The Czickness LII….it is the grey time of year. Tungsten Grey that is…

[patience0830]

Must be springtime. Toms are displaying for the hens on the driveway.

 

[patience0830]

How did the rust bluing turn out?

He was unhappy with the results. Re-blasted the guns. Planning to Cerakote, I believe.

 

[Leadeye]

Must be springtime. Toms are displaying for the hens on the driveway.

Have been hearing lots of gobbles recently, unfortunately that will be long gone by season.

 

[Leadeye]

He was unhappy with the results. Re-blasted the guns. Planning to Cerakote, I believe.

I've never seen it applied to bead blasted metal.

 

[patience0830]

I've never seen it applied to bead blasted metal.

Not sure what the prep was originally. The 2011 thread he started has b4 and after pics I think.

 

[ChrisK]

Are you gonna get any sunshine today?

Looks like after 12 pm

 

[gmcttr]

Morning Folks

My failure at rust bluing the 2011 guns now has me down the path of considering spending $1k to get setup for cerakote. What is wrong with me? Don't answer that....

I really like the browner finish on the one with the purple grip. It might need the high points slightly buffed/worn to complete the battle worn patina look that's popular today.

 

[gmcttr]

I woke up this morning thinking I had only dreamed I ordered another suppressor. That lasted until I saw the reply message from Aszerigan. I'm not sure if I should curse or thank Ambien.

 

[T-DOGG]

How did the rust bluing turn out?

Brown and not very appealing to me. Before oil was applied it all looked grey.

 

[T-DOGG]

I really like the browner finish on the one with the purple grip. It might need the high points slightly buffed/worn to complete the battle worn patina look that's popular today.

I thought about taking 0000 steel wool and WD-40 to both guns and see if it looks any better. I wasn't going for a battle worn look or patina look though. I wanted grey, dark blue or black. After an estimated 30-40 hours of time into rust bluing, the results were not what I expected.

Not when my test piece looked like this.

 

[T-DOGG]

The STI gun (black grip) will most likely be up for sale when I'm done with whatever I'm doing with it.

 

[gmcttr]

I know it wasn't the look you were going for but I still like it. I would cerakote the purple grip module though.

This is from a guy that browned the second knife I made back in the day and likes the browned muzzle loaders.



The paper micarta grip panels have yellowed over the decades. They were originally closer to an ivory color.

 

[WebSnyper]

The STI gun (black grip) will most likely be up for sale when I'm done with whatever I'm doing with it.

I'm curious. You more partial to the purple grip gun than the STI?

 

[ChrisK]

I'm curious. You more partial to the purple grip gun than the STI?

I HATE purple….My ex-wife’s favorite color…

 

[WebSnyper]

I HATE purple….My ex-wife’s favorite color…

Yeah, it's not my favorite either honestly

 

[T-DOGG]

I'm curious. You more partial to the purple grip gun than the STI?

Yes. It's dual caliber (.357Sig and 10mm) and the one I originally sought to build. The STI is nice, but technically a duplicate (10mm) and pretty much an impulse buy at the time. I'd like to recoup some funds and purchase a PCC to have a suppressor host for my Sig SRD45 can. Looking at Century AP5-P or MPX Copperhead-K currently.

 

[T-DOGG]

I've thought about trying RIT dye on the purple grip or worst case just cerakote it.

 

[T-DOGG]

Yeah, it's not my favorite either honestly

The price was right. Very right.

 

[WebSnyper]

The price was right. Very right.

Understood. Didn't even make your wallet Grimace a little bit.

Seriously, both look like great guns. I was just curious on why you favored one over the other, which you answered.

 

[T-DOGG]

Understood. Didn't even make your wallet Grimace a little bit.

Seriously, both look like great guns. I was just curious on why you favored one over the other, which you answered.

I like the way "The Phantom Grimace" came out in regards to the slide and frame machining designs I did. The dual caliber is also nice to have.