Metal Blackening from Eastwood, has anyone tried?

[fralic76]

Has anyone tried metal blackening from Eastwood?

Info on the site is:
Auto makers have long used black oxide as an attractive coating for hardware. This economical black semi-gloss finish is often used on latches, hardware, brackets and many other automotive parts. Now you can reproduce the OEM look of black oxide at home! Not a paint or dye, Eastwood's Metal Blackening System provides a true OEM-type coating on any iron or steel part. It's safe and simple! Each piece takes only minutes to transform. The kit contains every thing you need: one pint of blackening concentrate, one aerosol Satin Diamond Clear, one process bottle, gloves, goggles, and detailed instructions

http://www.eastwood.com/specialty-c.../metal-blackening-kit-with-diamond-clear.html

 

[fralic76]

Wanted to use it on the trigger guard and butt plate on my cooey 39.

 

[NeitArms]

For about 1/8 the price you can get a bottle of Black Patina for Stained Glass.. get it at any craft store. Works good, cheap, big bottles.

 

[juanvaldez]

Just buy brownells oxpho blue, same thing in a different bottle. All that stuff is a really dark cold bluing solution, SELENIUM DIOXIDE

 

[fralic76]

For about 1/8 the price you can get a bottle of Black Patina for Stained Glass.. get it at any craft store. Works good, cheap, big bottles.

Just buy brownells oxpho blue, same thing in a different bottle. All that stuff is a really dark cold bluing solution, SELENIUM DIOXIDE

You talking from experience?

 

[NeitArms]

The Black Patina above I use in my shop quite often to darken welds on custom work.

 

[sunray]

Black oxide is a form of parkerizing. There are parkerising kits available in Canada. Only works on ferrous metals.
"...trigger guard and butt plate on my Cooey 39..." They not plastic? Testor's model paint for plastic.
Test the trigger guard with a magnet to find out if it's steel. If it's Al use BBQ paint. Krylon, etc for steel.

 

[fralic76]

"...trigger guard and butt plate on my Cooey 39..." They not plastic?

No, metal all the way

 

[tjhaile]

Parkerizing is a phosphating, not an oxidizing process. Black oxide is a form of bluing.