Re-Bluing Products?

[Oldbird13]

Anyone have any experience, good or bad,with any products designed to blue/re-blue your firearms? I have a couple of candidates that I am considering for some touch-up work....some for removing spots of surface rust and some for scratches. Brownell's has a couple of products....Oxpho-Blue and T-44 ..if I can recall, that "claim" to do the job. Any other advice would be helpful. Thanks!

 

[IndyGunworks]

I like the oxpho blue pretty well. the t-44 doesnt seem to be very durable. Either way cold blue will not really protect your firearm from further rust, it just covers up the bald spots. Its kinda like putting a bandaid on a cut that needs sutures. Sure it will work, but its not a permanent fix.

 

[MagillaG67]

For "Touch up" I 've always used the Bichwood Casey gun blue pen. It's under 10 bucks & works well.

 

[42769vette]

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[sloughfoot]

I have blued several complete firearms with Oxpho-blue. Good stuff.

 

[giovani]

I've always had good luck with birchwood casey paste blue, applied with 0000 steel wool presoaked in alcohol to remove the protective oil.

 

[jlin]

I've touched up a small spot with a Birchwood Casey "Presto" gun blue pen with good results. Haven't tried any large spots though.

 

[purple72]

Sodium Hydroxide, sodium nitrate & water. If you're going to set up tanks.

 

[TheeToyGuy]

I used some blueing products from Gander Mountain and they didn't work very good. It was a kit for around $30. Problem was probably me as I was trying to do a whole gun not just spots.

 

[BE Mike]

I've always had good luck with birchwood casey paste blue, applied with 0000 steel wool presoaked in alcohol to remove the protective oil.

Brownells Oxpho-Blue is good stuff, but I've also had very good luck with the Birchwood Casey blue paste. I've found that both brands really match the original blue and will last for a long time. I've done whole .22 rifle barrels and just small areas on long guns. As for handguns, the cold blue wouldn't last long for a gun that gets regular holster use.