Feb 26, 2015 · I need to blue a barrel using cold blue. Which brand/kind will give me the best deep dark blue. I know, hot is better, but this will be a cold blue job on a bbl in the white. Anyone with …

Jan 8, 2009 · Does cold bluing typically turn out silver blue colored? I tried to repair a rust spot on the muzzle of a ruger rifle but couldnt match the black of the factory bluing. The spot is approx 1/2in …

Jul 14, 2009 · Most of the different brands use the same chemical formula for cold bluing. Brownell's liquid Oxpho-Blue has an additive that "gets under" oil so you get good results without degreasing. I …

Jan 31, 2012 · On the cold blue, heating the metal some with a hair dryer makes it work better. Let it set over night before buffing.

Aug 7, 2023 · Cold blue is a selenium dioxide compound that reacts with the steel to leave a blue-like stain on the metal, not actual black oxide. Since it isn't iron oxide, it can't protect the steel from …

Jan 23, 2019 · I am bluing a winchester model 70. appears to be a mauser type action, it is 7mm Remington Magnum. I am rebluing for a friend. It had the area at the rear of the barrel with a good bit …

Nov 9, 2016 · Hot blue, cold blue, DuraBlue, lots of options available. Including trading it for a blued version. If you're set on bluing stainless, make sure whomever does it knows what they are doing. …

Oct 11, 2022 · Touch up cold blue can be hit or miss. I hear good things about Permablue but I've used the Brownell products. You have a choice of three. Try heating it up and use multiple applications till …

Nov 6, 2024 · I love old guns, I don't love them THAT much. Anyway, in my searching I regularly find homemade rust bluing solutions, or Birchwood Casey cold blue. So I started thinking - never my first …

Jun 6, 2017 · The 1911 has a "Forged Carbon Steel, Parkerized" frame; the AR-556 has a "Cold hammer-forged 4140 chrome-moly steel" barrel. So the variables are 1) possible differences in the …