Rebluing a barrel

rwald51

How costly is it to have a gunsmith reblue a barrel & possibly a receiver? Where is a good place to get it done. Are the kits to do it yourself you see in gun supply books any good?

dclevinger

The cost will depend greatly on the type of finish you want. Bead blasted, polished, etc and the type of gun. Your best bet would be to contact a 'smith in your area that does bluing and see what he charges. The cold blue kits are fine for touching up scratches. It's difficult to get a good even finish and they offer little protection from rust. Many people claim to that you can get a good durable finish with cold blue but I haven't seen it happen. What gun are you looking to re-blue?

bustinstainless

if you diy shooters solutions have cold bluing solutions. go to youtube search shooters solution they have a demo

11b6r

Cost is going to vary a LOT, depending on gun, condition, and where you are. To hot blue a gun, it has to basically be totally disassembled, metal polished/beaded/prepped, DEGREASED, then blued. Then ya got to put it all back together again. Quality of the finished item will be driven (in most cases) by the quality of the polishing/prep.

Can you do it yourself? Yes. Will it look as good as a professional hot blue? No. If you take your time, use the right product, can you get at least an "OK" re-blue? Yeah. I use Van's for touch up on some rifles, and have tried Blue Wonder with good results (do a google search for both) Cold bluing is not as thick as a hot caustic blue, but you are not trying to fool around with chemicals that can eat your fingers off or permanently blind you- bluing salts can do both.

OLDCOP

Give Mel Doyle a call. He did one for me for $90 and it's beautiful!
208-686-1006. He's a great gunsmith!

texas gunplumber

quote:Originally posted by OLDCOP
Give Mel Doyle a call. He did one for me for $90 and it's beautiful!
208-686-1006. He's a great gunsmith!

AGREED..MEL DID MANY GUNS FOR ME,WHEN MY SHOP WAS IN LAREDO, TEXAS.
HE DOES A GREAT FIELD GRADE, TO A MASTER FINISH, & IN-BETWEEN.
VERY REASONABLE PRICES GO WITH THE GREAT WORK.
MRS DOYLE DISASSEMBLES THE GUNS FOR HIM

rwald51

Guns are Remington 552 Speedmaster 22's. They were handed down to me so they have more sentimental value than actual value. I would like to refinish them to like new condition. Thanks for all your input and keep it coming!

Geri

Most 552s had aluminum receivers.

Oakie

TRY VANS GUN BLUE[;)]. I USE IT TO TOUCH UP ALL MY GUNS AND ACTUALLY DID AN OLD STEVENS DOUBLE BARREL WITH IT. YOU CAN DO A SEARCH AND BUY IT ON THE INTERNET. I JUST BOUGHT SOME MORE AND LOVE IT. I THINK IT WAS 9 BUCKS A BOTTLE[;)]. OAK

Bill DeShivs

Most people think any used gun they acquire must be made to "look new." Perhaps they think others will think less of them for having a used gun. Refinishing of guns is usually a bad idea. You can't do it at home and make it look right, regardless of what you read someone else did or what you think. Home refinished guns can be spotted from across a room by anyone who knows guns. Refinishing is expensive. It generally devalues the gun.
BTW- I refinish guns!