I have used Brownells' Oxpho-Blue cold bluing on some of the tools I've
made. Only bluing product I've tried, so there may be better. I've not
use Boeshield on blued pieces. Will give it a try.
Barricade Rust Protection is available in the US from Brownells
https://www.brownells.com/gun-cleaning-chemicals/oils-lubricants/rust-prevention/barricade-prod4955.aspx
Cheers,
Bob Haskell
Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
On 6/8/21 8:18 AM, Bob Spidell wrote:
> Boeshield is good stuff--we used to fog the guts of airplanes with it.
> IIRC, it's colorless but, would it react with bluing?
>
>
> On 6/8/2021 4:45 AM, Bob Haskell wrote:
>> I use Boeshield T-9. No experience with firearms.
>>
>> https://boeshield.com
>>
>> Cheers,
>>
>> Bob Haskell
>> Austin Healey 3000 BN7/BT7 registrar
>>
>> On 6/8/21 7:24 AM, simon.lachlan@alexarevel.plus.com wrote:
>>>
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> Not specifically a Healey query but we all know about rust?.
>>>
>>> So, I?m restoring an old pistol. (We?ll get one thing straight
>>> first?.I?m no Wyatt Earp. This thing is a nice old .177 air pistol.
>>> A Webley & Scott Mk1. My wife?s father?s. About a hundred years old.
>>> Still works well.)
>>>
>>> Thus far, I?ve disassembled, removed the old bluing and any rust.
>>> I?ll reblue it per instructions from the net and from the bottle of
>>> blue. No problems so far. Actually, the only issue is the difficulty
>>> in obtaining parts.
>>>
>>> I?m advised by the bluing manufacturer?s blurb on the bottle to
>>> finish off the whole process by ?Saturating metal in Barricade Rust
>>> Protection?. That stuff seems to be WD40 in all but name with the
>>> property that, perhaps, it leaves a more lasting film on the metal.
>>> But the manufacturer would tell one to do that, wouldn?t they?
>>>
>>> Nanny has taken away most of our firearms in the UK, so a lot of
>>> this type of stuff comes in from overseas. Typically the US. Anyone
>>> know anything about this stuff or similar???? Years ago, when
>>> playing with Her Majesty?s firearms, we used to keep little bottles
>>> of Jenolite something or other, but that seems to be unavailable
>>> now. Only their Rust Converter.
>>>
>>> I?ll probably just reblue it and wrap it up in an oily rag for
>>> another 20 years. (Just so long as my grandson doesn?t find it).
>>>
>>> Thanks,
>>>
>>> Simon
>>>
>>>
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