Blue Wonder is the best
Friends,
First off I am not a gunsmith or overly trained when it comes to working on firearms. Instead I am sort of a shade tree mechanic when it comes to the repair and restoration of firearms. However, I found a product at the 2002 SHOT show in Las Vegas that even I can use to retore or refinish the blue on a firearm just like the experts. It was voted the best new product in it's class and is called Blue Wonder Gun Blue. This product provides the durability comparable to the best hot blues.
1. Basically what you do is take their gun cleaner and apply it to the surface to be blued to prepare the metal surface. Then if you are going to remove the old blue, use a scotbrite pad with the cleaner. However, you don't have to remove the old bluing as Blue Wonder will fill in the blank spots to match the original factory blue.
2. Heat the metal until it is warm to the touch using a hair dryer, hot air gun or propane torch.
3. Shake the bluing solution well to mix the chemicals, then using a paper towel, cotton cloth or other such material, apply the bluing solution to the surface to be blued.
4. Continue adding coats of the bluing solution until the desired depth of bluing is achieved.
5. Then once you have reach the level of bluing you want, apply the developer to the blued area.
6. After letting the area sit for about 24 hours, apply a light coat of gun oil to the blued area to prevent rusting.
Thats all there is to it. I have blued a Remington and a Beretta shotgun barrel that had the bluing missing in several spots. After following these directions, you can not even tell where the old bluing or the new bluing is.
Their web site has a demo video that shows you the step by step intructions. The site is
www.novumsolutions.com/gunblue.html
Good luck and good bluing.