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huntnphool:

--- Quote from: Rooster on September 02, 2008, 09:18:00 AM ---They will camo your gun? :D That sounds awsome.

--- End quote ---

You bet Rooster, check out the process on this video.

http://hunting-washington.com/smf/index.php/topic,10873.0.html

Bscman:
I chimed in a bit ago...but I'll add some more.

One of the best solutions is Oxpho-Blue, IMHO...
The birchwood casey stuff pretty much sucks. The SUPER Blue is okay--as it is the only one that will give you a fairly dark finish.

I did a Remington 511 Scoremaster (.22lr) about a year ago for my girlfriend. It was a rusty, pawn shop rescue.

I dipped the metal in Naval Jelly (rust killer/de-bluer), scrubbed it over will fine steel wool and some 600grit to remove a few scratches/burrs, and cleaned with brake cleaner. I dipped the metal parts in HOT water, then dried and cleaned with brake cleaner again. The heat opens the pores to help assure ALL the oil is removed.

Then I heated it with a heat gun and applied Oxpho-Blue with a cottonball...once I was finished, I buffed with a cotton rag, re-heated it, and applied a second coat of Oxpho-Blue.

Once that was done I buffed one last time with a fresh cotton rag (dry) and applied a HEAVY coat of Hoppe's gun lubricant (not their cleaning solvent!). After letting it "cure" for a couple days, I buffed again and called it a day. It still looks as good as the picture below, but it does seem to scratch more easily than a hot blue.

Results:

You may also want to consider Duracoat as BC Chaser recommended...it's tough stuff when properly prepped. It's also pretty cheap to do yourself. You won't have to worry about rust ever again!

MountainWalk:
Are you degreasing all the metal before you blue it?  I dont really mess with the commercial home blue stuff. A method that works great on small parts is to get charcoal, get it hot, and attach wire to the part to be blued. Insert part into heat, let it get a dull red color then dunk it into some motor oil or tranny fluid,, keep your distance when you do this. This will leave the part a wonderfull, durable blue.

ICEMAN:
I've reblued for myself on a few occasions, with pretty good success. On my beloved .270 (sounds of angels on high...) I took my rifle to a professional and am glad I did. Spendy. Cost as much as replacing the rifle would have.

Ask yourself this; "Is this an heirloom or favorite shotgun, that I just have to have turned back to new, at any cost?" 

You may decide that you can get bye with a different approach. My ol' mossberg shotgun never had a nice finish, and is painted.  A whole lot easier and cheaper to do than a re-bluing.

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