Blackened stainless steel?

[valnar]

Robar has a process which is called Blackening of Stainless Steel. Has anyone done this to a stainless handgun before?

If so, pics?

Impressions??

-Robert

 

[Black Snowman]

IIRC SIG has been doing blackened stainless for a while. Not sure specificly what the process is.

 

[cracked butt]

If you want to experiment and have some stainless steel handy to test, try phosphoric acid.

I've used 'Naval Jelly' to clean stainless steel sinks. It tends to turn them a neat black-silver color if you leave it on long enough.