Refinishing Gun.

Dead Aim · September 17, 2000, 06:11 PM

Im attempting to re-blue my old winchester pump shotgun because of rust and corrosion. Just to see if i could succesfully blue the gun i tried it out on a small area of the barrel. First i cleaned the area with degreaser, rubbed it with fine steel wool, used a blue and rust remover(which worked), then finally applied the blue-let it sit for 3 min.-rinsed it off with water-let it air dry!!and im not SURE if this is SUPPOSED to happen but it rusted over-BUT THEN after scrubbing with steel wool it looked good but it didnt have the dark black original color. I have since tried reapplying but didnt work. What are your methods on blueing and should i keep reapplying that stuff.
later dead aim

Al Thompson · September 17, 2000, 09:22 PM

Truthfully, the "cold blue" solutions are, IIRC, copper sulfate and very splotchy and thin.

A better solution, if you want to do it yourself, is Brownells teflon coat. Bluing is pretty cost intensive for a single gun.

Check the "Smithy" forum for teflon posts.

Giz

old hawk · September 18, 2000, 05:20 AM

i when using a cold blue tend to wipe it on then off cold,no heating the barrel at all in hot water etc,i get better results by this way ,also with wiping on then off repeatedly
you can get a darker finish.a barrel should cost 40 or so to get a hot dip tank blue job usually.

September 17, 2000, 06:11 PM	#1
Dead Aim Junior member Join Date: August 20, 2000 Posts: 33	Im attempting to re-blue my old winchester pump shotgun because of rust and corrosion. Just to see if i could succesfully blue the gun i tried it out on a small area of the barrel. First i cleaned the area with degreaser, rubbed it with fine steel wool, used a blue and rust remover(which worked), then finally applied the blue-let it sit for 3 min.-rinsed it off with water-let it air dry!!and im not SURE if this is SUPPOSED to happen but it rusted over-BUT THEN after scrubbing with steel wool it looked good but it didnt have the dark black original color. I have since tried reapplying but didnt work. What are your methods on blueing and should i keep reapplying that stuff. later dead aim

September 17, 2000, 09:22 PM	#2
Al Thompson Staff Alumnus Join Date: May 2, 1999 Location: South Carolina Posts: 3,611	Truthfully, the "cold blue" solutions are, IIRC, copper sulfate and very splotchy and thin. A better solution, if you want to do it yourself, is Brownells teflon coat. Bluing is pretty cost intensive for a single gun. Check the "Smithy" forum for teflon posts. Giz

September 18, 2000, 05:20 AM	#3
old hawk Senior Member Join Date: May 27, 2000 Location: somewhere,maine. Posts: 175	i when using a cold blue tend to wipe it on then off cold,no heating the barrel at all in hot water etc,i get better results by this way ,also with wiping on then off repeatedly you can get a darker finish.a barrel should cost 40 or so to get a hot dip tank blue job usually.