Bead blast, Dura-Coat then Blue

[litman252]

ON my project 6.5x55 Mauser build up.................

It is currently in the white, both wood and metal. I would like to put a matte black dura coat on it and finish the wood for deer season this year. At some point I would like to have it blued, when $ are better.... and more time.

? is, how will the blueing be affected after the dura coat is removed? I'd like this to have a classic look but don't have the $$ now........

Thanks,

Tony

 

[jimmyraythomason]

The Duracoat will have to be COMPLETELY remove. It will be in all cracks and crevices. Chemical strips and bead blasting are the only way to effectively remove paint. Bluing should not be affected if all Duracoat is removed.

 

[litman252]

Thanks Jimmy, Will the blue look ok over the bead blast as well or does it need to be pollished before applied?

Tony

 

[jimmyraythomason]

Bead blasting provides a great non reflective finish or "hunter" look. It won't shine but that IS the idea. If you want it to "shine" ,it will have to be polished.

 

[natman]

I would hesitate to use duracoat as a temporary measure until bluing. In order to blue the duracoat would have to be completely removed. Duracoat spends a lot of effort to make the product hard to remove. Unless you have a surefire easy way to remove it I'd recommend something easier to take off, like flat black paint.

Bluing only changes the color of the metal. If the metal has a shiny finish, you'll get a shiny blue. If it has a matte finish you'll get a matte blue. I personally find a fine matte finish blue very attractive, but YMMV.

 

[Al Diehl]

Parkerize

Bead blast and Parkerize with manganese phosphate finish and be done with it. I think you will be happy wth it, you can do it at home and if you shop around you will save $$$$.(over Duracoat)
That's my vote. Be well.
Al

 

[highorder]

Yeah.

Don't apply duracoat planning on removing it down the road.

Blue or parkerize now, and be done with it.

 

[rcmodel]

Getting a little close to deer season to be starting a re-bluing project now.

Spray paint it with flat black auto touch-up lacquer or BBQ paint for deer season, then do it right after you get your deer.

Either can be easily removed with solvent.

rc

 

[litman252]

Thanks for the thoughts, I did go ahead and sprayed the Dura-Coat last Sat. night. Second coat coming tomorrow night. I decided I'd rather have the flat black to match the scopes that are more available now anyways. And the cost to do this is not much for me, as I trade time with the guy that does it.........

I'll post pics soon, but the wood is not finished, and I have ~40 + days left!!!

Thanks again,
Tony

 

[NCsmitty]

I guess it's too late now, but Duracoat does have a gunblue shade that looks pretty good and emulates a cold blue to some degree.
If you correctly applied the black on a clean surface, you'll be happy with the coating in the end. It is tough and gets harder as the months go by.


NCsmitty

 

[litman252]

Thanks MC, I have some expierence w/ dura-coat but decided on the color to match the scope. I hope a mauser in black looks good though.... So far so good!!

Past project-

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Tony

 

[bullturkey]

A really cheap alternative is to use RustOLeum spray on bed liner. Tough, scratch resistant, not affected by oils and at 7 dollars a can I use it for my knock around truck guns.