Cheap & Easy Blueing or other rust protection

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We own a Taurus revolver that we picked up for next to nothing because the previous owner for some reason had completely scratched all the blueing off. We keep it oiled and away from moisture. The gun shoots great and we plan on keeping it. I was just wondering if there were any cheap and easy ways to reblue or some other kind of finish we could put on it to keep it from rusting. Looks aren't that important as it already looks pretty bad. This is definitely a shooter not a museum piece.
 
Oxpho Blue from Brownells is easy to use and seems to be pretty durable--as far as cold blueing goes.
 
I've never seen a home done cold blue really look good or last very long.

If you don't care about looks, how about a couple coats of auto car wax.

Or, you can also consider a spray & bake paint designed for guns such as Gun Kote.
 
It is about perfect, if somewhat less then perfect.

There is no other option on your budget!

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I second a spray on, bake on finish. Oxpho blue is good but like any cold blue, it wears off quick.
 
take off all the rubber and plastic. Scuff with 3m pad to knock down any bad scratches clean it with lacquer thinner and get a can of VHT flat black header paint. Spray several light coats and stick in the oven at the lowest setting for a bit and open the windows.

take it out and let it cool and repeat the heating process

Grease her up real good after the fact. Re-assemble and your done.
 
An evening with a cold blue kit would make her at least somewhat rust resistant, and IMO looks better than any kind of paint or coatings a revolver. I agree that it's not as durable or rust resistant though.
I did an old charter arms with a cold blue kit.
I didn't get a very even blue job on the frame, but it doesn't look too bad, kind of vintage and patina'd, and it's better than keeping it in the white as far as rusting.
$20 for the kit and you get everything you need, including some steel wool and a chemical stripper to take the old bluing off.
A good coating and upkeep with RIG would probably work well too.
 
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Before you do anything, determine what materials it's made from. Hopefully it is all high-carbon steel with no aluminum, titanium or stainless.

If it's all high-carbon steel you would have a choice between cold blue or Parkerizing. Otherwise some sort of spray-on paint would be necessary.

For more information on your options go to:

www.brownells.com
 
Plating a gun isn't going to be cheap because it will still need to be disassembled and completely cleaned of all grease before the process.

If the OP does it himself, then it would probably still be cheaper & easier to spray & bake a new coating on it.
 
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