue with very little success. if your weapon is of good quality, i would suggest investing the 90.00 for a professional dip job. believe me its worth it. 0 -
Search this forum for Blue Wonder.Heads and shoulders past the Casy brand gunk.How durable that is to be decided because it has only been out about a year.I redid a P38 and it is wearing no faster than my hotblued guns.CW
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I've used most all of them over the years, and Blue Wonder by Novum Solutions has my vote, hands down.
Here is their link,
http://www.novumsolutions.com/
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Just saw the Blue Wonder demo, and I must say: that looks like the way to go. Thanks ever so much for the tip, folks! 0 -
I have never believed in cold blue for anything other than a touch up for covering up dings and the like, but Blue Wonder may be the HUGE exception. I did a test on a slide that was polished shiney from years of cased carry that had really thinned the blue but had left the metal looking like it probably did before it was blued. (There were no rust spots or dings or scratches.) The Blue Wonder made it look almost perfect, and most would not notice the refinish. (I did no polishing at all, I just tested the ability of the process to produce a hot blue appearance, which it did.) I am told the process, which apparently is actually a dye, is as durable as hot blue.
Like any refinish process, the surface preparation is the key, and the hardest part. If the surface is prepared properly, the Blue Wonder process will produce a finish that looks and wears like hot blue. If the surface preparation is lousy, it will not make any difference how well the blue finish wears or how good it looks. Because surface preparation is what usually gives away a refinish, that problem will still exist.0 -
Depends on what you want to do. Casey stuff is bright & streaky - yuch! Brownells Oxpho Blue works great if you want a 'better looking' older gun. I think a new hot blue job on an older gun with its well earned nicks & scars looks silly. The oxpho color looks more like a old but slightly weathered factory blue. Its more like very dark gray than blue on many steels, but does not streak & wears great. Have to rub it in with steel wool, otherwise you get some ugly iridescence. Don't forget to wear good gloves, they are pretty nasty chemicals. All the cold blues need some kind of oil on them the bring out final color & kill the reaction. Also, too fine a finish doesn't do well with most cold blues. They color better with no finer than a 320 grit finish. If you are going to polish it to a new looking mirror finish, then you need to hot blue to make it look new. 0
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