gun rebluing

[lola]

hi all
i am just in the process of revamping a .177 webley tracker and the stock is coming along nicely so i thaught i will reblue the action to make it a proper job. i have ordered a birchwood casey gun rebluing paste kit and was wondering if anyone on here has ever used this kit and how it turned out? and any tips / advice?
thanks in advance for any replies, tom.

[guzzicat]

Most important is de/greasing,best success i had was with servisol super 10,small items are easier,but time in preparation is vital Best Of Luck

[Jackal]

For a proper job send it to Manchester Airguns.

F.A.O. Colin Malloy.

[Ed J]

Cold blue is alright for a small scratch. Degrease with white spirit several times then apply. But for a larger area it'll just darken it slightly and wears off with very little use.

As suggested above you need a professional reblue.

Ed

[Baberidge]

I do agree a professional job would be best, but I've got an old Tracker and I'd like to get it done. I have read that if cold bluing it's a good idea to rub several coats of oil (transmission fluid was used for the shotgun he was bluing) whilst it's going off.

hth

Dan.

[lola]

I do agree a professional job would be best, but I've got an old Tracker and I'd like to get it done. I have read that if cold bluing it's a good idea to rub several coats of oil (transmission fluid was used for the shotgun he was bluing) whilst it's going off.

hth

Dan.

thanks. i think ill just test it on the trigger guard to start, just incase .

[lola]

i dont suppose you know rouhgly how much it would cost for manchester airguns to reblue a webley tracker do you? thanks for any info

[zippy]

manchester airguns charged me £50 to blue my HW35
i took it there in bits and degreased and collected it once he had worked his magic on it

[Marco]

What ever you do, stay away from Wonder Blue. I tried it and it just turned to rust. After cleaning the rust off, the bluing came with it. Complete waste of money.

[john frum]

In the process of blueing a Webley senior with birchwood casey paste.

The gun had a fair bit of rust so it should only be an improvement.

Prepare well clean with meths, wear vinyl gloves, dont touch the surfaces and apply with a cotton bud.

Initial thoughts of the result are its ok. but during application its difficult to achieve the same darkness of "blue" some bits of metal take better than others and the result while not really streaky resemble petrol film on a puddle.

I have liberaly applied silicon oil to the finish while I debate whether to touch up further or not.