Bluing issue 1100 ...

[BLIP]

I have been working on this shotgun for way too long. It had a lot of barrel rust but overall was in excellent condition.
The rust was prevalent on one side where I believe it had been laying for God knows how many years...
The owner is not a shooter and this shotgun belonged to his grandfather he just wanted it to look as good as it could in a stand-alone glass cabinet...
Every time I have brought this down to its bare metal and examined it I don't see a trace of rust, however there is some pitting.
And it just seems to get more noticeable throughout the curing process.
How can I give this guy a deep blue glossy finish without breaking the back or cerakoting it?

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[Plinker66]

 

[palmettomoon]

They aren't worth refinishing. I'd cerakote it and be done.

 

[BLIP]

They aren't worth refinishing. I'd cerakote it and be done.

Too much $$ out and no personal involvement
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[ReservoirDawg10]

I doubt you are able to give a nice finish without a lot of money in equipment. You may not like the answer, but the answer is to send it to a professional.

 

[palmettomoon]

I know better than to jump into one of your threads but here we go. It's a $400 shotgun....in beautiful condition. I mean mint. I have three myself. Love them. First gun I bought with my own money that I worked for at 13 was a Remington 1100 V/R imp cyl. I still have it. I've changed the gas rings 6 times. Killed a lot of dove and ducks with it.

However, I would not spend $200 to have it refinished by myself (hack job no doubt) or even $80 to have a pro do it in a hot salt tank. I'm just looking at the economics of it. Home blueing jobs always look (and smell) like home blueing jobs. YMMV.

 

[7pt62THOR]

Cerakote.

 

[bambam]

Chop it. Brown it.

 

[ReservoirDawg10]

It looks like you are making it worse. Stop doing a home blue job, which will only look ok with the best possible result, and send it to someone with the equipment and knowledge to do it properly. Do they guy a favor and don't ruin his firearm.

I have never seen a home blue job look good. At best, they look okayish.

 

[Bypass]

I have been working on this shotgun for way too long. It had a lot of barrel rust but overall was in excellent condition.
The rust was prevalent on one side where I believe it had been laying for God knows how many years...
The owner is not a shooter and this shotgun belonged to his grandfather he just wanted it to look as good as it could in a stand-alone glass cabinet...
Every time I have brought this down to its bare metal and examined it I don't see a trace of rust, however there is some pitting.
And it just seems to get more noticeable throughout the curing process.
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With that much rust on a already thin shotgun barrel I would just trash it and call it a loss. Pitting looks deep.