To blue a gun at home, strip it to bare steel parts, polish or blast them, degrease them in hot soapy water, then run express rust bluing cycles: boil, apply the solution, repeat, boil 10 minutes, and card off the rust. Three cycles is the minimum, and more cycles get a darker color. Finish by [...]
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How to Parkerize a Gun at Home: Steps, Gear and Safety
Published: March 15, 2020 { 6 comments }To parkerize a gun at home, strip it down to bare carbon steel parts, blast them with 80 grit aluminum oxide, degrease them in a hot bath, then hang them in a stainless tank of zinc or manganese phosphate solution held at about 170 to 175 degrees F until the bubbling stops, 15 minutes at [...]