Oxpho-Blue on Old Revolver

[kbm6893]

Anybody use it? I know Cold Blue is no match for Hot Blue but it's a 50 year old gun and I just wanna make it look a bit nicer. Videos for it look very positive. I have no fantasies of bringing back to factory finish. But a Model 10 sure ain't rare and I figure might as well give it a shot.

 

[joe44va]

Just did this one from the white. Heated the metal first.
Are you concerned that it may reduce the value?

 

[SC_Mike]

I used it on my old BHP and it turned out ok. It started out with that epoxy spray on coating done for the IDF and was pretty beat up. I had to have the coating media blasted off and go down to bare metal.

I used the liquid and warmed in in a stainless steel cook pot to about 100 degrees, submerged, for 2-3 mins then rubbed with 0000 steel wool and submerged again for six times. IMHO it turned out not bad... Follow all instructions on the labels.

Full story here if interested:

Browning HP, my first attempt at re-bluing.

 

[jbtrucker]

try a small spot first and see how it does , if go over too much it will remove the previous application and will have light spot .

 

[Hondo44]

COLD BLUING:
I use the Oxpho Blue cream and/or Nu Blue. You’ll have decent and similar results. Oxpho Blue from Brownells. I like the cream for controlling application and staying where you put it.
Nu Blue Buy and see How-To video here: 404 Not Found

Checkout Blue Wonder at Brownells:
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With any cold blue just clean very well with acetone. Heat the surface with a hair dryer until too hot to touch bare handed and apply the blue. Do not get either on the existing blue, it will stain it and just make the repair area larger.

HOT BLUING:
Belgian blue by Herters only requires boiling the part in water. It is a hot blue and comes out with a nice luster to it.
Check Brownells for it too.

 

[ACORN]

There was a post by a member on rust bluing an old revolver. It came out really nice! A little more labor intensive but a more attractive and durable finish.

 

[gman51]

I used Birchwood Casey Super Blue Liquid Gun Blue to touch up holster wear on the cylinder and on a wear spot on the barrel. This was performed on a Colt Python 357. I was really surprised what a good job it did. The wear areas are pretty much blended in with the original bluing.
That was at least a year ago and it still looks very good. I would not hesitate to use it again on another gun.

 

[chief38]

I would say that Oxpho Blue & Birchwood-Casey Perma Blue are the two best Cold Blues. That said, while I use them to touch up blued guns myself, I would never use them to attempt to Blue an entire gun! If said gun is to be used, I would doubt that the longevity of the finish would be worth the effort.

 

[WR Moore]

I prefer the Dicropan IM to most of the other cold blues. It's actually a commercial grade steel finish and does a really nice job, but it's much more expensive than the Oxpho Blue.

Thorough degreasing (a bath in boiling water will help get stuff out of the metal pores) and heating of the parts helps with all the products.