![]() Some solutions may need to heat up and some not. It fully cleans the metal and removes any kind of oil that is stuck into the gun. But I always suggest people use nail polish remover which is actually acetone. And moreover, you can also use denatured alcohol. And there are some people I know who use acetone and sometimes I also use that. You can also use the commercial detergent which contains sodium triphosphate. They contain normally sodium metasilicate. And to remove this there are few types of solutions in the market. DegreasingĪfter removing old blue you must remove the oil, grease, or other unwanted droplets that can ruin your gun. Select the blue remover by giving a look at the description and also to your budget. ![]() There are so many blue removers in the market. Clear it until the metal comes into its original look. Then clear the surface using soft steel wool, nylon brush, etc. I have also seen that many people stay for a day at all to just let it sit perfectly on the metal. You have to wait for a minimum of several hours. If you have no problem with the time and you are dealing with two or three guns then you can apply this method using a gun bluing solution.Īt first, you have to apply chemical stripe by the brush. You can use this effective and easy method but this process takes too much time. Then use 600 grit for finishing.Īfter all of this, your gun will be free from previous old blue and also from harmful elements. At first start with 400 grit, and then one round again apply steel wool with oil. It will be easy to get a good finishing if the grit paper size is high. Remember one thing that grit paper size differ the finishing of your work. Proceeding further, it will make the surface prepared for complete rust bluing a gun. Just soak the wool with the gun oil and use that. These will help you to remove scratch, rust or pit. With the simple grit paper, you can remove all the old blue perfectly.īut it will be better if you use steel wool and gun oil before using grit paper. Well, here the only thing you need to perform this method is grit paper. So, how to remove rust from guns without grinders? ![]() Right after you’ve taken the old blue off, a layer of rust will show up. but it is my duty to acknowledge you about other processes.īefore that let’s know about the universal process- Abrasive blasting No other process can beat this universal process. Take a perfect shot with the abrasive blasting. A slight presence of old rust will hinder your process of rust proof bluing. If you don’t remove the old one, all the space of the gun won’t be blued perfectly. This may seem like the opposite of our title but when rebluing a gun, you have to remove the blue first. After cooling the solution fully, the extra salt will go as sediment at the end of the pot. You can exclude the excess salt from the blue solution by cooling the solution fully. ![]() So, here your blue solution is ready to use perfectly. When it will be boiled, all the ingredients will have been mixed properly.Now place the pot on the stove or gas burner.Here in this part, some fumes will be created. Take the pot and there pour water (Approximately 3 gallon, less if you’re spot bluing a gun).You have to make sure that you are making this solution in an open place or in a well-ventilated area. Note: As long as professional gun bluing, a number of other gun bluing liquid and gun bluing paste will be required. In case you’re interested in commercial-grade products, here goes the best hot gun bluing kit: G96 1069 Liquid Gun Bluing In case we’re dealing with hot bluing a gun at home, these gun bluing products are crucial to have in hands. What will you need?įirst thing first, you just need to know what you will need in this bluing process. So, considering these things, it will be wise to apply hot blue to your gun. ![]() You must get training to perform rust, fume and carbon bluing. But among them, hot bluing is easy and also less expensive. But each of them, excepting cold bluing need, a good experience. All of them are available and none of them are impossible to do. Conclusion Why hot bluing is important?įirst thing first, there are hardly any alternatives to bluing a gun if you’re concerned enough about its durability and maintenance. ![]()
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