Refinishing a firearm
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Refinishing a firearm
Hey all,
I'm kind of a gun nut, and I came across this Browning BPS that was in real tough cosmetic shape at a auction awhile back, picked it up for $100.
I'm trying to restore it into a shooter on the cheap. I've got all of the necessary parts from ebay and the such.
I've got the gun disassembled to the point that I should be able to do a pretty good job with a diy'er blueing kit. I thought that the all of the blued parts were steel (I removed the gold plated trigger) untill I started floating a magnet near the trigger assembly.
What can I use to get the aluminum blued to the same level of blueing that I put on the rest of the parts? Right now I've got a birchwood casey permablue paste kit. This kit won't work on the aluminum trigger frame. I also need to know how to remove the old blueing on the aluminum trigger frame. Sandpaper and steel wool?
I could leave the trigger with the stock color, but it would look funny with the wear on it near the trigger guard.
I'm kind of a gun nut, and I came across this Browning BPS that was in real tough cosmetic shape at a auction awhile back, picked it up for $100.
I'm trying to restore it into a shooter on the cheap. I've got all of the necessary parts from ebay and the such.
I've got the gun disassembled to the point that I should be able to do a pretty good job with a diy'er blueing kit. I thought that the all of the blued parts were steel (I removed the gold plated trigger) untill I started floating a magnet near the trigger assembly.
What can I use to get the aluminum blued to the same level of blueing that I put on the rest of the parts? Right now I've got a birchwood casey permablue paste kit. This kit won't work on the aluminum trigger frame. I also need to know how to remove the old blueing on the aluminum trigger frame. Sandpaper and steel wool?
I could leave the trigger with the stock color, but it would look funny with the wear on it near the trigger guard.
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Try these guys! Blue Wonder They might have something for aluminum. Their blueing mix is great.
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Try navel jelly. i used it on an old remington sportsman and it took the bluing right off. then i took 800 grit wet sanding paper and got everything smoothed and refinished it. i must say, it looks good
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I've found a product from birchwood casey that supposed to be for touch ups on alloy frame rails. It's called aluminum black. I think that I'm going to try it on the trigger assembly first and then blue the rest of the gun to match the trigger.
It doesnt have to match perfectly, but it'd would be great if it did. I take great pride in a job well done, especially when it comes to firearms.
I really just want a gun that doesn't look like a rusty fence post.
It doesnt have to match perfectly, but it'd would be great if it did. I take great pride in a job well done, especially when it comes to firearms.
I really just want a gun that doesn't look like a rusty fence post.
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Thanks for all of the advice guys.
I got the gun finished today. Out of pocket cost was about $40 and roughly 4-5 hours of my time.
I wish I had a before picture but I don't. Just imagine a "brown" gun as a before picture.
Here's a picture of the cleaned up metal frame with a slider that went through the blueing paste once.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...86592556DnqAuy
Here's the finished gun with 3 blueings and the trigger assembly was colored using a permablack gloss black pen for alloys.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...86592556zzgGIW
I know that it's not perfect, but considering the previous condition of the gun, it's a really sharp finish.
I got the gun finished today. Out of pocket cost was about $40 and roughly 4-5 hours of my time.
I wish I had a before picture but I don't. Just imagine a "brown" gun as a before picture.
Here's a picture of the cleaned up metal frame with a slider that went through the blueing paste once.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...86592556DnqAuy
Here's the finished gun with 3 blueings and the trigger assembly was colored using a permablack gloss black pen for alloys.
http://community.webshots.com/photo/...86592556zzgGIW
I know that it's not perfect, but considering the previous condition of the gun, it's a really sharp finish.
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