I do not know if we are still trying to get a gunsmithing area or not, so that's why I titled it like that!
I have never used any bluing product before but figured I would blue the bolt carrier on my future bubba sks project. I picked up Birchwood Casey Super Blue at Dicks. I was hoping Meijer or WalMart would have it, but they did not. I also picked up 0000 steel wool and rubber gloves. I used Hoppes lube, cotton balls, and the wife's old hair dryer.
I wanted to remove the stripper clip lips off the bolt since I am using a magazine adapter with AK like mags.
After some quick work with the Dremel I was ready to blue. I used my gloves (to keep hand oils off) the 0000 wool and some water to prep the bolt carrier.
I do not have a heat gun, so I used the wife's old hair dryer. After I was sure that bolt carrier was dry, I heated it up to make sure the bluing would stick. I soaked a cotton ball in the Super Blue and applied it with the machining groves. I was amazed at how quickly the carrier changed colors and rusted. I then placed the carrier in water to neutralize the blue. Next, I followed up with the 0000 steel wool.
I dried it, reheated it and did the process again. After coat number three I was becoming disappointed. It was not very dark. So I decided to do five coats. Again, I was amazed at the corrosion I was seeing as I coated the bolt with the blue. After the fifth coat, it was darker than when I started, but it was not as dark as I wanted.
I soaked it in water one less time, dried it, and applied the oil. Within a minute it became VERY dark. I was amazed. I made sure to liberally apply the oil. The end result:
A sneak peak of the bolt carrier in the sks.
I was amazed how easy the project was. It will be interesting to see how this stands up over time. But since it was so easy, I will not mind touching it up.
There are some great YouTube videos too, especially the one from Larry Potterfield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrdESVrBA_Y
I have never used any bluing product before but figured I would blue the bolt carrier on my future bubba sks project. I picked up Birchwood Casey Super Blue at Dicks. I was hoping Meijer or WalMart would have it, but they did not. I also picked up 0000 steel wool and rubber gloves. I used Hoppes lube, cotton balls, and the wife's old hair dryer.
I wanted to remove the stripper clip lips off the bolt since I am using a magazine adapter with AK like mags.
After some quick work with the Dremel I was ready to blue. I used my gloves (to keep hand oils off) the 0000 wool and some water to prep the bolt carrier.
I do not have a heat gun, so I used the wife's old hair dryer. After I was sure that bolt carrier was dry, I heated it up to make sure the bluing would stick. I soaked a cotton ball in the Super Blue and applied it with the machining groves. I was amazed at how quickly the carrier changed colors and rusted. I then placed the carrier in water to neutralize the blue. Next, I followed up with the 0000 steel wool.
I dried it, reheated it and did the process again. After coat number three I was becoming disappointed. It was not very dark. So I decided to do five coats. Again, I was amazed at the corrosion I was seeing as I coated the bolt with the blue. After the fifth coat, it was darker than when I started, but it was not as dark as I wanted.
I soaked it in water one less time, dried it, and applied the oil. Within a minute it became VERY dark. I was amazed. I made sure to liberally apply the oil. The end result:
A sneak peak of the bolt carrier in the sks.
I was amazed how easy the project was. It will be interesting to see how this stands up over time. But since it was so easy, I will not mind touching it up.
There are some great YouTube videos too, especially the one from Larry Potterfield.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KrdESVrBA_Y