finish

SPFLD45 · September 25, 2006, 08:38 PM

I Seen A S&w 686 That Some One Had Put A Black Finish On . The Finish Looked Really Good And I Have Thought About Putting A Finish Like That On My M-66. And I Was Wondering If It Would Hold Up Good . And About What It Would Cost .

Thanks

T. O'Heir · September 25, 2006, 11:09 PM

Brownell's sells a product like cold bluing that is made to blacken SS. Haven't a clue how well it 'holds up' though. http://www.brownells.com/

ITEOTWAWKI · September 25, 2006, 11:19 PM

Why Do You Capitolize Every Word In Your Post Except What Was In The title? Isn't That Awkward And Almost Difficult?

SPFLD45 · September 25, 2006, 11:30 PM

is this better

ITEOTWAWKI · September 25, 2006, 11:34 PM

No, I liked it the other way...but it's a little more difficult

I just found it odd, that's all.

Dfariswheel · September 26, 2006, 01:22 AM

There are a number of ways to get a black finish on stainless, ranging for one of the polymer colored coatings, to black chroming, to special processes that give the metal a flat black color.

Durability and price varies from process to process, and company to company.

Here's some companies that offer stainless work:
http://www.fordsguns.com/index1.htm

http://www.apwcogan.com/Greetings.htm

http://www.trippresearch.com/

http://www.techplate.com/firearms_pl.htm

http://www.originalmetaloy.com/

There are other companies that offer the colored coatings.

SPFLD45 · September 26, 2006, 10:30 AM

thanks for the info

George R · September 28, 2006, 07:39 PM

You can also have the gun hot blued, whcih will look like any other blue job.

Bill DeShivs · September 28, 2006, 08:06 PM

George
Stainless can't be hot-blued.
Bill

ITEOTWAWKI · September 28, 2006, 08:16 PM

So where can a guy get a good blue-job around these parts?
(yuk yuk yuk)

Harry Bonar · September 28, 2006, 08:34 PM

hey!
send your stainless to "Birdsong" or "Metal-life"- or hard- chrome it.
Harry B.

George R · September 29, 2006, 08:28 PM

No offense to you all who say SS can't be blued, but I hot blued five SS bbls today, including a Win 70, Rem 700, Savage 110L and a couple of beautiful SS bbls from Serengeti Rifle Co. I regularly blue SS and Win 94 receivers from 2,700,000 to 5,000,000, and I'm sure there are other gunsmiths who do it also.

September 25, 2006, 08:38 PM	#1
SPFLD45 Member Join Date: April 29, 2005 Posts: 69	finish I Seen A S&w 686 That Some One Had Put A Black Finish On . The Finish Looked Really Good And I Have Thought About Putting A Finish Like That On My M-66. And I Was Wondering If It Would Hold Up Good . And About What It Would Cost . Thanks

September 28, 2006, 07:39 PM	#8
George R Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 151	Blacken Stainless Steel You can also have the gun hot blued, whcih will look like any other blue job. __________________ http://www.gunblue.homestead.com

September 28, 2006, 08:34 PM	#11
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	blue stainless hey! send your stainless to "Birdsong" or "Metal-life"- or hard- chrome it. Harry B.

September 29, 2006, 08:28 PM	#12
George R Senior Member Join Date: December 17, 2004 Location: Boca Raton, FL Posts: 151	hot blue stainless steel No offense to you all who say SS can't be blued, but I hot blued five SS bbls today, including a Win 70, Rem 700, Savage 110L and a couple of beautiful SS bbls from Serengeti Rifle Co. I regularly blue SS and Win 94 receivers from 2,700,000 to 5,000,000, and I'm sure there are other gunsmiths who do it also. __________________ http://www.gunblue.homestead.com

September 25, 2006, 11:09 PM	#2
T. O'Heir Senior Member Join Date: February 13, 2002 Location: Canada Posts: 3,099	Brownell's sells a product like cold bluing that is made to blacken SS. Haven't a clue how well it 'holds up' though. http://www.brownells.com/

September 25, 2006, 11:19 PM	#3
ITEOTWAWKI Junior member Join Date: September 22, 2006 Posts: 454	Why Do You Capitolize Every Word In Your Post Except What Was In The title? Isn't That Awkward And Almost Difficult?

September 25, 2006, 11:30 PM	#4
SPFLD45 Member Join Date: April 29, 2005 Posts: 69	is this better

September 25, 2006, 11:34 PM	#5
ITEOTWAWKI Junior member Join Date: September 22, 2006 Posts: 454	No, I liked it the other way...but it's a little more difficult I just found it odd, that's all.

September 26, 2006, 01:22 AM	#6
Dfariswheel Senior Member Join Date: May 4, 2001 Posts: 6,574	There are a number of ways to get a black finish on stainless, ranging for one of the polymer colored coatings, to black chroming, to special processes that give the metal a flat black color. Durability and price varies from process to process, and company to company. Here's some companies that offer stainless work: http://www.fordsguns.com/index1.htm http://www.apwcogan.com/Greetings.htm http://www.trippresearch.com/ http://www.techplate.com/firearms_pl.htm http://www.originalmetaloy.com/ There are other companies that offer the colored coatings.

September 26, 2006, 10:30 AM	#7
SPFLD45 Member Join Date: April 29, 2005 Posts: 69	thanks for the info

September 28, 2006, 08:06 PM	#9
Bill DeShivs Senior Member Join Date: April 7, 2006 Posts: 6,457	George Stainless can't be hot-blued. Bill

September 28, 2006, 08:16 PM	#10
ITEOTWAWKI Junior member Join Date: September 22, 2006 Posts: 454	So where can a guy get a good blue-job around these parts? (yuk yuk yuk)