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LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1

LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1

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I have been looking at my Norinco 1911 a lot since I got it. The blue is not too too bad, but not pretty either, the typical Norinco finish i guess. I would like to get a professional High polish blue done to it, but thats $250+ I do not have to spare right now. I also like to tinker, and with winter only a snowfall way I will be spending a lot more time indoors. So, I figure I would try to re-blue my Norinco. What steps do i have to take to re-blue it? For the slide, should I remove the rear site? Can someone direct me to a good guide on disassemble (I am going to look on youtube as well) How should I prep the metal? How would I get a "mirror" finish, or one close to it? Are their any special tools I will need?

I know the cold blues don't hold up as well to wear as hot blues, but this is more for an educational experience, and as I said, I like to tinker.

Thanks.
 
If you want to do one gun only you'll be much better off giving the job to professionals. Even the simpliest polishing and bluing set up will cost you way over $250.

:cheers: Kazimier
 
I would try a rust bluing. It is time consuming but can be done at home. It provides a more durable and professonal looking result than cold blue. The rear sight should be removed. If you have a bench grinder you can pick up a buffing wheel and compound for it at princess auto. Buff it up nice and shiny and apply the rust bluing as per instructions.
 
I prefer a Park finish and this stuff is awsome to work with.

h t t p://www.pjsproducts.com/radocy.htm

They carry a Rust Blue. Nice folks to deal with to.
 
I was looking at the Brownells Oxpho Blue past, I read it was pretty good and durable. I am probably going to have to re-blue it. I tried polishing it with a polishing past, it looks good but I wore some of the blue off some of the edges.
 
LeeEnfieldNo.4_mk1 said:
I was looking at the Brownells Oxpho Blue past, I read it was pretty good and durable. I am probably going to have to re-blue it. I tried polishing it with a polishing past, it looks good but I wore some of the blue off some of the edges.
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I tried ordering park solution from Brownells. They struck it from the order as the shipping costs were astronomical. I think it's considered a hazardous material hence it has to be shipped by truck.
 
Any kind of hot bluing isn't something you want to do at home. The salts get into the air and cause a light coat of rust on every bit of ferrous metal in the room.
 
Strip the blue and polish the metal to chrome like finish and clear coat :D:D

That said, i did a two tome on my M213 to "learn" better a $99 mistake than a $350 one....
 
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