allme Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Has anybody tried to re-blue a shotgun barrel. I have just got a second hand 686 but the barrel has some rub marks on it and i was wondering how easy it is to reblue. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 DIY never looks as good as a proper hot blue or blacking. A professional job is not as expensive as you may think. RichardH does it at very good price did a fair job on a gun for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 If it was a **** gun I would say go ahead and give it a go, thought about buying a battered gun myself and see how I got along. But I'm with Welshie on this one, for what it's worth I would get a pro to do it. RichardH does a cracking job fair play, there have been some really good photos of his work on here Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 i did it on my 200 quid rizzini and was quite pleased with the results. as the others say though maybe pay to get it done by hot blueing. i used some ten quid cream and despite a lot saying it wouldn't last ect it seems ok. the picture shows the barrels after one application i ended up giving it two. before and after Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 That looks great aga man. Did you have to sand down the barrels before applying the bluing cream? Which did you use? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 (edited) thanks i used wire wool to prepare the barrels and cleaned them in white spirit before applying. the cream was a tenner from my rfd. Edited May 7, 2013 by aga man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Very well done Aga Man the OP might be sending his barrels to you Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Did you rub down until all the old bluing was removed? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
welshwarrior Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Use Brick acid ( hydrochloric acid) to remove old blueing is quick and very easy. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aga man Posted May 7, 2013 Report Share Posted May 7, 2013 Did you rub down until all the old bluing was removed? the old blueing was almost fully removed by the time i had got a smooth finish but the barrels were not exactly shiny steel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cubix Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Not sure if I can put video links in, but I had several unsuccessful attempts with Phillips - the key was removing all the old blue, sanding just didn't do it, nor did rust remover - at least not perfectly. In the end I resorted to electrolysis and a 12v power source and it produced a much better result. This was a sound moderator - I was pretty pleased with the results, but I wouldn't like to try it with a full rifle. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DnnWHL_7q8k Parts 1 + 2 are the unsuccesful attempts which involved (God forbid) actually following the instructions, so I haven't posted them here. A frustrating and time consuming comedy of errors until I got it right by trial and error. Edited May 21, 2013 by cubix Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) hi mate,to do it yourself the best way I found after numerous attempts was to remove all the bluing from your barrels,you can do this by applying blue remover (birchwood and casey) and wire wool, you then need to degrease the barrels and wash off with water,once dried wire wool the barrels again with very fine wire wool and make sure you are wearing gloves at all times because the grease from your hands can sometimes show up through the blueing, once you have your barrels down to the steel rinse again with degreaser,the preparation is the most important part,then dry the barrels,i used a hair drier, once this is done you will need 2 bottles of Phillips gun blue, the reason I used this was because every time I tried to use the paste or the jells it would always end up streaky, from a piece of guttering cut a piece about two inches longer than your barrels and put a cap end on it at each end of the guttering. pour in the Phillips gun blue and then dip your barrels in it for 30 seconds at a time,ensure you have plugged the ends of your barrels by the way, after 30 seconds rince in water and repeat the process until you get the desired effect you want,,ie the more you dip the barrels the darker they become, once you have done this keep your gun blueing liquid in a container as you can re use it many times, ok now you have the desired effect on your barrels,so give the inside of the barrels a good clean and then get a cloth and put some barricade oil(birchwood casey) on it and rub all over the outside of the barrels and also put some on a cloth and pull through the barrels,this will stop any rust whatsoever trying to form, sorry it took so long to explain but this is how I did mine,and to be honest my barrels look like new ,hope this helps but my advice is don't wast your money on crèams or jells as it wont do it as good as the Phillips gun blue and you can re use it as many times as you like hope this helps, Evo edit;; you have to dilute the Phillips gun blue with water,sorry I forgot to put that in my original post Edited May 21, 2013 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hi Evo I was going to try the old drainpipe technique as well. What do you use o plug the barrels though? Well and truly stumped on this one. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
allme Posted May 21, 2013 Author Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hi Evo Thank you for a great reply and I will give your method a try. I will get some rubber bungs to block the ends of my barrels. Allen Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Hi Evo I was going to try the old drainpipe technique as well. What do you use o plug the barrels though? Well and truly stumped on this one. hi mate,get some guttering,and two gutter cap ends that go on either end of the gutter pipe simples only pennies mate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 (edited) Hi Evo Thank you for a great reply and I will give your method a try. I will get some rubber bungs to block the ends of my barrels. Allen no problem allen,the preparation is the key bud,make sure you wear rubber gloves and the birchwood gun blue remover makes the job so much easier Edited May 21, 2013 by evo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hedd-wyn Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Super Just bought a battered Meteor MK5, although they originally had painted metalwork I quite fancy giving it a blue Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 it only takes about an hour and half to do mate,i did mine and have to say it still looks fine and as you said if its a cheap gun then why not do it yourself,if it was an expensive gun I would be inclined to get it done by the pro,s but mine is my hide gun and I use it for rough shooting and it gets knocked about Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aris Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Is 500ml of gun blue enough to fully submerge a set of barrels in a length of guttering? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
evo Posted May 21, 2013 Report Share Posted May 21, 2013 Is 500ml of gun blue enough to fully submerge a set of barrels in a length of guttering? no its not my appologies it tells you to dilute it with water ,sorry about that, Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FalconFN Posted June 17, 2013 Report Share Posted June 17, 2013 Evo, how robust is the Phillips gun blue? Does it wear off easily? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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