First time rust bluing.

[Colossus]

Is this the kind you warm and boil repeatedly without long hours of waiting for rust in between applications of sauce?

yep, that's the one.

 

[Sharps40]

I been wanting to try it. it looks very nice and I willtry it!

 

[Colossus]

Next I want to blue 1911 . Axe was simpler.

 

[Sharps40]

Axe is a nice practice run. Next step might be to blue the guts of the 1911, say the small parts or polish and blue the magazine bodies and barrel. Gives ya some opportunity to experiment before getting on with the really big show.

 

[Colossus]

Axe is a nice practice run. Next step might be to blue the guts of the 1911, say the small parts or polish and blue the magazine bodies and barrel. Gives ya some opportunity to experiment before getting on with the really big show.

That's great advice. I'll have to do that. Got 1911 that will be great for the job.

 

[Sharps40]

Its hard to do the insides of a gun with rust bluing. If the blue inside the frame and slide is fine, I suggest some stripping other than chemical....i.e. polish/strike the outsides, leave the blue inside alone.

 

[Colossus]

I was wondering what to do with the inside.
Wont it be odd to have to different finished on a gun?

 

[Sharps40]

Ya can rust blue the inside of the slide....inside the frame will be much harder.

If the bluing inside is still good....black is black and the interior surfaces are already pacified so.....since no one see's the inside......focus on the rust bluing of what you can efficiently and effective polish/wipe with sauce and card for the next round. When assembled, it'll look spanky lovely.

 

[old frank]

I did this Lyman Muzzle Loader with the Laurel Mountain stuff. It was pretty easy.
I stripped it with vinegar and used a steamy bathroom for the rusting.