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Any suggestions for re-blueing a revolver?
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<blockquote data-quote="rocketman" data-source="post: 3704461" data-attributes="member: 24956"><p>Cold blue is ok for making small parts black or touching up small spots but it will wear off easy and you have to make sure you have an uncontaminated bottle of cold blue and a perfectly clean part. I've done complete firearms with it but it never stays on the corners of the external surfaces and it doesn't match true bluing. I have been using it for 20 years with varying success. Clean part with denatured alcohol or degreaser, rinse in hot water, let it dry, apply solution, rinse, card with fine steel wool, and repeat.</p><p></p><p>I recommend learning how to rust blue. Its more durable than hot bluing and you can make a very nice finish using equipment you have at home or at the hardware store. You can even touch up worn finishes without stripping the guns original bluing and it will match perfectly if you use the right solution. I've been using a solution from rustblue.com but there are many out there and brownells has a few. I do NOT recommend trying any home brew rust blue solutions unless you are trying it on scrap metal. I built the PVC tube and burner setup that is in the first video below.</p><p></p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]O4QOcRTZv2Q[/MEDIA]</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]gQh7ve_4VBw[/MEDIA]</p><p>[MEDIA=youtube]vuP4m6L95K4[/MEDIA]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="rocketman, post: 3704461, member: 24956"] Cold blue is ok for making small parts black or touching up small spots but it will wear off easy and you have to make sure you have an uncontaminated bottle of cold blue and a perfectly clean part. I've done complete firearms with it but it never stays on the corners of the external surfaces and it doesn't match true bluing. I have been using it for 20 years with varying success. Clean part with denatured alcohol or degreaser, rinse in hot water, let it dry, apply solution, rinse, card with fine steel wool, and repeat. I recommend learning how to rust blue. Its more durable than hot bluing and you can make a very nice finish using equipment you have at home or at the hardware store. You can even touch up worn finishes without stripping the guns original bluing and it will match perfectly if you use the right solution. I've been using a solution from rustblue.com but there are many out there and brownells has a few. I do NOT recommend trying any home brew rust blue solutions unless you are trying it on scrap metal. I built the PVC tube and burner setup that is in the first video below. [MEDIA=youtube]O4QOcRTZv2Q[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]gQh7ve_4VBw[/MEDIA] [MEDIA=youtube]vuP4m6L95K4[/MEDIA] [/QUOTE]
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