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DASIY bb gun
Ditch-Runner
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I have several + daisy bb guns , my question is if I decided to refinish one ( not a collector gun ) what do you use to get the blue / black finish on the metal parts is it paint or a bluing process to get the original look thanks
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It was also cheaper to do it in days past compared to today, because there was less stringent regulation and waste disposal was much cheaper.
I think Yonson has it. Unlike today's painted metal and plastic, prior to the early 1950s, the Daisy guns were actually made out of good old fashioned blued steel and wood. As hard as it is to believe some of the WWII era Daisy guns actually came with detachable bayonets!
To answer the question, personally, for something like this (blued or not) I'd probably use one of the many gun refinishing products intended for home use, like Gunkote, or something like that.
True rebluing probably doesn't make sense for something like this. If the gun in question has collectors value, you probably wouldn't want to reblue it because that will detract from the collectors value. If the gun DOESN'T have collectors value (or at least SERIOUS sentimental/personal value), its probably just not worth the expense and effort to do a home-rebluing for just one piece. If its just a sort of "touch up", you could use one of the cold rebluing products.