Quote Originally Posted by madcarlos View Post
Chap around this way picked up a hw80 , It's rough, He just wants to Tidy it up a bit without paying more than the gun is worth, Think on times its better to pay more for something tidy than to over pay trying to make it look good, I bought a old hw50 which action was rough, To send it off and get done would cost more than its worth, There was someone dipping locally but not sure if they do it any more, They done a good job on my 77.
power coating is ok till it chips . moisture can get in and then the rust will build up under the coating.

enamel paint would do the same id guess.

rub it down and paint it with spray cans . that way if you decide to get it blued later its not going to need a lot to get it polished up.

there is the rust bluing that T20 did and documented on here. would only cost for the materials and your time.


there is Parkerizing too. like they did on army firearms . not sure on costs.

RichardH on here might be worth asking .