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<blockquote data-quote="Hangfire" data-source="post: 3992274" data-attributes="member: 27673"><p>It's all about metal prep, extra steps and more labor time.....how the bare metal parts look prior to going in the tanks is pretty much how they're going look after they come out of the tanks.</p><p></p><p>I've worked part time for two gunsmiths that did hot bluing and to get a matte finish just requires sandblasting prior to going in the tanks.</p><p></p><p>A finish that looks like most off the rack guns nowadays just requires extra fine wire wheeling everything and maybe some wheel buffing before going in the tanks.</p><p></p><p>To get a bit better richer looking blue requires wheel buffing all the parts.</p><p></p><p>Then if you want a glossy, deep, rich looking blue that you see your reflection and almost shave in like on an old school Python it requires buffing and then hand polishing each part with wet extra super fine emery cloth wrapped around various sizes of small wooden blocks to fit all the nooks and crannies and for that type of finish the bare gun metal has to be almost mirror like prior to going in the tanks and takes several hours to accomplish.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Hangfire, post: 3992274, member: 27673"] It's all about metal prep, extra steps and more labor time.....how the bare metal parts look prior to going in the tanks is pretty much how they're going look after they come out of the tanks. I've worked part time for two gunsmiths that did hot bluing and to get a matte finish just requires sandblasting prior to going in the tanks. A finish that looks like most off the rack guns nowadays just requires extra fine wire wheeling everything and maybe some wheel buffing before going in the tanks. To get a bit better richer looking blue requires wheel buffing all the parts. Then if you want a glossy, deep, rich looking blue that you see your reflection and almost shave in like on an old school Python it requires buffing and then hand polishing each part with wet extra super fine emery cloth wrapped around various sizes of small wooden blocks to fit all the nooks and crannies and for that type of finish the bare gun metal has to be almost mirror like prior to going in the tanks and takes several hours to accomplish. [/QUOTE]
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