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Brownell's Rust Bluing Formula
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<blockquote data-quote="specweldtom" data-source="post: 370074" data-attributes="member: 2580"><p>Chas, I don't have a clue, but it would be costly. I have about 12 hrs invested in this last go around, and that is time that you are pretty much tied down, unless you want to stop after one of the boiling cycles and pick it up later. You can't go off and leave it while the pieces are rusting because if you let it rust too long, it will etch the metal too deep. I used to do hot salt bluing for a friend, using his setup, and it was twice as fast as this process. I would guess based on the time it took me, that a professional might charge $200 - $300 to rust blue an action, and maybe $500 - $700 for an old double gun. Personally, I wouldn't try one for twice that much.</p><p></p><p>An intangible is that when it comes out nice, you feel quite a bit of pride that you could do it yourself.</p><p></p><p>If you want to P//M me your email, I'll email you a few pictures and you might decide to give it a shot.</p><p></p><p>Tom</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="specweldtom, post: 370074, member: 2580"] Chas, I don't have a clue, but it would be costly. I have about 12 hrs invested in this last go around, and that is time that you are pretty much tied down, unless you want to stop after one of the boiling cycles and pick it up later. You can't go off and leave it while the pieces are rusting because if you let it rust too long, it will etch the metal too deep. I used to do hot salt bluing for a friend, using his setup, and it was twice as fast as this process. I would guess based on the time it took me, that a professional might charge $200 - $300 to rust blue an action, and maybe $500 - $700 for an old double gun. Personally, I wouldn't try one for twice that much. An intangible is that when it comes out nice, you feel quite a bit of pride that you could do it yourself. If you want to P//M me your email, I'll email you a few pictures and you might decide to give it a shot. Tom [/QUOTE]
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