DHE 34" 163985

[B. Dudley]

But how can something be properly blued without prepping the surface with polishing. Even minimal polishing will remove case colors. Not the case, but the colors.

[edgarspencer]

Originally Posted by Brian Hornacek

but the receiver was blued. It was not polished

From the Original post

Originally Posted by Brian Dudley

But how can something be properly blued without prepping the surface with polishing. Even minimal polishing will remove case colors. Not the case, but the colors.

'properly' being the key word. But, if, as Brian H says, it wasn't polished, surface bluing is unlikely to affect the colors resulting from heat treatment.