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Cold blue has pissed me off for years. I've used Outers, Birchwood Casey perma blue and super blue in the past with not so great results. Blotchy, wears off quick. Im always careful with proper metal prep.
I read about Brownells OxphoBlue cream and decided to get some off ebay as they wont ship this stuff direct due to being a chemical.
I have a Ruger M77 with a barrel that needed a bluing job. Scratches, wear, dings. First I dissasembed rifle, smoothed out rough spots from a few dings, sanded most old blue off with 1500 grit sand pad. Then I used blue masking tape to tape off receiver and wrappend back with plastic only leaving the barrel exposed. A golf tee with electrical tape makes a great barrel plug for the muzzel. I bead blasted in my driveway with 100 grit glass beads to remove all bluing and smooth everything out. This only takes a few mins. Fine sand with 3000 grit pad and end with 0000 steel wool.
I then degreased everything with acetone several times. Using a cheap heat gun, I quickly warm the metal to so I bare barely hold it comfortably. Degrease again. Heat again.
Apply OxphoBlue cream to a flannel patch and apply to metal with a generous amount. Rub back and forth. Work into metal for a minute or so. Whipe off. At this stage it gave me better results then any previous cold blue. The next step is to clean, degrease again. Heat metal slightly. Apply plenty of Bluing cream to 0000 steel wool and apply second coat to metal while buffing with steel wool. Amazing.
I repeated 1 more time for good measure to to make sure everything was even. Clean, degrease and apply a thick coat of gun oil and leave overnight.
I was left with a deep rich, Black Blue that looked as good or smoother than Factory. Zero after rust using OxphoBlue and it actually provides corrosion resistance and great durability. I highly recommend this product to anyone.
Absolutely amazing. Any inconsistencies in the picturs is just light refection from oil.
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0SwwP
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0S4Tf
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0SFre
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0SQOv
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0Sk6D
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0Suxh
Thanks for reading
Cold blue has pissed me off for years. I've used Outers, Birchwood Casey perma blue and super blue in the past with not so great results. Blotchy, wears off quick. Im always careful with proper metal prep.
I read about Brownells OxphoBlue cream and decided to get some off ebay as they wont ship this stuff direct due to being a chemical.
I have a Ruger M77 with a barrel that needed a bluing job. Scratches, wear, dings. First I dissasembed rifle, smoothed out rough spots from a few dings, sanded most old blue off with 1500 grit sand pad. Then I used blue masking tape to tape off receiver and wrappend back with plastic only leaving the barrel exposed. A golf tee with electrical tape makes a great barrel plug for the muzzel. I bead blasted in my driveway with 100 grit glass beads to remove all bluing and smooth everything out. This only takes a few mins. Fine sand with 3000 grit pad and end with 0000 steel wool.
I then degreased everything with acetone several times. Using a cheap heat gun, I quickly warm the metal to so I bare barely hold it comfortably. Degrease again. Heat again.
Apply OxphoBlue cream to a flannel patch and apply to metal with a generous amount. Rub back and forth. Work into metal for a minute or so. Whipe off. At this stage it gave me better results then any previous cold blue. The next step is to clean, degrease again. Heat metal slightly. Apply plenty of Bluing cream to 0000 steel wool and apply second coat to metal while buffing with steel wool. Amazing.
I repeated 1 more time for good measure to to make sure everything was even. Clean, degrease and apply a thick coat of gun oil and leave overnight.
I was left with a deep rich, Black Blue that looked as good or smoother than Factory. Zero after rust using OxphoBlue and it actually provides corrosion resistance and great durability. I highly recommend this product to anyone.
Absolutely amazing. Any inconsistencies in the picturs is just light refection from oil.
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0SwwP
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0S4Tf
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0SFre
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0SQOv
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0Sk6D
http://www.snapagogo.com/image/0Suxh
Thanks for reading
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