New "Investment" has a minor flaw...

Iowa Cornfed · January 23, 2006, 11:17 PM

I picked up a NIB Winchester 9410 today. It has the color-case finish, and is supposed to be 1 of 150 according to the dealer, although all I've seen on various sites indicate Winchester made a run of 500 of these.

That's not a huge concern for me, but this is.....

I noticed it has a small fleck of the color-case finish missing near the top right behind the ejection port, probably between about 1/16" and 1/8" circle.

Any ideas on how to touch this up?

If I touched it with the tip of a blue pen just to hide the shiny spot, would I be sorry?

Never had a color-case finish on a gun before and am not sure what to do, or if I should do anything.

The gun is BEAUTIFUL. I figured to hold on to it a few years and see what it does in value, but who knows, I may just hang on to it and hand it down some day too.

Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

mtnboomer · January 24, 2006, 06:24 AM

There is no way to "touch up" color case-hardening - if it's real. But an old trick is to heat the metal until it's very warm to the touch with a hair drier and dab Oxpho Blue on it with a Q-Tip, let it change color and wipe it off. You may need to do it a few time to get good color - and sometimes it doesn't work at all depending on what alloy the receiver is made from. Hope this helps.

mete · January 24, 2006, 07:23 AM

Some of the new 'color case hardening' is painted on. Let it be !

Iowa Cornfed · January 24, 2006, 06:03 PM

Thanks for the input guys. I'm not in a rush on this, so I've just oiled it down and put it in the safe for now. I'll just have to ponder on it for a while.

January 23, 2006, 11:17 PM	#1
Iowa Cornfed Member Join Date: November 1, 2005 Location: Western Iowa Posts: 72	New "Investment" has a minor flaw... I picked up a NIB Winchester 9410 today. It has the color-case finish, and is supposed to be 1 of 150 according to the dealer, although all I've seen on various sites indicate Winchester made a run of 500 of these. That's not a huge concern for me, but this is..... I noticed it has a small fleck of the color-case finish missing near the top right behind the ejection port, probably between about 1/16" and 1/8" circle. Any ideas on how to touch this up? If I touched it with the tip of a blue pen just to hide the shiny spot, would I be sorry? Never had a color-case finish on a gun before and am not sure what to do, or if I should do anything. The gun is BEAUTIFUL. I figured to hold on to it a few years and see what it does in value, but who knows, I may just hang on to it and hand it down some day too. Thanks in advance for any info you can provide.

January 24, 2006, 06:24 AM	#2
mtnboomer Senior Member Join Date: July 9, 2004 Location: Oklahoma by birth. America by the grace of God. Posts: 635	There is no way to "touch up" color case-hardening - if it's real. But an old trick is to heat the metal until it's very warm to the touch with a hair drier and dab Oxpho Blue on it with a Q-Tip, let it change color and wipe it off. You may need to do it a few time to get good color - and sometimes it doesn't work at all depending on what alloy the receiver is made from. Hope this helps. __________________ Quando Omni Flunkus Moritati (If all else fails - play dead!) Support the Second Amendment. Join the NRA > http://www.nra.org < Oklahoma State & Big 12 - #1 GO POKES!!!!!

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January 24, 2006, 07:23 AM	#3
mete Senior Member Join Date: June 14, 2004 Location: NY State Posts: 6,575	Some of the new 'color case hardening' is painted on. Let it be !

January 24, 2006, 06:03 PM	#4
Iowa Cornfed Member Join Date: November 1, 2005 Location: Western Iowa Posts: 72	Thanks for the input guys. I'm not in a rush on this, so I've just oiled it down and put it in the safe for now. I'll just have to ponder on it for a while.