Metal Polish - Rust Bluing Seminar

[SDH]

I'll do my best to make an announcement on the forum when I begin organizing Seminars for next year. I also offer a Stockmaking Seminar for rifles.
You can contact me via email in my profile to get on the list for next year.
Best, SDH

 

[djoch]

Maybe a dumb question here...what is the protocol for the interior of the frame? Do you leave it as is, or is it stripped and then cold blued as well? If cold blued how do you effectively card all the tiny studs, nooks and crannies?

 

[SDH]

I usually apply a couple of oats on the inner surfaces that show leaving unseen areas as they are.
Carding of tight spaces and the inside of the trigger guard bow are done with 0000 steel wool. Note that with hand polishing we can leave the external studs on the left side flat of the frame.

 

[ditto1958]

Is the satin finish the result of how the gun is polished before its re-blued? What would you need to do differently if you wanted a deep glossy look?

 

[Zoner]

i rust blued the slide and controls on this RIA. The frame was left parked. Used acetone in a spray bottle, Brownells rust bluing, a stainless pot i got at the swap meet to boil water. Used the kitchen stove to boil water. And yes, my wife was out of town when i did it