Hi, I have an old 97 Winchester that I want to install one of the repro trench guards on. The guard is in the white & the gun is pretty much also. A decessed friend of mine reblued a 98K in military trim & used a wire wheel after he was done polishing to give it a "softer look" & it did look good. What size or type of brush would do that? Thanks!
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How to make Hot blue look more like rust blue?
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sealark37
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Check Brownells for bluing supplies and tools.
Trboatworks
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I would say rust blue it.
I just got done with a Browning handgun.
Result was excellent- deep blue/black and very consistent tone.
I accelerated the process with a steam tent for parts- like an hour a cycle- done in one evening with last coat left overnight.
I prepped with 320 bead blast for a solid satin finish.
I used the LMF product.
I carded with a bit of Terry towel.
Mind to scald in DISTILLED water for blue/black finish.
I tempered the finish with motor oil on hot parts.
I sealed with hard paste wax afterwards.
Skip the wax if you want to leave a more pronounced satin finish.
I just got done with a Browning handgun.
Result was excellent- deep blue/black and very consistent tone.
I accelerated the process with a steam tent for parts- like an hour a cycle- done in one evening with last coat left overnight.
I prepped with 320 bead blast for a solid satin finish.
I used the LMF product.
I carded with a bit of Terry towel.
Mind to scald in DISTILLED water for blue/black finish.
I tempered the finish with motor oil on hot parts.
I sealed with hard paste wax afterwards.
Skip the wax if you want to leave a more pronounced satin finish.
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Go to Brownell's and search for "carding wheel" and you get what you want.
When you're rust or express blueing, you card with de-oiled 0000 steel wool or a carding wheel between coats.
Carding with a White 3M pad works pretty well if you dont want to shell out money on a carding wheel , time saved with carding wheel is worth the expense if your doing complete guns.
Im a small part DIY rust blue’r …. Working on a Chicago bolt for the QCTP now
Im a small part DIY rust blue’r …. Working on a Chicago bolt for the QCTP now
Trboatworks
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I card with a bit of Terry towel.
I just rust blued one of the little FN 1906’s and went with polished and ran more cycles to go for the deepest color:
I just rust blued one of the little FN 1906’s and went with polished and ran more cycles to go for the deepest color:
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Scottl
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They are called carding wheels and use finer gauge wire than most ordinarywire wheels> Brownells is the easiest source.
Rust blueing is done with all sorts of different chemicals along with the different alloys you use them on.
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