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Offline hortonstn

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Rust blue
« on: February 02, 2016, 05:29:15 AM »
Just rust blued a pistol barrel and oiled it
Now I wish I'd put a few more coats of rust solution on it it's kinda transparent
Can I just degrease then re rust or do I have to strip bac to bare metal?
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Offline Curtis

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Re: Rust blue
« Reply #1 on: February 02, 2016, 05:33:47 AM »
Stan, if you degrease it completely you should be able to rust it some more without going to bare metal.


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Re: Rust blue
« Reply #2 on: February 02, 2016, 08:19:48 AM »
"transparent blue" was a trade option in the past.
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Re: Rust blue
« Reply #3 on: February 02, 2016, 08:44:42 PM »
I have "interrupted" the process before with no problems. I was in the process of rust bluing gun parts and had about four rust sessions done but not the color I was looking for yet. I was forced to stop for over a week and then came back to finish the parts. I oiled them prior to leaving and simply degreased and started again. No problems.
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