Re bluing issues

Hey guys,

Tried to re blue the brno 223 with Birchwood cold blue and it came out crap. A rusty type of colour. I put it down to my preparation as the trigger/guard came out really good. So I will heat the barrel in oven or with blow drier and make sure the surface is well polished and De greased well before applying the bluing. I didn't notice any quick change on applying it the first time. Any tips before I have another crack next week?

Does anyone know someone in Auckland that does a good job? May be an option that I have to consider.

Cheers,

Rusky.

@Rusky

Birchwood casey cold blue is a very good product that I have used many times to good effect.

Polish all the parts to a high shine with 0000 steel wool.

Wear latex gloves when handling the parts and then ....... Degrease, degrease, degrease.

You could expect to have to apply several coatings to achieve a good quality deep colour finish.

Use the steel wool to polish in between the coats.

Post some picks of the final product.

Cheers
Pete

Victor at Cerakote NZ in Warkworth is worth a call 027 205 7050

Use the Super blue for a darker deeper blueing.

Thanks guys I'll give it a crack again and see how I go.