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Bluing a gun
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:37 am
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:37 am
Does anyone know if you can re-blue a 870 express. The current finish is a matte finish and I don't know if you can use the bluing stuff on top of the matte finish.
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Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:39 am to brhunt
I dont think you can either. Not really sure. May have to bead blast it first.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:50 am to Teyeger
needs to be bare metal to blue
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:52 am to gmrkr5
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needs to be bare metal to blue
Check into getting it painted with gun Kote. Think is runs around $150 and is durable as hell and looks awesome!
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:57 am to Tbooux
Thanks, I will look in to that.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 8:58 am to brhunt
GunKote isnt going to give a blue finish. It will be similar to the matte finish the OP already has on his gun.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 9:00 am to gmrkr5
I am not too concerned with the look of the gun. Just trying to stop the rust.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 9:11 am to brhunt
then something like gunkote is the way to go. still gonna want to bead blast the old finish off if you can.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:09 am to brhunt
a little rust on your gun will help with the tips from the sympathetic sports.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 10:10 am to aldawg2323
I used DuraCoat on my XD's. And a few of my shooting buddies have used it on shotguns with great results.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 12:40 pm to TU Rob
brhunt, I'm not sure what type of finish is on your current gun.....sounds like it might be Parkerized. If it's Parkerized, it'll be difficult to blue it w/o first removing the Parkerized finish. OTOH, w/ a number of the synthetic spray on finishes, like Duracote, a pre-existing Parkerized finish can be advantageous for appllying the spray on finish.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 12:42 pm to brhunt
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I am not too concerned with the look of the gun. Just trying to stop the rust.
If that's all you're concerned with... you can just hit it with a bit of paint. (Maybe some naval jelly first to get the rust off.)
This post was edited on 1/26/12 at 12:48 pm
Posted on 1/26/12 at 1:46 pm to TU Rob
quote:Been wanting to try their shake 'n spray product. I got some a while back to refinish some AR magazines and the paint worked great, tough as hell, but the airspray gun I was using was junk so I was only able to do one before it crapped out.
I used DuraCoat on my XD's. And a few of my shooting buddies have used it on shotguns with great results.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 3:03 pm to TigerOnThe Hill
quote:whaterver comes on a standard remington 870 supermag.
brhunt, I'm not sure what type of finish is on your current gun
sounds like i need some duracote or similar product.
Posted on 1/26/12 at 11:55 pm to brhunt
Current Remington specs don't say exactly what type of finish it is. It only says it's a "non reflective matter finish." I have an 1911 that had similar factory description, but turned out to be Parkerized. Another option would be to have an experienced gunsmith do the job to your specs, whatever you end up choosing.
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