Cold Blue on Pietta revolver - beware

[Old Savage]

Using cold blue on a new Pietta revolver to touch up a couple of minor scratches resulted in a gray blue spot lighter than the original deepish blue.

[Ysabel Kid]

Ouch!

[Pete44ru]

[Using cold blue on a new Pietta revolver resulted in a gray blue spot lighter than the original deepish blue.]

HEY FRED ! - Didntjakno ? If it's like mine, it's made outta old pizza pans, ILO carbon steel !

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[Modoc ED]

Old Savage -

I use Oxpho (sp?) Blue from Brownells. You can use it for several coatings to bring the cold blue color up to match the original gun's bluing.

[O.S.O.K.]

Modoc beat me to it - I use Oxpho Blue from Brownells. The Birchwood Casey stuff from Walmart is stuff.

Degrease, use a torch to heat the area and apply the Oxpho. It won't be a perfect match but much better than the BC stuff.

You could just "antique" the pistol. Use blue remover (the BC remover works fine) and then it'd be in the white - let it rust a bit or apply some vinegar and you can get a nice patina look.

check here for more information: http://www.muzzleloadingforum.com

[Old Savage]

I have used BC Super Blue and the regular strength and this is 44/40 and they have worked fine on the other firearms I have applied them to. Thanks for the info - I will have to try the Brownell's product.

Oh well, time to get this out and shoot it with BP anyway. Some might think it a character flaw that I like to keep my guns so nice.

[Old No7]

+1 x 1,000 on the Brownell's Oxpho Blue-- it's great stuff!

But -- most important -- get the "paste" not the liquid...

It is "thicker-er" (for lack of a better word!) and has much better "cling" to smooth gun parts that are typically rounded. I found I got better results with the paste, than with their liquid.

Tight groups!

Old No7

[Old Savage]

Stopped by to see the gunsmith about this - he gave me an 8 oz bottle of the cream Oxpho Blue - now the 1/2" x 1/4" oval is an azure blue. Easy stuff to use - thanks for the tip. He likes the liquid better - old school he says.

[Ysabel Kid]

Picture?

[Old Savage]

Ysabel - here is a picture from my gunsmith area in my condo.

The azure blue turned to blue/black after sitting a couple days with a bore butter coating. This is following a reapplication of the Oxpho Blue Cream.