Dorrin79
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So, I got my Star BM and Mak from SOG yesterday.
The BM is in pretty good shape (no rust or damage, clean bright bore) and the slide has a uniform, DARK, well-polished blue finish.
The frame, on the other hand, is not as well-blued, and the bluing is worn through almost completely on the front and back strap.
I picked up some birchwood casey cold blue "PermaBlue" and basically just degreased the areas and applied some of the bluing solution with a rag.
Results were unimpressive - although the metal is no longer "near-white", it is still not blued properly and looks very inconsistent.
What am I missing? While I understand that cold blue DIY won't be able to produce the look of the slide's finish, I'd at least like to get it uniformly dark and consistent enough so that I don't need to worry (excessively) about rust.
Any helpful hints? This is my first attempt at finish work and I think I may be missing something...
The BM is in pretty good shape (no rust or damage, clean bright bore) and the slide has a uniform, DARK, well-polished blue finish.
The frame, on the other hand, is not as well-blued, and the bluing is worn through almost completely on the front and back strap.
I picked up some birchwood casey cold blue "PermaBlue" and basically just degreased the areas and applied some of the bluing solution with a rag.
Results were unimpressive - although the metal is no longer "near-white", it is still not blued properly and looks very inconsistent.
What am I missing? While I understand that cold blue DIY won't be able to produce the look of the slide's finish, I'd at least like to get it uniformly dark and consistent enough so that I don't need to worry (excessively) about rust.
Any helpful hints? This is my first attempt at finish work and I think I may be missing something...