re-blueing how?got pics?

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i am re-blueing my blr and i am looking for a quick guide on "how too".

pics would be a huge help.

so far i am steel wooling the rust and pitting.
i have bought a perma blue kit for a cold blueing.

more to come.
 
"..."how too"..." How also???
Cold bluing is really for touching up, not whole firearms. However, just follow the directions on the bottle and you'll be fine. It won't be exactly the same as the original finish though.
 
Remove all the finish first. Youll have to use multiple coats to get it dark using cold blue. Scuff and clean between each one. Make sure you leave it on for a while so it penetrates better. The finish wont be very durable, like sunray said its more for touch up. It will scuff easy and strong cleaners will take some off. If it's still a good working rifle that's worth something to you I'd save up some $$ and get it hot blued.
 
sunray said:
"..."how too"..." How also???
Cold bluing is really for touching up, not whole firearms. However, just follow the directions on the bottle and you'll be fine. It won't be exactly the same as the original finish though.
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Agreed.
I'm no expert myself by any means, but if your redoing the whole barrel you'd be much better off stripping the barrel clean, polishing, degreasing. Then heating it to about 170 F and patiently applying regular bluing. Repeat the applications (reheating each) for darker finishes.
 
Should you decide to cold blue, and I agree it's not the best option by a good long mile, Clean the parts, and degrease thoroughly then, heat the parts up. Use something like a paint stripper heat gun, and get them hot enough that you don't want any part of picking them up. (NOT red hot) Then put your cold bluing on. It will take faster, and give much better results.
 
i've been taking my guns into a platers and getting them parkerized for 25 bucks... i thought about cold blue but this is way cheaper imo
 
this old blr has got rust patches and some pitting on the barrel, crown and the action.

its a beater gun, ive got my nice perty 45/70 marlin and id like to keep it perty;). so i went and got this well working but uglyer than a junk yard dog BLR.
 
blueing

Off topic a bit and may be a dumb question, BUT when coating a gun (including powder coating) how is the blueing or other coating kept out of the barrel or other places on the receiver that it is not desired (including parts of the bolt)??
 
pick up some OXPHO-BLUE® CREME
you won't be sorry, it works great and you can get a deep blue with it
it tends to keep darkening after application
be patient and it will look great
 
ditto on theOxpho Blue. I have treid several different cold blues, and Oxpho seems to give the best job, and actually has some durability to it.
 
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