Posted: 6/10/2005 1:32:38 PM EDT
| i bought a ratty old shotgun the other day and i want to re-blue it. anyone have any good sources for information, or have any information themselves? thanks. |
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Cold blue? Hot Blue? I have used Brownell's Oxpho cold blue with good results. Never had much luck using the Birchwood-Casey kit that you find in Walmart etc. For hot bluing you might look over this thread at the Home Gunsmithing forum: HG Forum Just make sure you follow the safety instructions closely. |
Double, single with rib? Hot, cold? More info please?
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If you want it done right. Send it to a gunsmith and have it hot blued. If you want to play with it your self... There is the cold blue route, it ok and will ware off rather quick. With cold blue you can touch up the worn areas. Hot bluing requires stripping the finish polishing and dunking in special liquids that are rather nasty to play with. So which way ya want to go? Ill explane more then... |
This all you need to know! (PS Get the creme formula) |
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Just wanted to add: tc6969 is right the creme formula is the better choice. Fat_McNasty has a very good point about the gun being a double barrel. If you use the homade hot blue on a double barrel, the solution will eat away the solder. Leaving you with two single barrels  I have studied the idea of DIY bluing and there is no simple solution. Cold blue works but as mentioned it wears quickly. My rust blue attempt was a diasaster. I haven't tried hot bluing yet. |