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    Instinctshot

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    Hey guys I have a 1966 make model 94. The receiver bluing is long gone and I need help getting this brought back to original shape. Does anyone have any suggestions for a coating type and or a service provider?
     
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    If the receiver is steel Birchwood Casey makes a Perma Blue kit that works great if you wish to stay with the bluing. It is pretty simple to use and produces great results if you follow the directions carefully. I have done a few firearms and it looked great, just remember to clean and reclean every coat and get your metal to a polished to a 2000 grit before you start.
     
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    The post 64 guns are notorious for having like a pot metal that makes it hard to blue. I personally like an older dark look on the ole Winchester’s and went with a plum brown before and looked great. I also use Vans which is excellent. Like mentioned above, the key is in the prep work.
     
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    Instinctshot

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    whbonney26 said:
    The post 64 guns are notorious for having like a pot metal that makes it hard to blue. I personally like an older dark look on the ole Winchester’s and went with a plum brown before and looked great. I also use Vans which is excellent. Like mentioned above, the key is in the prep work.
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    Can you explain or email me something on this?
     
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    If the receiver is non steel bluing will not work. You may be able to have it anodized or ceracoted or plated or something of that nature. They came with what looked like a heavy baked enamel from the factory. All the steel furniture could be blued. I am not sure of the browning process but I believe items need be of ferrous metal.
     
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    Instinctshot

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    The receiver is sintered metal kinda like MIM but I hear it’s slightly better. Would’ve rather forged but it’s an heirloom and I’d like to keep it ticking


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    Goatwhiskers

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    The receiver is STEEL, sort of a MIM type of stuff, which was plated with iron, then caustic blued. When the plating wears off its nearly impossible to reblue, tho Brownells claims one of their caustic compounds under specific conditions words pretty well. My advice is to use one of the paint type finishes and call it good. GW

    Read back thru the other replies, cold blues will NOT work.
     
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