sharp_shooter Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Does anyone know how much it costs to have a gun re-blued? I know its not cheap but exactly how much and where can it be done? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Mr Pieman Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Last time I went to had anything re blued it cost around £85-00 (last year). That included the barrels, top lever, ironwork on the fore end and trigger guard. Any gunsmith should be able to do this or have someone they can send it to Cheers PP Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neil Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 Pieman is right, any good gunsmith will know a man who can, in some cases price can depend on the amount of prep work to be done, if there is much rust/ pitting this needs more work and therefore the price may vary, having said that my local gunsmith sends stuff away for a flat fee (unless it is really bad) for around the £80/100 mark i think Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted June 3, 2004 Report Share Posted June 3, 2004 If you can rub the barrels down to the bare metal with fine emery cloth, you can often get the job cheaper as the most expensive part is the preparation. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Sharpshooter.... I had a quote of £95 to re blue a Airsporter MK2 2 years ago.. in the end I stripped it down and degreased it and As hammergun rightly pointed out did the prep work with fine emery and finished with wet & dry paper. I then sprayed it with black matt enamel paint. Though I say it myself it looked pretty damn good particularly after I had stripped and repolished the stock. I may be wrong but I think modern air rifles are blacked and not blued which is a different chemical process almost a paint type coating. You used to be able to buy a blueing gel for DIY work and I did buy some advertised in Airgun World about 15 years ago. Who makes it,or if it is still available I do not know. FM. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharp_shooter Posted June 4, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 Do you think i should strip all the blueing/blacking off then spray with a black paint then? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fisherman Mike Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 What type of gun is it and is it particularly valuable? It would be worth a try.... just take your time over the preparation and spraying remember that thin even coats are best. Celulose based car paint is also very good for this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hammergun Posted June 4, 2004 Report Share Posted June 4, 2004 If you want to do it properly, you can buy the blueing salts from Peter Dyson on the net. Remember, preparation is everything. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharp_shooter Posted June 5, 2004 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2004 Whos peter dyson? Whats the website address? Cheers lads you have been a great help Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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