So the only thing I really don't do is bluing because if you do the true bath type (considerably the best) it requires attention and I just don't have resources yet to have that equipment, etc.. So I polished my receiver from 80 to 5000 grit (mirror) finish with maybe a few pits if that. I paid a Gunsmith who advertises hot bluing and when I got it back it was the most horrible thing I had ever seen, it looked like it was cold blued with one wipe and no degrease, I took the blue off with one 3000 grit sand paper by hand.
Anyway I came up with this for cold bluing and I just did it to my receiver because I wasted $200+ bucks getting it done "right".
Apply paste after full degrease and rub in with 0000 wool light pressure until the lather was basically gone, then wipe down with clean towel, and then with microfiber cloth, and repeated 4 times. The picture shows a rainbow effect its from the barricade wipe I used at end to let it end process and dry overnight, but it kept turning a darker blue for hours and tomorrow ill just polish out ruff parts and assemble, but for cold bluing and $25 worth of parts it was hella better than what I paid a gunsmith to do.
I have a brand new rem-choke barrel to put on it so will see how the new barrel goes against the receiver.
Anyway I came up with this for cold bluing and I just did it to my receiver because I wasted $200+ bucks getting it done "right".
- Birchwood Casey Paste Perma Blue
- Birchwood Casey Degrease
- 0000 Wool
- Blue Shop Towels
- Barricade Wipe
Apply paste after full degrease and rub in with 0000 wool light pressure until the lather was basically gone, then wipe down with clean towel, and then with microfiber cloth, and repeated 4 times. The picture shows a rainbow effect its from the barricade wipe I used at end to let it end process and dry overnight, but it kept turning a darker blue for hours and tomorrow ill just polish out ruff parts and assemble, but for cold bluing and $25 worth of parts it was hella better than what I paid a gunsmith to do.
I have a brand new rem-choke barrel to put on it so will see how the new barrel goes against the receiver.