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

[patience0830]

I was very tired when I posted. Please forgive me….

I still love ya.

 

[MindfulMan]

Howdy and happy Easter !
I'm going to finish up at the cabin, then head home for dinner.

 

[T-DOGG]

Easter gun deals....

STI 2011 is gone. New owner loves the patina look. Picked up a DW SS Valor VBob in 9mm and a plain jane P320 Compact 9mm.

 

[Born2vette]

FINAL FOUR BOUND!

 

[Lee11b]

FINAL FOUR BOUND!

YA Baby!!!!!

 

[Lee11b]

Down at a slightly bigger lake chain than what we live on.
Lake of the Ozarks, MO

 

[Lee11b]

54,000 acres with over 1,200 miles of shoreline. It was sunny and 82 here today.

 

[DadSmith]

One of my sons attended services with me this morning, got to spend some time with my granddaughters.
Then we had family get together and enjoyed the family members that came.
Had a great day, family is such a blessing.

 

[gmcttr]

Easter gun deals....

STI 2011 is gone. New owner loves the patina look. Picked up a DW SS Valor VBob in 9mm and a plain jane P320 Compact 9mm.

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I told you so.

Well done TD...well done indeed.

 

[llh1956]

I hope you all had a happy Easter! Kathy and I spent time at our daughter home for a cookout!

 

[Leadeye]

Squirrels moved back into the back yard, chased them out but found they have a house in a close by dead tree. They chattered at me from the holes in the tree so I got the tractor out and pushed over the tree and a few more like it in that area. The lazy bobcat and the crapping owl should start picking them off now.

Apex predators really should be able to get the job done without my help, but things aren't what they used to be.

 

[gmcttr]

@T_DOGG, I noticed the small parts took the dark bluing "better". I wonder if the difference is a more polished surface versus the blasted surface.

 

[T-DOGG]

@T_DOGG, I noticed the small parts took the dark bluing "better". I wonder if the difference is a more polished surface versus the blasted surface.

All parts were blasted the same way with 150 grit garnet. I was talking with B2V about this today and I think it has to do with metallurgy and the temperature the parts were at when the solution gets applied. The parts get heated in an oven the same, but while putting coats of the solution on the part will cool down. The instructions tell you to warm the parts back up with a propane torch. Small parts probably heat up more evenly and the larger parts not so much. Also, the amount of solution seems to matter, thick vs thin coats.

Long story short, there's definitely more science and technique than what appears to the eye.

 

[patience0830]

All parts were blasted the same way with 150 grit garnet. I was talking with B2V about this today and I think it has to do with metallurgy and the temperature the parts were at when the solution gets applied. The parts get heated in an oven the same, but while putting coats of the solution on the part will cool down. The instructions tell you to warm the parts back up with a propane torch. Small parts probably heat up more evenly and the larger parts not so much. Also, the amount of solution seems to matter, thick vs thin coats.

Long story short, there's definitely more science and technique than what appears to the eye.

I thought you were giving them a bath. I've gotten better results than you had with cold blue. Fresh cotton ball with every stroke to the barrel on a 10/22 bbl many years ago. Hand sanded to 2000 grit wet/dry. Hard to do that on a slide as complicated as you were working with. Pics are gone but it really looked good after several treatments.

 

[T-DOGG]

I thought you were giving them a bath. I've gotten better results than you had with cold blue. Fresh cotton ball with every stroke to the barrel on a 10/22 bbl many years ago. Hand sanded to 2000 grit wet/dry. Hard to do that on a slide as complicated as you were working with. Pics are gone but it really looked good after several treatments.

They get heated, solution applied, then put in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. The water converts the red/brown rust to black.

I've also gotten better results with cold blue. The appearance is only one part of the equation though, because cold bluing does not have good durability when handled repeatedly, especially with sweaty hands. I've had good luck with cold bluing in low traffic areas, high traffic areas it wears off quickly.

This surface finish that is result of the rust bluing is hard and slick, like how G**** used to have their slides on some of the gen3 and gen4 guns.

 

[patience0830]

They get heated, solution applied, then put in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. The water converts the red/brown rust to black.

I've also gotten better results with cold blue. The appearance is only one part of the equation though, because cold bluing does not have good durability when handled repeatedly, especially with sweaty hands. I've had good luck with cold bluing in low traffic areas, high traffic areas it wears off quickly.

This surface finish that is result of the rust bluing is hard and slick, like how G**** used to have their slides on some of the gen3 and gen4 guns.

Gotcha! Thnx for the explanation of differences.

 

[T-DOGG]

Gotcha! Thnx for the explanation of differences.

Welcome, but want to clarify I did not mean to come off as sounding like an expert, just sharing my experiences.

 

[patience0830]

Welcome, but want to clarify I did not mean to come off as sounding like an expert, just sharing my experiences.

Maybe not expert yet. Just experter than me on this stuff

 

[ChrisK]

I just used some cold blue on a Stevens 87T a few weeks ago. Had some rust pitting on the barrel that I cleaned up and then applied cold blue with 0000 steel wool. Turned out pretty nice. Ordered the missing inner mag tube today.

 

[Bennettjh]

In my experience, there's nothing easy about any sort of refinish work. Plenty of good prep-work is one of the most important things.