Say you have a lock that was browned up to a year ago, can you throw the parts in boiling water and get a satisfactory blue finish out of it or is it best to strip and redo the whole process?
Can you rust blue parts long after the browning process?
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Phil Coffins
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Scrub them down with hot soapy water then drop them in a pan of boiling water. You’ll know for sure and at the very least they’ll be clean.
Took it apart and put on an extra coat of browning solution to let go until tomorrow, just in case.
There is a method using Windex with ammonia. You can find it on the ALR site under tutorials. Metal finish. Check it out...
Yes it will blue up if you degrease it first. That's how you deal with rust spots on a blued gun.
That's good news! Thank you.
Any kind of pots that I should avoid boiling in? I'd like to not have an angry wife on my hands 
Save your marriage! Go to the local Goodwill store and buy a 3 or 4 dollar stainless steel pot.
Phil Coffins
69 Cal.
I got an enameled roaster at the junk store for boiling parts in, works dandy.
Avoid aluminum!
Avoid aluminum!
I'm off to see the wizard, the wonderful wizard of goodwill!
I got some pot.
Are those red spots normal?
Are those red spots normal?
Phil Coffins
69 Cal.
Oil the parts and let them set over night then rub with an oily rag. The red will come off. A longer boil wouldn’t hurt.
The rough metal will not allow the parts to look as good as they could be but you have some protection now.
The rough metal will not allow the parts to look as good as they could be but you have some protection now.
I'll check back in with an update after I card some of the scale off, I'll need to get some more distilled water tomorrow I had a brain fart and poured it down the drain
. I appreciate your help and advice Phil.
Not horrible for a first attempt!
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You can always degrease, hit it with the brown again, then boil and card again with degreased steel wool. Flood with WD-40 or an overnight soak in kerosene will help set the blueing. Repeat the rusting, boiling, and carding until it is even all over.
This process is called "hot water bluing" and is in effect an express form of slow rust blue.
This process is called "hot water bluing" and is in effect an express form of slow rust blue.
Think I'm going to just to make sure it's a uniform finish.
Improvement after a second boil. Cock is still a little shiny/not gray, so doing another rust on that overnight. Possibly a higher hardness than everything else?
Quick boil and piling before work.
