Winter projects I thought I'd post along to share both successes and failures.
Start with Rust Bluing - general description below REQUIRES LOTS OF SAFETY INFO BEFORE ATTEMPTING. REQUIRES CONTROLLED CONDITIONS WITH VENTILATION DO NOT USE INFO BELOW AS A PROCEDURE DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!
I made my own sol'n based on Ferric Chloride. Basically dissolve as much steel wool in 450 ml hydrochloric acid as you can (buy as hardware store muriatic). Add 500 ml 3% hydrogen peroxide and you get a liter of ferric chloride. I took 50 ml of that solution mixed it with 250ml of denatured alcohol and 200ml of rain water or distilled water. Looks like this. Remember to label well and store in a safe location. I literally have enough to last my lifetime now.
I used the video and thread below as reference I added about 5 pads of steel wool until it stopped dissolving. It gases off big time don't do indoors. The ALR thread does not use hydrogen peroxide. Read elsewhere oxygen in the air will convert ferrous to ferric. I used peroxide but accounted for my concentration being about 1/2
htt ps://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=9755.0
I blued a takeoff 700 bbl with almost no surface prep other then removing old finish. I did 3 x 24hr rust periods to get the color below.
Start with Rust Bluing - general description below REQUIRES LOTS OF SAFETY INFO BEFORE ATTEMPTING. REQUIRES CONTROLLED CONDITIONS WITH VENTILATION DO NOT USE INFO BELOW AS A PROCEDURE DO YOUR RESEARCH!!!
I made my own sol'n based on Ferric Chloride. Basically dissolve as much steel wool in 450 ml hydrochloric acid as you can (buy as hardware store muriatic). Add 500 ml 3% hydrogen peroxide and you get a liter of ferric chloride. I took 50 ml of that solution mixed it with 250ml of denatured alcohol and 200ml of rain water or distilled water. Looks like this. Remember to label well and store in a safe location. I literally have enough to last my lifetime now.
I used the video and thread below as reference I added about 5 pads of steel wool until it stopped dissolving. It gases off big time don't do indoors. The ALR thread does not use hydrogen peroxide. Read elsewhere oxygen in the air will convert ferrous to ferric. I used peroxide but accounted for my concentration being about 1/2
htt ps://americanlongrifles.org/forum/index.php?topic=9755.0
I blued a takeoff 700 bbl with almost no surface prep other then removing old finish. I did 3 x 24hr rust periods to get the color below.
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