Metal Finish

[o Unforgiven o]

I really like the look of a jeweled bolt, and was thinking about having something like that done. I was wondering if anybody knows of a metal finish that will give a sort of dark grey "gunmetal" (no pun intended) kind of finish that will still be able to be jeweled or applied after jeweling.

Again I really like the look but I just wish I could get that same jeweled look in a "gunmetal" kind of dark grey finish, any suggestions?

 

[o Unforgiven o]

Anybody?

 

[Maj Dad]

I can't speak knowledgeably about the finish you're looking for, but I can tell you you can jewel just about any surface with the proper medium and technique. There is a site somewhere that has detailed instructions on how to jewel bolts and make simple jigs & tools (might even be this one) that I downloaded, and I will see if I can find it for you. Might be a day or so as it's just about lights out for me (on call) & I need to hit it. Try Googling jeweling & see...

 

[Maj Dad]

Found it: http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/jb/jb.html

Excellent post.

 

[o Unforgiven o]

Found it: http://www272.pair.com/stevewag/jb/jb.html

Excellent post.

I appreciate the link.

However I am still looking for a way to make the bolt look a nice dark grey when jeweled.

 

[Jim K]

Now the bad news. Unless the rifle is a wall hanger to be admired and not used, don't waste time or money on jewelling a bolt. Jewelling is nothing but very shallow scratches from an emery wheel. After a few shooting sessions, the jewelling will smooth out in places and the bolt will look like heck, a lot worse than it will look if not jewelled.

Jim