I still love ya.I was very tired when I posted. Please forgive me….
I still love ya.I was very tired when I posted. Please forgive me….
YA Baby!!!!!
FINAL FOUR BOUND!
Easter gun deals....
STI 2011 is gone. New owner loves the patina look. Picked up a DW SS Valor VBob in 9mm and a plain jane P320 Compact 9mm.
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All parts were blasted the same way with 150 grit garnet. I was talking with B2V about this today and I think it has to do with metallurgy and the temperature the parts were at when the solution gets applied. The parts get heated in an oven the same, but while putting coats of the solution on the part will cool down. The instructions tell you to warm the parts back up with a propane torch. Small parts probably heat up more evenly and the larger parts not so much. Also, the amount of solution seems to matter, thick vs thin coats.@T_DOGG, I noticed the small parts took the dark bluing "better". I wonder if the difference is a more polished surface versus the blasted surface.
I thought you were giving them a bath. I've gotten better results than you had with cold blue. Fresh cotton ball with every stroke to the barrel on a 10/22 bbl many years ago. Hand sanded to 2000 grit wet/dry. Hard to do that on a slide as complicated as you were working with. Pics are gone but it really looked good after several treatments.All parts were blasted the same way with 150 grit garnet. I was talking with B2V about this today and I think it has to do with metallurgy and the temperature the parts were at when the solution gets applied. The parts get heated in an oven the same, but while putting coats of the solution on the part will cool down. The instructions tell you to warm the parts back up with a propane torch. Small parts probably heat up more evenly and the larger parts not so much. Also, the amount of solution seems to matter, thick vs thin coats.
Long story short, there's definitely more science and technique than what appears to the eye.
They get heated, solution applied, then put in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. The water converts the red/brown rust to black.I thought you were giving them a bath. I've gotten better results than you had with cold blue. Fresh cotton ball with every stroke to the barrel on a 10/22 bbl many years ago. Hand sanded to 2000 grit wet/dry. Hard to do that on a slide as complicated as you were working with. Pics are gone but it really looked good after several treatments.
Gotcha! Thnx for the explanation of differences.They get heated, solution applied, then put in boiling water for 3-5 minutes. The water converts the red/brown rust to black.
I've also gotten better results with cold blue. The appearance is only one part of the equation though, because cold bluing does not have good durability when handled repeatedly, especially with sweaty hands. I've had good luck with cold bluing in low traffic areas, high traffic areas it wears off quickly.
This surface finish that is result of the rust bluing is hard and slick, like how G**** used to have their slides on some of the gen3 and gen4 guns.
Welcome, but want to clarify I did not mean to come off as sounding like an expert, just sharing my experiences.Gotcha! Thnx for the explanation of differences.
Maybe not expert yet. Just experter than me on this stuffWelcome, but want to clarify I did not mean to come off as sounding like an expert, just sharing my experiences.