Blue a rifle using cold blue for a beautiful finish

A beautifully blued barrel is exceptionally pleasing to the eye. This GunTec video explains the process for finishing a barrel using Art's Belgium Blue, a unique cold bluing product. Hosted by Larry Potterfield, Founder and CEO of MidwayUSA, this process starts by immersing the barrel in scalding hot water to heat the metal, using wooden dowels that have been turned to plug the chamber and the muzzle. Once the metal has been heated the water is wiped off using a clean cotton cloth. The bluing solution is applied to the metal using a clean cotton swab and long, deliberate strokes. The barrel is then reheated in the hot water and scrubbed using OOOO steel wool. This process is repeated until the desired level of blue is reached.

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[jamestripney]

dumb question time , do you de grease each time between coats of blue ?

[MidwayUSA]

@jamestripney It is not necessary to degrease between coats of blue but it is necessary to scrub the barrel (we used 0000 steel wool in the video) between coats of blue.

Thank for Your Business!

[BIZRZKYKK]

is it scratch ding resistant

[rattegg111]

and thats the way it is. what does that mean in relation to gun smithing?



[iENT3RTAIN]

@MidwayUSA Can I use this technique for bluing a receiver and other such parts like a bolt? Also could you look into making a parkerizing tutorial.

[uhrik]

What about after rust with this product compared with other cold blues or phospho- blue? I cold blued an old shotgun years ago and it looked great at first, but started to rust like crazy in the vault. Oil also tended to remove the cold blue. I reblued it with phospho blue and no problems with rust since but the color is not as dark and black as a factory finish.

Thanks for your reply and your videos.

[CorpCheek1]

Someone please answer. Could you use this process on an entire pistol? If not what other process could I use to blue my 1911.

[drewnickel]

I seriously want to be an apprentice to you so I can get better at gunsmithing. All I can do is fix bent firing pins and refinish metal.

[DrGuha]

Larry: can I work for you in the summer? I am serious.

[PoisonCLOWNbaby]

@tacticalpartner that's the way it is.