Does Cold Bluing work?
- Thread starter Smoothbore
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Joey l mur
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I have tryed a large varity
There are difrent blewes on some steel some blews work on other steels other blews workSmoothbore said:
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Get some Oxpho , and de grease first, then apply, then buff with fine steel wool, then repeat, and after its dark enough and blended in, buff with a soft cotton 
as levi says, but I rinse with water in between applicationsLevi Garrett said:Get some Oxpho , and de grease first, then apply, then buff with fine steel wool, then repeat, and after its dark enough and blended in, buff with a soft cotton
Joey l mur said:
For crying out loud, son, learn to spell or use a spell checker. You're as bad as Beeson. I don't like trying to decode posts.
Back to the subject at hand.
Cold blue works better if you use a heat gun on low temperature, to pre-heat the work area.
RePete.
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"...difrent blewes..." What? All cold bluing works on all carbon steels. Cold bluing doesn't work on SS or Al.
"...touch up the bluing..." That's what it's for. Follow the directions on the bottle. Cold bluing will work for a whole firearm, but it's not easy to get and even colour.
"...touch up the bluing..." That's what it's for. Follow the directions on the bottle. Cold bluing will work for a whole firearm, but it's not easy to get and even colour.
Hmmmm.
There are different blues. On some steel, some blues work. On other steels, other blues work.
With my experience, cold blueing is not as durable as hot blueing. If you do put down multiple layers of cold blueing, it will be more durable.
Forget about the C.T. or Wallymart cold blueing.
Make sure you have good ventilation. I did this in the garage with a torch (winter) and got gassed. Selenium poisoning makes you weak and smell like garlic. Lasted about 2 weeks. (nice finish tho)
Good idea to drink heavily when blueing.
