870 wingmaster refinishing

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gotguns?

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I have a remington 870 wingmaster that has that hi gloss finish on it. So it has some pitting and blemishes on it and I have been wanting to get it refinished for a while now. Will remington do this or am I better off finding a smith to do it. Do you know of any smiths in southern Indiana area that could do a good job?
 
Unless you know a good gunsmith/refinisher whose work you know, personally I'd send it back to Remington. Many 'smiths do not do bluing because it's such a pain to work with the corrosive salts and because customer expectations are variable and difficult to meet. Customers always want a "factory" finish and that is not easy to match. BTW, they may not be able to do anything about the pitting. Just depends.

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gotguns?

If your are looking for the Rem "bright blue" finish then by all means send the scattergun to the factory. Send the entire gun not parts. They will re=assemble and tweak your gun purrrrfect. I have sent two guns back for this treatment and received them back in about 13 weeks. It was worth the wait!

Good Luck & Be Safe
 
SGB, Just fer giggles... what was the price for a real factory re-blue? And... Do they have to do all the parts to get a true match or is it a consistent color they can just to what needs done?
Brent
 
Brent

About 5 years ago it was $135 "I got a LE discount", they re-finished all metal parts, dead solid perfect. " thats why my advice to "send the whole gun, not parts" :)

My Best to you Bob
 
Any idea if remington would parkerize an express with rust on it?

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When the OP mentioned a "hi gloss finish," my first thought was the stock; however, his subsequent reference to "pitting" indicates metal. It's good to know Scattergun Bob experienced such positive results with Remington's factory metal refinishing jobs.

Wood stock refinishing is a task gladly undertaken by many gun owners. Plain Jane looking stocks may be made to look very nice with the judicious application of hand rubbed finishes. Unfortunately, traditional methods can't be used when duplicating the high-gloss synthetic finishes as found on Wingmasters and 1100s. Those with the capability of spraying a similar finish may have great success. However, problems arise with Remingtons having pressed checkering. Hand cut checkering can be re-cut after spraying a fresh finish; but, what to do with pressed checkering? One can mask-off around the pressed areas or smooth them and cut fresh checkering. I'm curious, does anyone know how Remington addresses the pressed checkering with a factory re-finish?
 
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