blueing??

2

244-40x

Guest
just wondering if over the counter blueing kits (birchwood casey ect..) are a waste of time, if not what do you guys find works the best?
I'd really appreciate any input, thanks.
 
If you're just touching up a spot on a rifle the best I've found is Brownell's Oxpho Blue "creme" which can be ordered from Brownell's For blueing and entire gun any of the over the counter stuff will produce a streaky job that resembles a car painted in a sandstorm with a broom.
 
You can improve the cold blues a mite if you apply them with sections cut out of one of those green scouring sheets, rubbing it in real well with each application.
 
Best tip I can think of is to warm up the area to be blued, just warm to the touch helps. I've used Brownells Belgian Blue solution on some touch ups and it worked very well. Not what it was designed for, but it still worked well for a touch up. Put it on warm metal then flush it with water. Buff it a bit with cotton cloth, and oil.
 
thanks alot for everyones help. I'll try some touch ups and see what happens. gotta try it once anyways. thanks again.
 
Top three choices for touch up blue is as follows.

1. Oxpho

2.Oxpho

3. Oxpho

You can think of them in any order.
 
i agree, if your gonna do it, oxpho blue is the best of the bunch.
 
Over the years I have cold blued many guns, mostly cheap 22 rf and old bouble barrel shotguns. I just finished a really beatup 86 Winchester in 40-82.
What works best for me is Oxpho-blue cream, Clean metal and warm to the touch, not hot. Apply generous coat of the cream and let set longer than the instructions say. Wipe done very vigerously and then go over it, burnish as they say but with the regular Oxpho-blue liquid and put it on with small pieces of 0000 steel wool. As soon as the wool gets black turn it over to a clean piece. I cut 8 pieces out of a pad and will generally use 2 pads to a job. A short while ago I did the best one ever, wish I could do it everytime. A friend had me rebarrel and old 98 Mauser, I'm serious, using the above method you could not tell it from a factory matt finish. Type of steel and type of heat treat makes a big difference sometimes
 
opinions

first, i have never sucessfully blued a reciever as the hardness of the metal only achieves a greyish blue not the deep bluish black one likes.
as others stated brownells oxpho blue works good.
also, i have had really good results with birchwood caseys super blue. however, from my understanding the two major factors of any bluing job is first metal prep then quality of flushing water. Fred
 
bluing

in addition to Brownells Belgian Blue, Brownells Dicropan IM can also be used for touch up. I use it along with Oxpho to see which one will work best on the steel


seems different steels like one or the other.
 
I just did a wallhanger with the basic Birchwood Casey kit. I can't speak about how it wears, but the finish was as good as any factory new gun I've ever seen. No streaks and very even blue/black color. I had to blue it 4 times and was meticulous about cleaning and getting full coverage each time.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top