how to reblue a gun?

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cjr8fan

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i am wanting to try to do this myself. i have seen this stuff to do it yourself, has anyone tried it any suggestions on what products to use?
 
I would recommend having a smith do it or get a new barrel all together. A guy I worked with tried a few different brands of bluing and none matched his very well and it seemed to be pretty blotchy and uneven.
 
I will agree with cjg, I have not seenj a home brew yet that would hold up or match the original. There is a guy just south of town that will do a complete firearm for about 70 bucks. Possibly one in your area can do this. I would suggest that route.
 
Hey cjr8fan,

If you want the satisfaction of doing it yourself, but want it done right, I would suggest you do all the polishing and send it off to Mel Doyle for the bluing job. He has done several complete guns for me and his work is first rate. He has a standing ad in the Shotgun News and does almost nothing but re-finishing guns. He can be contacted at madjrd@earthlink.net and he is located in ST. Maries, ID.

I polish each piece and wrap it in paper towels for shipping. He has always charged me $35 per complete firearm, when I do all the polishing. You can get a matte finish if you want it that way. He blues at least once a week so the turn around is very fast VIA UPS. The finished job will depend on how well you do the polishing. I have done some old Stevens 22 rimfires that look like grade 6 Brownings.

Good luck with your project.
 
SodakJim's idea sounds a heckuva lot better than using cold blue. I've never seen a cold blue job that didn't look like a cold blue. Even after a guy spent every night after work for two weeks on one. Put 30 hours into it, still looks like (highly polished) cheap cold blue.

- DAA
 
To do a cold blueing job you have to remember some simple rules. The metal has got to be clean, not just pretty clean I mean no oil, rust, old blue , finmgerprints ect. If you can clean and degrease the metal like that, and remember yo use gloves when handleing and applieing the new blueing you may get a marginal blue job. BTW can ypu totally disassemble your firearm? It has to be you know.
With all the detail you have to remember and the time involved I would take it to a pro and get it done right the first time, BTW cold blue don't last near as well as a good hot blue job either.
 
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