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Old 08-20-2009, 01:26 AM
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My dad wanted to know if it could be done. I didn't know so I figured I would ask here. He would be having it done at the factory.


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The question seems to be "Can a blued gun be re-finished in Stainless?", is that right? If that is the question the answer is NO.

Stainless steel guns do not have a finish applied to look that way, they are made from solid stainless steel and the "finish" on them is merely in how the factory did the final polish. They can be polished bright, brushed or glass beaded for a matte appearance, but other than that, and the final treatment known as passivation, there is no applied finish.

Blued guns are made of various "carbon" steels that are, depending on time period or manufacturer, blued by a variety of chemical precesses to achieve the dark color which is nothing more than a very refined rust coating on the metal.
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Thanks for the info about that. I feel kind of dumb for not knowing.


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But you can have a stainless colored finish applied. Ruger has used a grey finish on the field guns for awhile. Most of the modern finishes include a stainless color. Robar has a slick silver finish it uses. Stainless guns are made of stainless steel and not "finished". I think you can have a "hard chrome" finish applied that was popular on 1911's a few years back, not a shiney finish. Robar NP3 Firearms Finish Metaloy, Industries - Professional Gun Finishing - hard chrome, blue and polymer finish

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Armaloy and Metalife, have been around for years and we've used the 'Mahovsky Metalife on most any make or model of steel guns, and the finish "looks" and wears as well ,maybe better than stainless, which is softer.............


here is a stainless Smith and my DanWesson, that was done in 'Metalife SS' back in the 1970's........

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My dad wanted to know if it could be done. I didn't know so I figured I would ask here. He would be having it done at the factory.


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You have another option that works awesome and is tougher than bluing.
Cerakote. Have it done in stainless.
It is a two component ceramic that gets baked on at around 250 to 350 degrees.
Independent testing shows it to be superior to other coatings.
Here: NIC Industries - Firearm Coatings

I have a newer model 66 that was pretty trashed. Cerakote in Titanium with the screws, rear sight and ejector mechanism done in black. It looks fantastic and is wearing very well.
In fact, I just may get into doing such work one of these days.
I've got 35 years in yacht and ship coatings, and this stuff is the meanest coating I've seen in a long time!
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