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  1. #11
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    Did you try it on the frame? It too could be stainless.

    Either way, of course you know that no stainless gun is really stainless. Mine will occasionally show a pit, usually under the grips. It's generally sorted out by a couple of passes with a fingernail.
    Too many people miss the silver lining because they're expecting gold.
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    Yes, I'll do the rust bluing. I use Mark Lee's fast blue, so I can usually get it done in a Saturday. Here's a CZ that I did recently.


    Now I'm off to get some Jasco to strip her down with and get the process rolling.

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    Nice.

    I'll have to look into that fast (Express?) blue. Did you notice any significant dimensional changes, like holes enlarging?

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    Spyros -Do you mean like this?


    I haven't tried cold blue on the frame yet but will one it's stripped. I' actually hoping it's carbon so I can blue it.

    Mega - Yes, it's the Express blue. This will be the ninth time I've rust blued and never had any issues with dimensions. I've tried a couple other solutions (even the hanging it over a bathtub type) but stick with Mark Lee's now.

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    Quote Originally Posted by mrcabinet View Post
    Mega - Yes, it's the Express blue. This will be the ninth time I've rust blued and never had any issues with dimensions. I've tried a couple other solutions (even the hanging it over a bathtub type) but stick with Mark Lee's now.
    I'm interested in trying the rust blue process. If you could take photos along the way and post a how-to write up of the process in the "Gunsmithing & Refinishing" discussion area, I'm sure I'm not the only member who will appreciate it.
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    I will gladly photograph and document the process, sharing my limited knowledge along the way. It may be a while before I get to the bluing stage though.
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    I would also be interested in seeing the fast blue process.

    I did some experimenting with "slow" rust blue, and while my experimenting was very limited, I have no doubt that it can produce a highly durable and beautiful finish.

    This carbon steel bar has 4 applications of slow rust blue, and has been sitting on my bench, bone dry, for over a year:

    rustblue_bar_01.jpg

    This is the opposite unfinished side of the same bar:

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    The rust blues I've done have been incredibly durable - scratch resistant too. I honestly haven't found any advantage of the slow blue compared to the express blue. And FYI, that CZ finish was ten cycles of rust/boiling/carding. Eight to twelve cycles is pretty typical, depending on the steel. You just keep doing it until it doesn't rust anymore.

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    Well, I had every intention of documenting the rust bluing process on this Para, but the bluing Gods did not smile down on me this time. The darn frame just simply would not rust! The best that the experienced rust bluers and I can figure out is that the black nitride coating that Para applied affected the surface of the steel to the point that it wouldn't accept the rusting process. I even tried a light sandblasting, to no avail.

    In this photo you can see that the small parts are bluing up nicely, but the frame looks awful.

    I ended up having the frame CeraKoted and installed the small blued parts. Anyway, here's the finished project. I realize that some of the things I did won't appeal to everyone, but I know my son will love it'


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