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Interesting yet frustrating
Cribbs74 Wed Apr 04, 2012 6:39 am
I usually use gun blue to cover up any nicks/scratches or tool marks when cleaning up a cylinder. Most of the time I just dab on and wipe off. I did this with a cylinder last night and it actually removed blueing! What was once a real nice cylinder is now a tortoise shell of a mess. Any idea what happened? The original factory stuff usually holds up well but, this time not so much.
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Re: Interesting yet frustrating
ahrma_581 Wed Apr 04, 2012 10:06 am
cribbs74 wrote: Any idea what happened? The original factory stuff usually holds up well but, this time not so much.
Mebbe someone else had already touched it up with something else, that doesn't play well with gun blueing?
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Re: Interesting yet frustrating
dankar04 Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:06 am
Sounds like somebody mixed something else to the cylinder. 
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nitroairplane Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:15 am
Someone probably covered up their mess with a sharpie!
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dankar04 Wed Apr 04, 2012 11:48 am
nitroairplane wrote:Someone probably covered up their mess with a sharpie!
Sounds like it.
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Cribbs74 Wed Apr 04, 2012 12:18 pm
Maybe guys.......maybe. I went ahead and sanded the cylinder with some ultra fine grit. I will re apply the blue solution this evening to bring back the uniformity it once had. Thanks for the replies everyone!
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Re: Interesting yet frustrating
dckrsn Wed Apr 04, 2012 4:10 pm
Keep us posted Ron. I know I have
a few cylinders that can use a little TLC.
Bob
a few cylinders that can use a little TLC.
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Re: Interesting yet frustrating
dankar04 Wed Apr 04, 2012 5:15 pm
I have blued a few Repro Civil War Revolver kits and they came out pretty nice but that was years ago. Never tried it on an engine cylinder before. What product do you use? and where did you get it??
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