Rust Bluing

They make a rust blue finish in a bottle. Never used it but it might be easier than actually letting it rust.

>>34106336
Thats a touch up solution, it looks like ass if you do the whole gun in it, and it also smells like cat piss.

I've done rust bluing before, its a bit of work, but if you have a spare pot or two to do it in (go look at goodwill), and some wire coat hangers, its fun for the first couple coats, then it gets kinda old desu. Iirc theres a site online you can get higher quality/different shade solutions, I just made my own using table salt and h2o2 iirc, could be wrong about the mix, its been a couple years.

>>34106258
hot bluing is better

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>>34106394
Enlighten me anon. How so?

>>34106449
its real bluing for one

>>34106459
You do realize rust bluing predates hot bluing and is the only method that works on soldered components. Also that it offers superior resistance to damage because it isn't just a chemical coating.
Hot bluing was developed because rust bluing is labor intensive and time consuming when done en-masse.
>>34106449
Rust bluing takes time but can be done in your garage on a small scale. On older firearms it's also the correct finish and does provide a bit more control of overall final appearance. You just need a lot of free time but you wouldn't need all the equipment hot bluing requires.

>>34106258
the fuck is that? do u just literally let the gun rust?

>>34106728
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>>34106728
Yes and no. Like any other blue method, you have to degrease the fuck out of it and already have the gun down to bare metal.

Force the rust with a type of salt solution, let it go for a few minutes, and then force the conversion process (the part where the red turns black, FeO2 -> Fe2O3).

The process itself is truly fascinating. I know I lost about a week of my life just researching it because I was curious.

>>34106728

The didn't pick the name "rust bluing" randomly out of a hat.

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>>34106258
you have to use de-ionized water, that is water with the minerals removed.

I buy it in gallon jugs at walmart.

Don't forget to wash off the salt + peroxide solution if you use that to make it rust up.

Don't be afraid of putting a decently shiny finish on the metal, it really takes a mirror finish before it won't rust easily.

Make sure you degrease it good and buy or make a special tool for "carding" off the black rust.

Black rust scraping off is like nails on a chalkboard, so horrible.

>Model 36

Are you experienced in disassembling and reassembling these? A lot of people make mistakes regarding these when it comes to anything more complex than just taking the sideplate off and cleaning the internals.

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>>34106871
>Experience

No, not exactly. I have seen a couple of disassembly videos and will have plenty of time to mess with it.

Is there something I should be worried about?

Based Larry Potterfield has a pretty good video on the basics.