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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:22 am    Post subject: Finally got my receiver blued! Reply with quote

I finally had the time to blue my receiver from the latest run of Tomenosuke kits.... It now has a light blue and fairly even finish.

I followed some of the guides from the forum, and made my own experiences with the process along the way. NOT EASY in any way. I know it's been covered before, but I REALLY enjoyed these "reports" from others before I started this project. So I thought I would share my thoughts...

This work requires safety equipment: Safety glasses, gloves and respirator mask. And should be done in an heavily ventilated room or outside. Here is the steps I took...

1. Sanding, sanding, sanding, going from grid 600 til 1200.
2. Finished sanding process with Liberon steel wool grade 0000. Put some effort into this phase, the smoother the surface, the better the bluing fluid adheres.
3. One thing I learned at this stage: Whatever you do, DO NOT TOUCH the receiver from this point on with anything else than clean paper towels!! Not even with the rubber gloves. Even the tiniest smudges will effect the final result.
4. Clean the receiver with acetone.
5. Rub receiver with clean and dry paper towels.
6. Apply Birchwood Casey Perma Blue (concentrated liquid) with cotton pads evenly all over the receiver.
7. Rub receiver with clean and dry paper towels.
8. If you get smudges (you will!), rub the smudges with cotton pads (with bluing fluid on), then directly thereafter rub off the bluing fluid with paper towel. Repeat this stage til you get an even finish.

That's it Very Happy

Remember to seal the receiver with gun oil or wax or the similar...

Here are some pictures of the result:





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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That looks gorgeous!
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:17 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nice work!
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:25 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Gorgeous!!!

Thanks for sharing your process. It is really great to hear different approaches and see the results.

Cheers!

Ted.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:18 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks guys I'm very happy with the result as I've never tried working with bluing before....
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Quit your day job Anders and go into the "blueing business" right away Cool
Beauty!!
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:57 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Looks great good stuff.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:37 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Paste or liquid?
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PostPosted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:34 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Photech wrote:
Paste or liquid?


Liquid Very Happy
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PostPosted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:31 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Outstanding.
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:09 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Very nice work. I hate using bluing so I appreciate what you went through to get it THAT good!
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:09 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

It really has been a loooooong and tiresome process Confused

But also very rewarding obtaining new skills Very Happy
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