Rust and pitting removal

[KimberPB]

Thanks Red Hat and KimberRB. I've polished a couple sportbike frames so I had an extra cloth wheel and some Rouge laying around. I went over it quickly last night with it attached on my cordless drill and it already made a big difference. I'll use the grinder this weekend and it should turn out spotless. Thanks again guys.

[Red Hat]

Post some pics when you get it done...

[KimberPB]

Will do. I did some work on it today. It looks 100 time better but I still have some pitting to clean up. Can not wait to see the look on my buddies face when I take it back to him.

[KimberPB]

Thanks again for all the help guys. It's turning out really nice! I'm going to look at it tomorrow in the sun and see if there are any spots I missed. After that I'll reassemble it. The bluing turned out so nice I think I may go ahead and refinish the grip as well. Here’s a few pics of how it looks so far.





I'll post one more set of pics once I get the grip done and it's all reassembled.

[KimberRB]

That is outstanding. It dont even look like the same gun. The person that owns it should be as happy as a pig in Sh^%T.

[Red Hat]

It's looking great! You'll have to try Hot bluing some day.

[KimberPB]

It's looking great! You'll have to try Hot bluing some day.

Thanks Red Hat. I'm going to let my buddy know that I only cold blued it and that it will not be as durable as a good hot blue. I figured he can send it in and get that done if he wants to.

[KimberPB]

It's looking great! You'll have to try Hot bluing some day.

I was going to ask if you have any links to site explaining how to do the hot bluing. I saw some kits at midwayusa for $1200.00 just not sure if I want to drop that kind of money yet.

[Red Hat]

I did it for a while back in the 80's and it was a pain. You have to use bluing salts and dissolve them under high heat. It becomes a caustic soda solution. It's very dangerous and will eat through leather and skin. High heat and caustic chemicals are not fun to play with. Here are a couple articles I found.

http://yarchive.net/metal/bluing.html

http://www.finishing.com/0800-0999/982.shtml

[KimberPB]

I did it for a while back in the 80's and it was a pain. You have to use bluing salts and dissolve them under high heat. It becomes a caustic soda solution. It's very dangerous and will eat through leather and skin. High heat and caustic chemicals are not fun to play with. Here are a couple articles I found.

http://yarchive.net/metal/bluing.html

http://www.finishing.com/0800-0999/982.shtml

Thanks Red Hat