Report on Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner

Dwight Gruber · 01-09-2004, 12:08 AM

Heinz,

The Maglight test involves shining a bright light onto a gun's blued surface to illuminate its deep characteristics. Rust bluing (particularly) develops a brownish character (a rusting phenomenon) over time, which is only visible under extremely bright light. A blued surface which does not exhibit this color has been blued relatively recently. (The Simichrome test reveals the same characteristic in a different manner.)

Its called the Maglight test because a small MaglightÃ¢?Â¢ flashlight is convenient to carry around--say, at a gun show--to make this examination. I wondered if Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner altered the rust characteristic.

There has been more than one discussion about both the Maglight and Simichrome tests here on this forum, a search should reveal them.

I don't understand your chrome parts reference??

--Dwight

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01-09-2004, 12:08 AM	#5
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,908 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,330 Times in 435 Posts	Heinz, The Maglight test involves shining a bright light onto a gun's blued surface to illuminate its deep characteristics. Rust bluing (particularly) develops a brownish character (a rusting phenomenon) over time, which is only visible under extremely bright light. A blued surface which does not exhibit this color has been blued relatively recently. (The Simichrome test reveals the same characteristic in a different manner.) Its called the Maglight test because a small MaglightÃ¢?Â¢ flashlight is convenient to carry around--say, at a gun show--to make this examination. I wondered if Blue Wonder Gun Cleaner altered the rust characteristic. There has been more than one discussion about both the Maglight and Simichrome tests here on this forum, a search should reveal them. I don't understand your chrome parts reference?? --Dwight