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Posted: 11/29/2010 6:03:34 AM EDT
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Has anyone used OXPHO cold bluing solution from Brownells?
If so, how durable is it? Is it more a "blued" finish or an oxide type finish? I intend to sandblast all barrel jewelry (and everything else) for installation on a virgin white barrel. I'm wondering if it would be better to blue before or after assembly. Thanks for any help or opinions on this. |
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Oxpho is good, but much more of a PITA than 44/40 or Mark Lee's blue & boil formula from Midway. Mark Lee's stuff, you degrease, heat the part to +/-125*, wipe on the solution, then boil the parts in water for 15 minutes, then wipe off the residue. It provides the deep black finish like you see on older Smiths & Rugers.
44/40 I've had excellent luck with, as long as I neutralized the solution with TCE immediately after I had the color I wanted. |
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PITA? How so? I read the instructions for the 44/40 and the Mark Lee solutions. While all three have some subtle differences in application technique, there is not a whole lot of difference . Heat or no heat. Rinse or no rinse.
I appreciate your recommendations for these products, but your answer does not really address the ones I had about OXPHO-BLUE. Anyone else have experience with O-B? |
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My experience may be different than others, having said that:
Oxpho required more applications, more polishing, and never attained the black of the others, more a very modest cobalt blue. If that is what you're after... Generally, bluing is better done before assembly, when you have the option. |
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