A Live and Learn Moment With My Single Six

[silvermane_1]

Thanks for the advice guys! I do like the look as well.

Corrosion is my main concern. It’s hosed down in oil now. I was thinking of soaking it in Mobil 1 just so everything was covered very well.

I’ll definitely keep an eye on it.



Wow!!!!!!! I like that a lot!!!!

When I read “hard chrome plating” I was thinking it looking like a “pimp” gun. Lol

I love that satin/brushed look.

^Only if you put "pearl" grips on it.

 

[Zaydok Allen]

Funny, when I opened this thread and saw the picture I thought "Oh, that's a unique one! I've never seen one that looks quite like that before."

Might be a whoops, but it's a pretty whoops.

 

[KevininPa]

I totally agree.

I also have the vinegar badge as well that I mentioned in an earlier reply.

Thanks for all of the input guys!!!!

I’ve been reading the gun care products post/experiment.

I think I’ll hose the cylinder down with One Shot and call it good.

If any issues start to arise I’ll thinking about the chroming.

I was floored at how reasonable mahovsky’s prices are.

One thing to remember about Mahovsky. He's reasonable because he does things in batches. Turnaround time can be shorter or longer depending on if your item is there just be fore he's ready to process.

 

[Riomouse911]

Benp

I think at this point I would try cold bluing it to keep it from rusting. If that doesn't look right or if rust becomes a problem I would get the gun hard chrome plated. If the grip frame is aluminum then it can be anodized to match the silver color of the hard chrome plating.

I had a rust problem with my Beretta Model 70S shortly after I got it. Beretta reblued it under warranty but the rust returned. Sent it to Ron Mahovsky of Metalife for his SS Chromium M hard chrome plating. That was well over 30 years ago and the gun still looks as good as the day I got it back from him!

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That's some great work!

I did a SIGSauer P226 in Robar's Np3 back in 1993 when the original finish started rusting in my holster the first winter I wore it. I like that hard chrome finish, tough as nails!

Stay safe.

 

[Swede]

A friend of mine, that new I liked to work on guns, gave me a Marlin lever action that was in a fire and was rusted shut. After some work I did get the rifle disassembled. Then bead blasted the barrel/receiver to get the rust off and sanded the assembly smooth (or pretty much smooth because of the pitting) I had some Van's cold blue that I picked up at a gunshow. I put 6 coats on the barrel over 2 days. Other blues that I've tried take the first coat off when you put the second one on, Van's didn't do that each coat makes the blue darker. I've have a couple people wanting to buy it now. (yes, the barrel has been pinned so it can't be fired)
Long story short, buy some Van's. Dunk the part instead of wiping it on. It's worked great for me.