Blueing of barrels

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At our club we have some air guns which are OK apart from the blueing
on the barrels (they are folding weapons). This has been worn away /
have been corroded due to sweat attack + a damp atmosphere and poor
cleaning

Can anyone recommend a good procedure/kit for re-blueing them?

J.

 

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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:27:19 +0000, JH wrote:

> At our club we have some air guns which are OK apart from the blueing
> on the barrels
> Can anyone recommend a good procedure/kit for re-blueing them?

Clean them up with very fine emery paper, or even metal polish, then buy
some 'bluing' paste from any gun shop (~£4), and gently rub it in(after
removing any oil residue with spirit).
I believe it is a chemical reaction that turns the iron nearly black. It
doesnt take long to do it, but to be a real good finish, the metal has to
be blemish free, so you need to take your time.
Alan.

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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:55:54 +0000, "A.Lee"
<alan@darkroom.+.com> wrote:

>Clean them up with very fine emery paper, or even metal polish, then buy
>some 'bluing' paste from any gun shop (~£4), and gently rub it in(after
>removing any oil residue with spirit).
>I believe it is a chemical reaction that turns the iron nearly black. It
>doesnt take long to do it, but to be a real good finish, the metal has to
>be blemish free, so you need to take your time.
>Alan.

Jacques, Alan is quite right. Some of the cold
bluing pastes do give a reasonable finish. But you
really do need to make sure there is no oil or grease
left on the bare metal. If you don't make a good job
of preparing the metal first it will look decidedly
leperous. Then the only way to put it right will be to
emery the whole lot back to bare metal and start again
;-) This is a case where time spent in preparation is
definitely *not* wasted.

I suggest you try it on just one air rifle
first to make sure the result is; a) worth the effort,
and b) what you want. I used this paste on some
throwing knives and they came out a kind of soft matt
grey. Not an unpleasant result, but a long way from a
traditional 'gun blue'. Tough though, because apart
from wearing away on the very tip and the edges it's
lasted many years.

Good luck.

PS: The stuff smells foul whilst you're using
it ;-(

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On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 15:55:54 +0000, "A.Lee" <alan@darkroom.+.com>
wrote:

>On Fri, 21 Jan 2005 12:27:19 +0000, JH wrote:
>
>> At our club we have some air guns which are OK apart from the blueing
>> on the barrels
>> Can anyone recommend a good procedure/kit for re-blueing them?
>
>Clean them up with very fine emery paper, or even metal polish, then buy
>some 'bluing' paste from any gun shop (~£4), and gently rub it in(after
>removing any oil residue with spirit).
>I believe it is a chemical reaction that turns the iron nearly black. It
>doesnt take long to do it, but to be a real good finish, the metal has to
>be blemish free, so you need to take your time.
>Alan.


Cheers Alan.
Never done this before so will try it: (I'd rather do it on someone
else's stuff for the first run!!)

J.