T cut on bluing ?

[Alakar]

Talking to an old chap the other day , reminiscing about his old airguns .
He claims that they used to use car polish such as T Cut to remove minor scratches from bluing .
Could this be right ? Or is he pulling my chain ?

[phil384]

Errr I'd say its a bad thing to do!

[tinbum]

Wire wool and oil, that's what you need!

In the 1950's my uncle made a few bob by minding and cleaning peoples cars outside the Boleyn football ground during matches. Cars were quite rare back then, and after the brainwave of using Vim to clean cars, so was my uncle for a few weeks.

[thisisdonald]

If bluing is scratched, I don't see how scratching it again (microscopically) is going to help?
I would say, if it's a big scratch, ie, a single one easily visible with the naked eye from arms length, try touching it up with a thick bristle from a paintbrush and some cold blue.
If it's a host of hairline scratches, live with it, or do a full strip and reblue.

[Barryg]

In the 1950's my uncle made a few bob by minding and cleaning peoples cars outside the Boleyn football ground during matches.

Is that the area that you originally came from? just that I was borne near there

As a kid I used to go shooting with my mate me with my mk2 airsporter and him with his original 50 to beckton dumps and iWanstead in the 60's and no one bothered us, I wonder what would happen today

[StellaArtois Sr]

Personally I use a black T Cut on the bluing, then follow it up with Autoglym Deep Shine and it revives the bluing beautifully. I have had no problems just lots of shiny rifles.

[angrybear]

[QUOTE=thisisdonald;7642828]If bluing is scratched, I don't see how scratching it again (microscopically) is going to help? [QUOTE]

That's what polishing is using finer & finer abrasive to remove scratches

[StellaArtois Sr]

[QUOTE=angrybear;7642850][QUOTE=thisisdonald;7642828]If bluing is scratched, I don't see how scratching it again (microscopically) is going to help?

That's what polishing is using finer & finer abrasive to remove scratches

As above but Angrybear beat me to it.

[thisisdonald]

Polishing comes before bluing in my book. Not after it.
Bluing is only microns thick, using abrasives on it only thins it. T cut is for paint.
Just my opinion of course.

[look no hands]

T cut actually takes a layer of paint off, it's just a weaker cutting compound which the trade use to finish off new paintwork.

I wouldn't like to think what it would do to bluing?

Pete

[Steve Valentine]

Think about it logically. An abrasive paste on bluing? Bye bye bluing.

[Peter Dunkley]

He's not just pulled your chain he's flushed you right down the loo.

It's in the word!!! CUT CUT CUT!!!

[StellaArtois Sr]

Providing you don't do it often and do it carefully there is no problem using T Cut. It has revived a dull bluing to a lovely glossy finish on a few of my rifles. You just rub lightly and it's enough to revive it. Granted if you rub to hard and often it will Cut it away but just very occasionally and carefully, it can be the difference between a dull looking rifle and a very nice shiny one.
Ade 👍

[Peter Dunkley]

Providing you don't do it often and do it carefully there is no problem using T Cut. It has revived a dull bluing to a lovely glossy finish on a few of my rifles. You just rub lightly and it's enough to revive it. Granted if you rub to hard and often it will Cut it away but just very occasionally and carefully, it can be the difference between a dull looking rifle and a very nice shiny one.
Ade 👍

OP. if you read it! was suggesting it could remove minor scratches. "It wont"

[Geezer]

Not saying it’s a bad thing.

Oil (ballistol, preferably), starting with kitchen roll and moving to OOOO steel wool if needed, and be gentle, has always worked for me.