reblue or not

[kisfish]

Has anyone done a cold reblue? I am helping with a old stevens 987 and it had a bunch of surface rust. We cleaned it up and blasted all the rust off with corn media. We got the gun to fire and eject shells again and in good working condition. The barrel is clean but just not eye appealing. I have read pro's and con's to cold blue and just wondering if anyone has luck with it. Are you happy with the end look ect..
Thanks

[HighlandLofts]

I had an old 22 rifle years ago that I did about the same as you have done. It seams like the cold blue didn't hold up that long. But for the cost of having it hot blued and the value of the gun isn't that much I'd go with the cold blue. It's better then nothing.

[ckr]

I have used brownells oxypho blue paste a few times to re-blue entire rifles.  It's a big job.  Tons of thin coats with a lot of polishing between.  Both turned out well and have a decent dark blue finish.  I am not sure how it would hold up in the weather but looks great sitting in a safe or on the wall.  I have tried the birchwood blueing and pefer the brownells products.  Surface prep/de-oiling make all the difference in the finish.   The smoother the metal the better the finish

[HighlandLofts]

I like the browning that they use on the old muzzle loaders, no idea how to go about it. I'll have to check it out on You-Tube. If it isn't that difficult I might buy an old gun like the OP has and try it.

[yakimarcher]

I just bought a can of durablue, for my old mauser sporter, haven't used it yet. claims to be easy, durable and attractive.

[pianoman9701]

If you're going to use it, want it to last, and have the wherewithal, have it blued professionally. If you want it for it's antique value, you've already made a mistake in working on it anyway, so it doesn't matter. The cold blue I've always used just to touch up small spots and scratches.