Finish for stainless

cptmclark · June 25, 2005, 09:37 PM

Is there a practical way to put a dark finish on a stainless slide?

Harry Bonar · June 25, 2005, 10:13 PM

Dear Shooter;
Bead blast the slide and Use the Brownells Moly coat bake on coating; it is really hard.
Harry B.

GunsnRovers · June 25, 2005, 10:40 PM

There is a process that salt blackens stainless. It wears like blueing.

I know David Sams does it:

http://www.samscustomgunworksusa.com

I have not been pleased with the results of spray and bake over stainless and instead have my stainless guns matte hard chromed.

oldwheat · June 29, 2005, 05:30 PM

...it is preferable to bead blast before using spray finishes on stainless....If you can apply it with an airbrush, so much the better.........

jd1967 · July 4, 2005, 12:24 AM

Or black chrome. Goes on over regular matte hard chromee because it's softer (comparatively).

**Unclenick** · July 4, 2005, 04:05 PM

Brownells sells bluing salts for stainless, but a professional bluing setup is expensive and you want to find someone who does it, as suggsted by Gunsnrovers. There is also a stainless cold blue called Instablak SS-370, by Electrochemical Products, but in my opinion none of the cold blacks are rugged enough for service wear.

It is necessary to blast stainless because it forms a layer of chromiim oxide at the surface that passivates it and helps prevent corrosion. This has to be removed to get a good chemical bond to the iron in it, so blasting is not optional.

Nick

June 25, 2005, 09:37 PM	#1
cptmclark Senior Member Join Date: November 22, 2004 Location: Indiana Posts: 432	Finish for stainless Is there a practical way to put a dark finish on a stainless slide?

June 25, 2005, 10:13 PM	#2
Harry Bonar Senior Member Join Date: December 5, 2004 Location: In the Vincent, Ohio general area. Posts: 1,804	stainless slide Dear Shooter; Bead blast the slide and Use the Brownells Moly coat bake on coating; it is really hard. Harry B.

June 25, 2005, 10:40 PM	#3
GunsnRovers Senior Member Join Date: June 25, 2002 Location: Lost Angeles Posts: 782	There is a process that salt blackens stainless. It wears like blueing. I know David Sams does it: http://www.samscustomgunworksusa.com I have not been pleased with the results of spray and bake over stainless and instead have my stainless guns matte hard chromed. __________________ Jeff The reason we're all here is that we're not all there.

June 29, 2005, 05:30 PM	#4
oldwheat Senior Member Join Date: June 28, 2005 Location: Dorton's Station Posts: 105	...it is preferable to bead blast before using spray finishes on stainless....If you can apply it with an airbrush, so much the better.........

July 4, 2005, 12:24 AM	#5
jd1967 Member Join Date: June 18, 2005 Posts: 18	Or black chrome. Goes on over regular matte hard chromee because it's softer (comparatively).

July 4, 2005, 04:05 PM	#6
Unclenick Staff Join Date: March 4, 2005 Location: Ohio Posts: 21,743	Brownells sells bluing salts for stainless, but a professional bluing setup is expensive and you want to find someone who does it, as suggsted by Gunsnrovers. There is also a stainless cold blue called Instablak SS-370, by Electrochemical Products, but in my opinion none of the cold blacks are rugged enough for service wear. It is necessary to blast stainless because it forms a layer of chromiim oxide at the surface that passivates it and helps prevent corrosion. This has to be removed to get a good chemical bond to the iron in it, so blasting is not optional. Nick