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Old September 19, 2015, 01:53 AM   #26
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restarting work on the uberti...

i had to put the refinishing job on hold till i get done with a set of grips for a friend for his 1911. just about done then i can get back on the refinish.[IMG]

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Old October 24, 2015, 07:33 AM   #27
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restarting work on the uberti...

well i have found some time to start working on the uberti for a few days and thought i'd share a few pics. i think its going pretty good for my first time restoring a gun like this. the next step is to clean and reblue all the parts.. thanks for looking, brian
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Old October 24, 2015, 08:23 AM   #28
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That is a good mirror finish. What grit did you take it to, 500-600?
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Old October 24, 2015, 07:56 PM   #29
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Wow! that looks great! what a difference from before!
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Old October 24, 2015, 09:16 PM   #30
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Is it now polished to a high shine or have you blued it? Hard for me to tell from the pics.. I have had good luck with cold blue , once I've brought it to that level of polish. I'll know I'll get all types of yeah's and ney's about the cold blue, but for me , with proper preparation, you can get a pretty good finish on a project gun like yours with it.JMHO
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Old October 24, 2015, 10:11 PM   #31
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I knew someone would come along saying how wonderful cold bluing is.
It's not. It sucks, stinks, wears off, promotes rust.
It's the finish of amateurs.
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Old October 24, 2015, 11:29 PM   #32
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Looks great! I'd get hit hot blued and have a fantastic piece you can be proud of!
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Old October 25, 2015, 12:54 AM   #33
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Looks good so far. I used to know a fella that jeweled firearms as a hobby. That might be something to try.

These BP guns are good ones to practice on. Not many are going to shed a tear over a bubba'd run of the mill dime a dozen Italian BP gun.

You might get yourself a nipple wrench and remove the nipples from the cylinder before refinishing.

A somewhat common practice is to "Defarb" & Antique the finish of run of the mill Italian BP revolvers removing the lettering and making them look like old Civil War era guns.

More on that in these threads:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=410488
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=524645
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=536756

One more:
http://thefiringline.com/forums/showthread.php?t=408169

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Old October 25, 2015, 05:05 AM   #34
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Thanks Bill,
I figured you would chime in
I am an amateur and have done well with cold blue on a piece that isn't meant to be a beauty queen
Bite me, Thank you very much

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Old October 25, 2015, 07:45 AM   #35
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I forgot to add earlier, that now that you have it polished, you should spray that down with Brownell's Hold, or something similar, as if you don't, it will rust again in no time. You can keep applying Hold until you get ready to blue it. I would reapply it every 4-5 days, you just spray it on. Any good cleaner will remove it, before you start to blue.

Hold is only available now, by the gallon, and it runs around $35.00 or so. I fill a pint spray bottle with it, and spray the parts as soon as they're polished.
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Old October 28, 2015, 01:26 AM   #36
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lets see, i am just about ready to do the cold reblue and will do it outside when the temp gets higher than it has been. here in fl its starting to rain when i go out to do it so i have to be picky about when i do it. i hope it turns out ok but i will keep in mind about the hot blue. i am done sanding and took it from 180,220,320,400,600,800 and finished it with 1500 then used met-all polish with terrycloth to get the mirror finish on all parts. i have used blue and rust remover and it cleaned up pretty good around the internals on the barrel part of it.... i am not concerned too much about how long the blue will last because i realy enjoyed doing this and will redo it if it needs it latter, sharing it with you all is awesome and i would like to thank you for the comments and i will post pics when i get it done, its hard to find the time to set and work on this since i am not working do to me careing for my wife that has 2 strokes and has lost the use of her left side. so i do what i can after she is settled in for the night. have a great night all...

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Old October 28, 2015, 10:54 PM   #37
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i just had a few minutes and put the uberti together for a test fit to see how it looked and i will start the reblue this weekend...
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Old October 28, 2015, 11:05 PM   #38
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Oh MAN that sure looks nice!!! Gotta love a Yew-Birdie!!!

Are you going to shoot it once your project is done?
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Old October 28, 2015, 11:18 PM   #39
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Looks good!
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Old October 29, 2015, 06:57 AM   #40
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Wow! Makes me want to get a rusted up cap and ball and restore it!
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Old October 29, 2015, 05:07 PM   #41
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thank you gentelmen, yes i hope to go shooting soon after i get this reblued but it will depend on when i can get to the range that is an hour away and with my limited time away from the wife...but i hope to soon. i also got the niple wrench and some 44cal balls and patch's from the guy i got this from when i picked up a S&W 19-3 357 from him the other day.

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Old November 6, 2015, 05:51 PM   #42
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for my first attempt at reblueing i started with the small parts that you load the bullets into the cylinder for the uberti black powder dragoon i am refinishing and i think they came out good for me, now tomorrow i will do the cylinder and barrel then the reciever...
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Old November 6, 2015, 06:38 PM   #43
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Hard to see from here, maybe take it outside into sunlight tomorrow.
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Old November 9, 2015, 03:01 PM   #44
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finished with the reblue on the uberti

well i think it came out just how i wanted it to not real blue but looks like a dark greyish. i have four coatsand sanded with steelwool between coats. i like it very much and can not wait to go shoot it. what do you all think for my first time.

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Old November 12, 2015, 05:46 PM   #45
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Done, what do you all think?

i finished the uberti and i like the way it turned out and cain't wait to go shoot it. thanks for all your comments about this project...it was fun.
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Old December 12, 2015, 03:08 AM   #46
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rusted uberti done

thanks to all that looked and commented, i still have not been able to get to the range to shoot this but hope to soon...
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Old December 14, 2015, 12:12 AM   #47
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You did a great job with it. Cold blue will wear easier than caustic or rust blue but therefore can easily be re-applied and touched up.
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Old December 15, 2015, 09:36 PM   #48
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Evaporust is also carried by Harbor Freight. I use a competing product called Rust Release (web search it) that is available in a gel as well as a liquid. Both use EDTA to serve as a chelating agent, AFAIK. The Rust Release has a slightly lower pH and acts a little faster, but both work in the end.

Nice job on the Uberti!
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