Gun "Touch Up" Blueing

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I see alot of gun blue kits that suggest you can use it to "touch up" scratches. I've not had good success with it. Neither has the previous owner of a rifle I just bought. There are several tool marks on the rifle and I believe he used a cold blue kit to "touch up" those scratches. It covers the metal, but it doesn't look pretty. Do any of you have success with "touch up" blueing kits? Can you approach anywhere close to the original blueing or should I sand off the rifle and reblue the entire gun?
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I have used the Hoppe's Gun Blue Kit on two my pistols, where I fitted Beavertail safeties to. This was a rust blue process which took a dozen times to achieve the levels of Colt's polish blue finished.
 
Looks like the rifle in the picture is an AR - these are parkerized and not blued.

Touch up bluing works fairly well on blued guns that are not of high nickel steel content. I use 44-40 I believe its called ,which I get from Brownells.

No bluing will cover steel tool marks . It is not a filler, just a surface treatment.
 
It's an AK. What can I do to cover up the tool marks then?
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Forget trying find the beauty of this weapon; It is a bush gun. a desert gun, and a muli-purpose light duty shoulder fired machine gun. It not something you hang up your wall, it's a fighting weapon; tossed it around in the dirt & sand and drag behind your truck down a gravel road. This is a Russian battle weapon; treat as such. If your wanted like a Colt; I could understand.
 
What can I do to cover up the tool marks then?
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File them out, and progressively sand until smooth. Then strip the rest of the assembly and re-parkerize it.

Or take DoubleAction's advice.
 
I asked Ted Yost's shop what I should use on my 1911 to touch up scratches.

They said: Oxpho-Blue. I ordered a bottle from Brownells. Gives a nice black, durable finish. May be a good match for your black rifle.
 
I did not realize AK's should be pretty. :D

I would not worry about it. The exterior of my Mak 90 barrel is ridged the entire length. Definitely not machined smoothly, but no bare metal. I consider it good for cooling. Probably meant to be that way.

Oh, and I like my guns pretty, but dang, it's an AK.
 
Check out Blue Wonder. It's not really a cold blue because you have to heat up the area to 125 degrees or so. I just tried it and it was actually as easy to get a good job as people claimed. Here's their home page with a video: http://www.bluewonder.us/default.asp
Check out user reviews at places like Midway.
 
Seems like I may sand it off and use a cold blue on the entire barrel then.
 
My first order, for a battlefield rifle to looked pretty, you have to first shoot it. This is no sissy gun, and it should not have the tender loving care it takes win fire fights. Scuff it up, make so it's seen it's time in the heat of battle. If it's those Chinese knock offs, don't worry about it.
 
Oxpho Blue

+2 on Oxpho-blue. Works on parkerizing too. Used it on worn spots on a carbine. If you don't like way it looks, you ain't hurt anything. :)
 
dont sand it down!
getting an even finish over lagre surfaces with cold blueing can be tricky, and it wears away to a gray sufrace pretty fast.

...and, you NEVER get rid of the smell. i "cold blued" my 870 7-8 years ago, now its gray and rusty, an ive cleande it with most available solvents, and it still smells of cold blue...

leave it as it is, or invest in hot blueing or parkerizing equipment.
 
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