barrel blueing

[merlin5oaks]

Hi every body some advice needed. Having aquired an old unloved Sharp Inova .22,pump it 5 times it shoots fine .I have stripped all the rust and have got reasonable metal,is it worth blueing the metal or should I just paint it.
My son likes the Sharp but when he gets bored (about a nano second) I hope to sell it.

All the best M.

PS if any one has spares I have a few beer tokens available.ultraseal08@googlemail.com

[theratfisherman]

is it for sale mate cheers martyn

[merlin5oaks]

Sorry not at the moment

[bobby1]

if your just doing the barrel you should get reasonably good results,
use fine wet & dry and wire wool to polish the steel,
when it's ready, degrease it and dont touch with bare hands again till you finish, cloth gloves are ideal,
Apply the blue on swabs and throw away after each pass, with plenty on the swab,
wash the barrel with water between coats, and re aply if and where needed, you can use very fine wirewool lightly between coats,
I would use all of the blueing agent on it for better results, as the rest will only dry up anyhow ,unless you have other bit's to do,
when your happy with it oil it, atb Dave

[merlin5oaks]

Thanks for the info.I am waitng for a couple of places to get back with the price for the blue.One is Wonderblue.The other a Gel from Paddle/ something. Looks like I will have to chase them up.

All the best M

[jmsniper]

i tried blueing a barrel once ,made a right mess of it theres a lad called dm80 does a lovely job at a good pprice wish id got him to do it first time around