Last_Cast Posted December 5, 2018 Posted December 5, 2018 Hey everyone. My grandfather gave me an older remington 1100. I have 2 barrels that could use re-bluing. Any of you guys work with that kind of thing here that would help me out? I'd rather give my business to a fellow member first! Pictures will be posted soon! Thanks! Quote
riverbasser Posted December 6, 2018 Posted December 6, 2018 I've done a few and really think you should try yourself. Nothing too hard just do a little reading. The one piece of advice if you do decide is that when cleaning and prepping, once you think its clean enough clean it some more. Once you start bluing it reveals all you missed Good luck Quote
Last_Cast Posted December 6, 2018 Author Posted December 6, 2018 7 hours ago, riverbasser said: I've done a few and really think you should try yourself. Nothing too hard just do a little reading. The one piece of advice if you do decide is that when cleaning and prepping, once you think its clean enough clean it some more. Once you start bluing it reveals all you missed Good luck I'll send you some pictures if you dont mind. Show you what I'm dealing with. It looks like somebody tried bluing it in the past and did a terrible job. Quote
Super User Way2slow Posted December 7, 2018 Super User Posted December 7, 2018 If you are talking about some of these rub on cold blues, What bluing is on the barrel would be better. I do my own bluing for 50 years and have done numbers of pieces for other people but I use a home brewed hot blue made with Lye and Ammonium Nitrate fertilizer. It makes a deep blue black finish, However, this process has a number of dangers since you are heating it to approx. 300F and mixing the solutions creates a huge amount of ammonia gas that has to be avoided. The solution as is, will eat lead so if they are vented rib barrels, depending on how they are attached, the could come off, same with the front sight on none venter ribs. I have reblued a couple 1100's and never had a problem, but that's not saying you won't. Also, there is a lot more involved that just cleaning one to do a nice blue job and to get setup to do hot bluing would cost a lot more than it would cost to have a couple of barrels professionally done. Quote
2tall79 Posted December 7, 2018 Posted December 7, 2018 I just got done re-bluing a 40s era shotgun and a 50s era .22. I used a product called Oxpho-Blue Professional Grade Cold Blue and was very impressed with the ease of application and the results. Google the name and a few really good videos will come up. Good luck Quote
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