Bluing Barrel

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I found some old firearms that belong to my gf's father. I want to help him reblue the barrels for some of these firearms, but we've both never done this before. Does anyone have any tips on how this should be done and what chemicals would be good to use?
 
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I've done my old remmy 20G single shot that I used to carry grouse hunting when i was a kid, It was in rough shape but I got it looking new again. If I remember correctly I took all the old blue off with a wire wheel on a pedestal grinder, then sand with some fine sand paper I think I started around 400 to take some off the small pitting off then made my way step by step up to some nice, real fine emery cloth type sandpaper we got at work. I then used metal polish to make it really shine. then you need to use Hysopropyl Alchool To clean it real well and get all the oils that might remain from the polish or your hand. from this step on always handle the steel with clean nitrile gloves. You are now ready to apply the bueing, as per the instruction on the tube. I used birchwood-Caseys Cold blue in a paste. and I used white scotch brite pads cutted in small strips as applicators. you do net need to get it polished like a mirror but keep in mind the better the polish the better the blueing will look.
 
There are any number of cold blues you can buy.
With most, you can achieve results ranging from miserable to acceptable, although the finish will likely be less durable than a hot blue.
If you want to do a professional grade refinish, consider hot water bluing. It can be done at home and preparation is no more complicated than for a cold blue. This is the method that has been the standard for quality double barrel shotguns.
 
Birchwood-Casey makes a cold blue kit that gives very respectable results and is super easy. Contains everything you need. Chems, applicators, sand paper, and INSTRUCTIONS. Not a professional job like on a collectors piece, but respectable finish for a daily shooter. About $20.
 
If I am to blue these firearms I need enough gun blue so that I can dip the entire barrel into the solution. I found some products that might do the job on the brownells' website, but I think that importing gun blue would be an issue for customs. Does anyone know where I can by a large bottle of gun blue in Canada?
 
You might want to have them evaluated... many old guns are worth more in the original condition than re-blued... many of them also look better worn and an old patina on them over a fresh cold blue patch job.
 
These guns aren't anything special. I mean they're no more special now than they were 40 years ago.

-Lakefield Mossberg 500
-.22 Cooey
-Remington 870
 
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