Thread: Re-blueing the old girls

I used some of that Birchwood cases on the barrels of a homemade double gun and was surprised at the finish, but prep is everyyhing

Just finished bluing the barrel on a guys .270 last night. Would show pics but not my gun so better not but I think its my best work to date. Must admit doing work for my dads mate made
me nervous as hell.

Originally Posted by SiB

0000 steel wool is apparently not good on the lungs (the loose fibres I mean - can't imagine you trying to inhale a whole piece of it). I use it on wood - and have been advised by several suppliers now when purchasing to absolutely ensure I wear a suitable face mask.

Yup, fine steelwool also gets embedded in the wood, and in a couple of months your lovely piece of furniture starts to rust

Have a look at the 3M synthetic sanding pads, should find them in the paint section at Mitre or Bunnings. The grey one is about 600 grit, and the white one is around 1000 grit. Very good, and lasts for a looooong time.

When I was making duck calls I got given some sand paper to make it super smooth, it felt like paper and was white, it came up very smooth but never had the numbers on the bottom and the guy never told me what it was.

Has anyone done a cold blueing job with Kleen bores 'black magic'?

Originally Posted by deepsouthaussie

Has anyone done a cold blueing job with Kleen bores 'black magic'?

Yup! Awesome stuff. Hasnt worn too badly on the 6.5 either

Status Guns in Invercargill does hot blueing.

Originally Posted by Steveh054

Status Guns in Invercargill does hot blueing.

Yeah spoke to Nelson today. $250 minimum. Bit much for cosmetic surgery for me old Ruger

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Originally Posted by Toby

Yup! Awesome stuff. Hasnt worn too badly on the 6.5 either

Ahh good to know.. what did you use to prep before hand.

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I shoulve probably read your previous post! :O

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