Recent content by Svet

Thanks A LOT, guys. You gave me some forehead slapping ideas. I will try both etching with FeCl and the sandpaper method. Thanks!

I am looking for a way to apply a finish that resembles fine sandblasting. Thought of using flash rusting to cause fine pitting and then remove the rust but it seems too complicated. Any ways to emmulate the look of a sand-blasted finish? Just to mention that scratching with paper to cause...

Thanks a lot for your help, guys. What about tin electroplating? How is it done? Do I need tin sulphate or is a tin anode, some water and some salt enough for the job? Do I need to copper-plate the piece first? Also, how is iron plating done? What do I need? And again, do i need to...

Thank you very much, dfariswheel. Do you happen to know the ingredients of this "Liver of Sulphur" thing? This is great that it does not leave any green tint. Sounds really cool. I know that a salt bath, a car battery and a tin anode COULD do the tin plating job, but my question was rather...

Hi guys, I am trying to copper-plate my (in)famous revolver and then blacken the copper plating to make it look like it was blued. Don't ask me why, it's just an experiment. I am using cold gun bluing for the job. It does blacken the copper plating but it leaves a very slight, still noticeable...

Hi guys, do you know of any good methods to remove rust from steel? Yes, I know about rust removers. They all require the use of a wire brush and that's exactly what I am trying to avoid. I need a chemical or something that would take the rust off the steel surface without the need of any...

Thanks, guys! I will try with tin solder. Let's see what will happen.

bs32, hot bluing is not an option, of course. I do not intend to blue steel via the hot method too. tried to order a can of Gun Kote but no store ships it outside the USA. Same thing with DuraCoat. So, I am searching for a way to blacken tin with chemicals and make it the same color with...

Tin solder was my first choice. Thanks for the tip on that Birchwood stuff. I'll try to find it here but chances are that they don't have dealers where I live. Seems that no online store ships Gun Kote or DuraCoat internationally. I will have to forget about those cool gun finishes and try some...

Thanks guys, your advices are helping me a lot. The DuraCoat dudes do not ship outside of the USA. Couldn't find another online store that sells it. :( DuraFil seems to be somekind of a putty. I guess I'll go for the automotive stuff after all.

Nah, as I mentioned in my first post, that's impossible in this case. Professional restorers are not an option too - my idea is to do it completely on myself and gain some experience in the field of gun restoration.

Thanks, what kind of a paint would be best for the job? Are there any common paints that are durable, scratch resistent and emulate gun bluing? As mentioned, Gun Kote is not easy to be found here. I want the revolver to look like new - that's the final goal. Sceptical people are not a problem...

Thanks, Xavier. The revovler was found in an old basements, most of its surface covered in 2 mm of hardcore red rust (not patina). Some of the rust pits you see on the pic are almost 2 mm deep. Its original blueing and patina are long gone. The subject of this topic is not this revolver...

Hi guys, I am trying to restore a revolver that was heavily rusted. I scraped off the rust with a soft rotary brush and now the surface is rust free but there are thousands of rust pits all over it. Here is a photo of the surface. Some of the pits are qute deep and wide in diameter...