Reply With Quotecold rust bluing requires boiling the part in water.
Would this melt the glue?
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I have a really nicely behaved HW80 that has been sleeved by vmach several years back.
It is a gorgeous rifle to shoot but the metalwork is looking a little tired.
I can’t reblue as it could compromise the glue used to sleeve it.
Is there an alternative that i could use that would be a gentler process? I’m guessing maybe cold rust bluing may work. What about cerecote?
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cold rust bluing requires boiling the part in water.
Would this melt the glue?
Repariere nicht, was nicht kaputtist.
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Just get it re blued, the salts won’t affect the loctite holding the shroud on, even if they did it's no issue to glue it back on.Originally Posted by charub
Shaun
Was it worth the trouble, Ah, what trouble
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The work done is a reduced cylinder to 25mm - probably not as easy to sort if affected?
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Pedantic but slow rust process can be done below water boiling point.
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There is always cerakote?
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Leave it honest , give it a rub with a oily rag and shoot it .
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I agree. You get more enjoyment from a gun you actually shoot with purpose, than from the cabinet queens that hardly get used for fear of scratching, dinging, getting wet, you get the picture
John
Law of any kind only affects those willing to abide by it.
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If it does leak after, the method I use to seal comp tubes is , clean with acetone , drip some loctite into the end of the cylinder with a straw , then insert the piston , block the trans port and pull the piston out to create a vacuum , wedge the piston and leave for 24 hours , then release the vacuum and leave another day to ensure the loctite has cured , clean out the excess and away you go , I have sorted a couple of sleeved comp tubes in this way .
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