Can you "blacken" stainless steel?

[Murdoc]

Where can Arma-coat be found - is it spray on?

Yes Arma-Coat is spray on. Our website is below. Any other questions let me know.If you want you can do it yourself or send it in to us.

 

[Gunslinger]

Let me try this again, black oxide.

It's a chemical conversion process much like parkerizing or bluing and is the only option for stainless that I'm aware of unless you go with a coating.

Some people don't listen,

http://www.amperemetal.com/black.html

 

[Eastford]

google Dave Severn's Hardhat. I think it is what you are looking for. Next problem he is in the states and I don't know about shipping guns to the states for gun smithing.

Hard Hat Treatment

 

[trevj]

It's like waving flash cards at Stevie Wonder and Ray Charles around here sometimes, innit?

Cheers
Trev

 

[Blastattack]

Find someone who can black nitride the surface. Corrosion resistance (though moot in a stainless action) and super high surface hardness (between 64 to 71 Rc). Supposedly black nitride is three times more effective than hard chrome and only adds (or penetrates, cant remember) only .001 in".

 

[Ron AKA]

I have a factory Remington from the 60's that has a stainless barrel. It certainly looks blued, and not painted. Anyone have any idea how Remington does that?

 

[RockChucker]

I believe Remington had the barrels iron plated then blued.

RC

 

[fleury]

my gunsmith used ceracoat on a SS barrel. Look and finish are amazing!

 

[Ron AKA]

I believe Remington had the barrels iron plated then blued.

RC

Thanks. That makes some sense. It looks good, but over the years I've lost some of it on the muzzle.

 

[purple]

Anyone tried the Stainless Steel Blackener #370 from Caswells?