How to get to the right finish for bluing

G.T. · 11-29-2020, 08:59 PM

The key to this whole thread is flat & sharp! Meaning surfaces and corners... The end result, whether shiny or dull, is going to look either great, or like sh**t if the edges are round and the flats wavy???
If you look on the internet, there are degrees of finish documented that go from high polish to flat. I think the info stating 220 W/D or there about is probably as close as you can get by hand, and the final prep, whether it be a charged wheel, tumbling, or blasting is a matter of choice and trial and error...

.... Lot'sa effort, and most certainly a quest.... best to all, til....lat'r.....GT

11-29-2020, 08:59 PM	#12
G.T. Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Chandler Arizona Posts: 3,550 Thanks: 1,361 Thanked 3,778 Times in 1,028 Posts	results!???? The key to this whole thread is flat & sharp! Meaning surfaces and corners... The end result, whether shiny or dull, is going to look either great, or like sh**t if the edges are round and the flats wavy??? If you look on the internet, there are degrees of finish documented that go from high polish to flat. I think the info stating 220 W/D or there about is probably as close as you can get by hand, and the final prep, whether it be a charged wheel, tumbling, or blasting is a matter of choice and trial and error... .... Lot'sa effort, and most certainly a quest.... best to all, til....lat'r.....GT