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Was wondering if anyone has tried gunblue Gunslick brand from Canadian tire???I'm going to redo the old cooey60, so it doesnt have to be perfect.And it says to use Gunslick brand metal cleaner to remove oil n grease.Would varsol type solvent be good enough???
 
saskgunowner101 said:
And it says to use Gunslick brand metal cleaner to remove oil n grease.Would varsol type solvent be good enough???
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If that's what the instructions suggest, why not do as it says?
 
Yes I tried this rusting solution!!!
This was not the first gun I blued with cold blue solution but it is BY FAR the worst! I reblued an entirely Winchester 37A that was in bad shape and after the first trip outside (altough it was a somewhat rainy day) my shotgun become COMPLETELY ORANGE the day after. It was cover with a thin but even film of rust. It never happened with the other cold bluing I used.
The best (for me at least) is Oxpho blue or even birchwood casey.
If you want a rust magnet, go for it!!

just my 2 cents
 
Those "blue it yourself" kits are just for touchups or small parts... do yourself a favour and have it professionally done.

If you really wanna be cheap and don't care... buy some Armacoat paint and paint it. It'll look much nicer and be way more durable (just follow the directions) :)

If you don't you will end up wasting money time and then you'll get it done again by someone else for more money. Been there done that.
 
I've done two guns with them , worked great .
For a cleaner I used brake cleans .
Not as good as a pro job and you do need to keep it well oiled but overall I thought it worked quite well .
 
Cold rust blue using touch up pots. Degreased with laquer thinner including the wire wool. 20hrs preparation 8hrs rust bluing, 8 passes. Cheap and don't care ?



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thanks for the input guys...I'm not trying to be cheap,just practical.The gun is shooting loose groups or tight patterns!!so I just wanted to doll it up and make a wall hanger out of it after a few thousand more rounds.Sort of an excuse to buy another 22
 
Don't use varsol as a degreaser for blueing - it leaves an oily film. I've reasonable results with brake cleaner, but my best results have been with naptha (coleman fuel).
 
Rod B said:
Nice work Spencer. That P14 or is it a 17 looks very nice.

Rod.:)
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Thanks Rod, as with everything it's the preperation that counts, the bluing is the easy bit.

Your description of the model is absoutely spot on, it's a P14 with P17 wood:) It's bits and pieces rifle chambered for 7mm Rem Mag.


As for degreasing the simplest and best way would be not to degrease at all. Just wear clean gloves when the rifle is getting it's final polish and don't touch it without gloves after that.
 
Hello,

Cold rust blue using touch up pots. Degreased with laquer thinner including the wire wool. 20hrs preparation 8hrs rust bluing, 8 passes. Cheap and don't care ?
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Spencer, I am also considering reblueing a barrel on my own, could you please explain a bit how you obtained this nice result? what bluing products did you used? how much coats did you applied (8?)? did you heated the metal before blueing?

Thanks,
Oli
 
Spencer said:
Thanks Rod, as with everything it's the preperation that counts, the bluing is the easy bit.

Your description of the model is absoutely spot on, it's a P14 with P17 wood:) It's bits and pieces rifle chambered for 7mm Rem Mag.


As for degreasing the simplest and best way would be not to degrease at all. Just wear clean gloves when the rifle is getting it's final polish and don't touch it without gloves after that.
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rouge and other polishing compounds contain waxes and oils. You cannot skip de-greasing
 
I've used quite a few of the "cold" blues. Best results for me have been with with Oxpho blue...available from Wholesale...found it worked better if I preheated the metal. I used a heat gun, but a hair dryer, or even hot water would do the trick.
 
Try Blue Wonder. You will never use cold blue of any formula again. Its way easy to use, more durable than cold blue, doesnt smell like rotten eggs, goes on even and looks deep and dark.
 
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