Is the finish on my Model 28 fixable with cold blue?

[aHFo3]

Genital is the word!

gentle is the word? I hope!

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Or gentle with the genitals!

Sorry, I just had to...

 

[MMCSRET]

Last year I bought a Colt Trooper 357 built in 1965, it had been stored in a drawer in a leather holster for a little over 30 years. The left side was rusted and pitted worse than your smiff. I had to stop the corrosion and there was no way it would ever buff out to be reblued, by Colt or anyone else. The frame and cylinder were affected also. Internal lock work was absolutely pristine, nice as when it left the factory. I stripped the lock work out, removed the rear sight and stocks and had the gun refinished with Lauer Duracoat in dark blue. The pits and rust was chemically removed and glass bead basted enough to accept the new finish. After all was said and done I had an absolutely magnificent 357 belt gun that will last forever and it looks "ok". It was the best solution I could find and I like it, after all it is still a "COLT".

 

[elano]

How much did that duracote finish cost?

 

[The Lone Haranguer]

Cold blue is not meant for coverage of large areas, let alone to fill in pits. An example of where it might be used is filing down the front sight of a fixed sight revolver to correct low POI, then touching up the now bright metal where you filed it. If you use it on a large area, a large scratch, etc., it will be mismatched to the rest of the finish and look obviously like you tried to cover something up.

 

[MMCSRET]

I paid $80.00, but I stripped the lock work out of the frame. If he had done that there would probably have been another hour, at least, bench labor charge. Colt internals don't scare me so it was the logical thing for me to do. My Colt is an "I" frame so the firing pin is in the frame, had to dismount the rear sight to get the firing pin retainer out, but that is just as well, I wanted the sight left original. I cleaned any over spray and then left it to cure for 8 weeks before I reassembled and tested. At room temperatures the Duracoat continues to cure for several months. It seems to be a workable finish, the pits are still visible but the rust and corrosion has been neutralized. It shoots like a new gun.

 

[ExMachina]

It's already been asked but I'll ask again: how's it look on the inside??.

Fixing the external appearance is a moot point if the bore is pitted.

If the bore is bad you could think about having the barrel shortened.