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Clark · March 21, 2013, 10:43 PM

I used to be on a kick that Dicropan was darker, but Oxpho blue lasted
longer, so I would put Dicropan on first and get it down in the micro
valleys, and then run Oxpho on the micro ridges.

That trick makes dark and long lasting cold blue, but it only works on
steels that take both cold blues well.

If you can find this stuff, get some, and you will broaden what you can
do besides Oxpho and Dicropan.

http://www.g96.com/miva/graphics/000...reme-small.gif

You will need:
1) Towels
2) Paper towels
3) Kleenex
4) Hot running water
5) 3 dedicated tooth brushes
6) Motor oil
7) Oxpho blue: liquid works better, cream is easier to use
8) Some other darker cold blue
9) Liquid detergent, like SIMPLE GREEN

G96 gun blue cream.
Get the part hot and soapy, and scrub it with a tooth brush.
Rinse and dry without getting finger prints on it or letting it cool down.
Scrub on the dark cold blue with a tooth brush for a minute.
Get the part hot and soapy, and scrub it with a tooth brush.
Rinse and dry without getting finger prints on it or letting it cool down.
Scrub on the Oxpho cold blue with a tooth brush for a minute.
Apply oil lightly without rubbing off the Oxpho blue.
Leave overnight.
Get the part hot and soapy, and scrub it with a tooth brush.
Rinse and dry.
Rub oil on it.
Wipe off excess oil.

Repeat until dark and durable enough.

For whole barrels, spin them in the lathe to rub in the Oxpho.

With barrels, put a rubber stopper in the muzzle and breech to keep
liquids out.

Hair dryer or heat gun can warm parts.

March 21, 2013, 10:43 PM	#31
Clark Senior Member Join Date: December 4, 1999 Location: WA, the ever blue state Posts: 4,678	I used to be on a kick that Dicropan was darker, but Oxpho blue lasted longer, so I would put Dicropan on first and get it down in the micro valleys, and then run Oxpho on the micro ridges. That trick makes dark and long lasting cold blue, but it only works on steels that take both cold blues well. If you can find this stuff, get some, and you will broaden what you can do besides Oxpho and Dicropan. http://www.g96.com/miva/graphics/000...reme-small.gif You will need: 1) Towels 2) Paper towels 3) Kleenex 4) Hot running water 5) 3 dedicated tooth brushes 6) Motor oil 7) Oxpho blue: liquid works better, cream is easier to use 8) Some other darker cold blue 9) Liquid detergent, like SIMPLE GREEN G96 gun blue cream. Get the part hot and soapy, and scrub it with a tooth brush. Rinse and dry without getting finger prints on it or letting it cool down. Scrub on the dark cold blue with a tooth brush for a minute. Get the part hot and soapy, and scrub it with a tooth brush. Rinse and dry without getting finger prints on it or letting it cool down. Scrub on the Oxpho cold blue with a tooth brush for a minute. Apply oil lightly without rubbing off the Oxpho blue. Leave overnight. Get the part hot and soapy, and scrub it with a tooth brush. Rinse and dry. Rub oil on it. Wipe off excess oil. Repeat until dark and durable enough. For whole barrels, spin them in the lathe to rub in the Oxpho. With barrels, put a rubber stopper in the muzzle and breech to keep liquids out. Hair dryer or heat gun can warm parts. __________________ The word 'forum" does not mean "not criticizing books." "Ad hominem fallacy" is not the same as point by point criticism of books. If you bought the book, and believe it all, it may FEEL like an ad hominem attack, but you might strive to accept other points of view may exist. Are we a nation of competing ideas, or a nation of forced conformity of thought?