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Last month my horn was only working intermittently, and state inspection/registration was due so figured I had better investigate. The horn started feeling a little weird about a month earlier and had gotten progressively worse to the point that it felt like a baggie full of loose teeth. Sure enough when I disassembled it the plastic thingy that supports the horn stuff was in about 20 pieces. Have a pic but my windows laptop wont find it on my IPhone. Anyways, the rest of the steering wheel wasn't in good shape so I decided to swap it out. I had this left over from my daughters mustang build:
And proceeded to install as you can see with a Grant horn kit from Orielly's. Now as some of you know , my truck is not a mustang,
So, I made one of these today:
14ga stainless steel with a little engine turning,(even tho engine turning on SS doesn't show up as well a aluminum), And I intend to adhere that sucker into the present horn button using a little of the black version of yellow death. My question to you fine Ladies and Gents, do I put it in just like the pic or do I add a little "bluing" like this?:
I like the unblued look. Perhaps toss some wet paint on and then wipe off, leaving some in the low spots to outline the letters in color? Very nice job on the lettering btw!
Mike, I may have misled with my "bluing" description. NumberDummy is of coarse correct that traditional bluing doesn't work on SS. 77&79 referred to the process I'm talking about. A heating process that produces a myriad of colors, gold, blue, purple, sometimes green. Quite beautiful actually, but it has its time and place, this may not be one of them. Pretty consistent voting so far, but Ill check in tomorrow for the final tally. Thanks for everyone's opinion, much valued.
Carl
A heating process that produces a myriad of colors, gold, blue, purple, sometimes green. Quite beautiful actually, but it has its time and place, this may not be one of them.
Putting bones in a kiln along with gun parts will produce a rainbow of colors called color case finish.
All the gun makers at one time used this process on pistols and rifles. Colt first generation (1873-1942) Single Action frames and Winchester lever action frames (prior to WWI) for two examples.
Mike, I may have misled with my "bluing" description. NumberDummy is of coarse correct that traditional bluing doesn't work on SS. 77&79 referred to the process I'm talking about. A heating process that produces a myriad of colors, gold, blue, purple, sometimes green. Quite beautiful actually, but it has its time and place, this may not be one of them. Pretty consistent voting so far, but Ill check in tomorrow for the final tally. Thanks for everyone's opinion, much valued.
Carl
No, I knew what you were talking about. I'm familiar with how heat affects stainless steel, I just never thought about using the chemical blueing like on a gun barrel on stainless steel.
I'm actually around stainless steel a lot and familiar with how it turns rainbow when heated.
My "bluing" suggestion was just me wondering whether you could get a consistent, even blue surface some way rather than a rainbow effect.
Regardless, that medallion looks really nice.
Oh yeah, just a heads up for future installers. About 2 weeks after the original install, I was driving back to the shop from a customers place and when I turned a corner and heard a faint " electrical short" sound. Each corner after that got progressively louder with the last two producing much concern and faint smoke. Upon disassembly I discovered the button contact rings were not centered around the hub and one of the buttons would short across the two rings. Don't know why it took two weeks.
