[J.BELLINO]

CAN ANYONE TELL ME A CHEMICAL OR A SOLUTION TO PERMANANTLY BLACKEN THE STAINLESS STEEL FRONT SIGHTS ON A S+W 65LS AND A S+W642 CENTENNIAL? I'M TIRED OF REPAINTING THEM ALL THE TIME.
THANKS

[dfariswheel]

As far as I know, there is no home blackening process or chemical for stainless.

There are a variety of processes to blacken stainless, but you have to send the gun off.

Stainless MEANS stainless.

[Sunray]

Shut off your caps lock. Nope. Change the front sight to a regular blued one.

[Harold Mayo]

There are many ways to blacken stainless steel. Just do a Google search with various key words and you'll come up with many, many examples. Stainless steel is only oxidation-resistant, not oxidation-proof.

[Standing Wolf]

I saw a blackened stainless steel barrel at a local gun shop. It was more grey than black. I thought it looked like death warmed over.

[Harold Mayo]

If you want to send it off, Robar does blackening of stainless steel.

There are chemicals that you can get to do it yourself. Like I said, do a search and you'll find stuff. I was going to do it at home and found a couple of places that sold the chemicals but, for the cost and amount of chemical you'd have to buy from them, you might as well send it off.

[standingbear]

try some super blue liquid.sold in blue bottle at some stores.i blued a stainless barrel with the stuff.bead blasted it first,alcohol wipe the put the stuff on.bead blasting will help it stick.alcohol will remove moisture and fingerprint oils.its stronger blueing in a cold blue than the regular cold blue paste or liquid.easier to tap the sight out and replace it with a carbon steel blued one with a colored plastic insert.gun shows have em and occasionally gun shops will also have a parts box(or two,threee..lol)filled with sights,triggers and parts from guns that were scrapped or customized.if your going to bead blast it,tape off the areas beforehand or it will give a stainless gun a satin finish.

[redneck]

You need to roughen up the finish of the sights before you put any finish on them too. If the coloring gets down into the scratches/crevices it won't off nearly as easily.

[Gun Plumber]

Made by same company that makes 'Super Blue'. I find it works better on 'blued' guns that are black. All other info still pertinent.

[J.BELLINO]

THANKS FOR ALL THE INFO. GUYS I'LL TRY TO FIND SOME SUPER BLACK.