refinishing

The Virginian · 11-29-2008, 12:39 PM

Polishing correctly, with the proper grit and not changing angles, rounding off edges or going too deeply is the first step to a good rust blue. Cleanliness and the proper chemicals and techniques will also be critical. Practice on scrap, spare or broken parts to master the technique before trying it on the gun. Herter's Rust Blue from Brownells or Midway is a good one to use. Make sure you use distilled water to boil the parts in the rust blue process.

alvin · 11-29-2008, 06:26 PM

I tried "Classic Rust Blue" agent from Brownells and reblued a P-1 magazine (for fun). I followed the instruction and it worked. There are only two problems in the end result: maybe I repeated the process too many times (5 times), the 'blue' generated really appeared to be black, and did not show those old gun's grey-blue blended color under light. Another problem I found... I did slight sanding before bluing, the the "Walther" banner became blurred in the end result.

Some fun though.

11-29-2008, 12:39 PM	#1
The Virginian User Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: Potomac Falls, Virginia USA Posts: 107 Thanks: 0 Thanked 2 Times in 2 Posts	Polishing correctly, with the proper grit and not changing angles, rounding off edges or going too deeply is the first step to a good rust blue. Cleanliness and the proper chemicals and techniques will also be critical. Practice on scrap, spare or broken parts to master the technique before trying it on the gun. Herter's Rust Blue from Brownells or Midway is a good one to use. Make sure you use distilled water to boil the parts in the rust blue process. __________________ All my C&R guns are shooters

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11-29-2008, 06:26 PM	#2
alvin User Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: US Posts: 3,843 Thanks: 132 Thanked 729 Times in 438 Posts	I tried "Classic Rust Blue" agent from Brownells and reblued a P-1 magazine (for fun). I followed the instruction and it worked. There are only two problems in the end result: maybe I repeated the process too many times (5 times), the 'blue' generated really appeared to be black, and did not show those old gun's grey-blue blended color under light. Another problem I found... I did slight sanding before bluing, the the "Walther" banner became blurred in the end result. Some fun though.