Removing blue

[Bindlestiff]

Originally Posted by Brad Bachelder

Jack
The easiest way that I have found is to dip the parts. We use a solution of 15 % baume Phosphoric acid, cut with 25 % distilled water. Dip for ten minutes, rinse for 3 minutes in hot water. Place the parts in a bath of diluted baking soda, 2 cups to one gallon, for 20 minutes, rinse in cool water, dry parts with air. The parts are totally clean, so, polish and hold right away. Hold is available from Brownells. After stripping the parts will be a dull grey.

Brad

I did a search and found this, which should answer a question in another thread about how to remove blue.

[Mills]

Thanks Robin. The real answer for me I take from this is "send it to Brian or Brad." The below is what would happen if I tried it.

[Bob Hardison]

Mills: I love it. You and me both. Were those 3 guys guys great or what? Someone once told me they were silly. My response was "okay?". Bob

[Mills]

I watched them last night which inspired that post. The one where they are supposed to be making rocket fuel or something.

Seriously, I think the answer to my and others' question is the bluing can be taken off relatively easily, but it is best not tried at home unless you know something about the process

[Quail1]

Originally Posted by Bill Murphy

I have a blue VH 28 gauge and a blue Remington 30" 16 gauge VHE. I am a little weak to hunt it off, but a younger guy in better shape could do the job. They are two wonderful hunting guns that will probably never see the chemical treatment.

Bill,
I'm a bit younger and would be more than happy to wear off some of that VH 28 blue for you.

[Dean Romig]

Originally Posted by Tom Brown

Also would a 220 or 320 polish be correct? Can this blueing procedure be targeted to specific areas?

No - use at least 600 or even finer if you can find it.





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[JJ Roberts]

When I strip bluing off any gun parts I use Lysol toilet cleaner,Naval Jelly well remove bluing but if left on the parts to long it eat in to the metal and give a French Gray look and now hard to get the metal down to the white.Birchwood Casey blue & rust remover works well,can find in many gun stores. J.J.