** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** Essentially, rust bluing uses an ...

Once the red oxide converts to black (this will be obvious to the naked eye), it’s time to “card” off (remove) the excess rust. Wearing your gloves and using a soft wire brush, a wheel or degreased ...

** When you buy products through the links on our site, we may earn a commission that supports NRA's mission to protect, preserve and defend the Second Amendment. ** As a dealer and gunsmith who ...

Rust bluing is a very simple technique that allows you to coat a piece of steel in a hard protective black coating. It's basically like rusting it in advance so it can't rust more. It converts a weak ...

Bluing a gun barrel is an essential step in maintaining and preserving the exterior finish of your firearm. Bluing is a protective coating that prevents rust, enhances the overall appearance, and ...

Today I'm Hot Bluing and Cold Bluing Steel parts to protect them from corrosion & rust. Bluing also leaves them a deep black colour which looks pretty cool. Bluing explained, this is my easy to follow ...

Due to intensive use, the protective layer that covers the parts of any weapon is actively removed. Usually, this process is fraught with the development of corrosion, which gradually destroys metal ...

If you own guns long enough, you eventually see it: that ugly orange fuzz creeping across a slide, a barrel, or a set of sights you really like. Rust feels like it appears overnight. In reality, the ...