1Ab Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 I am in the process of fixing up a Browning Auto 5 and decided to do some hot bluing. After removing all the rust/origional blue and plenty of polish. Here are my results sofar. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 Looks good so far. My problem with DIY blueing is durability. Looks good, but rapidly wears off. I hope you have more luck. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ab Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 2 minutes ago, Gordon R said: Looks good so far. My problem with DIY blueing is durability. Looks good, but rapidly wears off. I hope you have more luck. Thanks, I have used hot caustic bluing so in theory the durability should be just as good as the factory finish. Time will tell Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
enfieldspares Posted February 10 Report Share Posted February 10 If you need a good condition replacement forend for your Aut0 5 I have one. £58.00 posted by signed for and insured postal service. If interested I can send your email some pictures if you PM me. If you are near to Leicester it's £50.00 collected so you can examine it yourself. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ab Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 1 hour ago, enfieldspares said: If you need a good condition replacement forend for your Aut0 5 I have one. £58.00 posted by signed for and insured postal service. If interested I can send your email some pictures if you PM me. If you are near to Leicester it's £50.00 collected so you can examine it yourself. Thank you for the offer but its actually the stock that I may need a replace, I will give my forend a good inspection and should I find something wrong on it I'll contact you. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ab Posted February 10 Author Report Share Posted February 10 Once more into the devil's broth. Shiny silver parts in, black shiny parts out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Peter Harris Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 What caustic solution are you using , where from , cost? Results look very good. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ab Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 4 hours ago, Peter Harris said: What caustic solution are you using It's one I made up myself it's not expensive for small parts but can get pricey for large parts. I think up to this point I have spent around £40 on chemicals. But the solution can be used again again. The recipe and guide is explained very well in this video. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gordon R Posted February 11 Report Share Posted February 11 Excellent, but I don't think I will be trying it. 🙂 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
1Ab Posted February 11 Author Report Share Posted February 11 18 minutes ago, Gordon R said: Excellent, but I don't think I will be trying it. 🙂 I was unsure myself in the beginning. I was initially going to do rust bluing but I simply don't have the time this is much quicker. Boiling hot sodium hydroxide is no joke and must be treated with caution. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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