Cold Bluing steel parts

[jackflash]

Generally I plate steel parts with nickel &/or in a black oxide dip with my Caswell plating in miniature kits. I do a lot of one off hipo carburetor systems for both street & 1/4 mile applications. This should work great on small steel parts like throttle linkage, throttle shafts, air valves etc. REALLY like what I am seeing in this vid & I have decided to order in a kit. This would be a lot quicker than the Caswell system & sounds to give a protective coating that will retard steel parts from rusting. I'd think it best either to polish steel parts on the bench grinder or tumble them in a crushed walnut shell medium, then I'd say 160 F. in the oven for 45 minutes(?) then an alcohol or acetone wipe down. One way or the other I am about to find out!

 

[JGalt]

Thanks for the informative video! I've done some minor bluing to gun parts. Does the method in the video still leave the metal with that characterize cold-blued smell? Most firearms that have been re-blued have a smell to them.

 

[jackflash]

Thanks for the informative video! I've done some minor bluing to gun parts. Does the method in the video still leave the metal with that characterize cold-blued smell? Most firearms that have been re-blued have a smell to them.

@ JG; The vid is from a YouTube contributor that I do not know. I'd suggest subscribing to his channel for more info. I might contribute a vid of the parts I would like to cold blue which would offer some hands on experience for me that I could then share with our YouTube community. This would give me validity for any suggestions I could contribute to both the product & process of prep/application. Take care JG till next time!

 

[Likkmee]

Brownells. Call them and pay attention

 

[Dick Foster]

Generally I plate steel parts with nickel &/or in a black oxide dip with my Caswell plating in miniature kits. I do a lot of one off hipo carburetor systems for both street & 1/4 mile applications. This should work great on small steel parts like throttle linkage, throttle shafts, air valves etc. REALLY like what I am seeing in this vid & I have decided to order in a kit. This would be a lot quicker than the Caswell system & sounds to give a protective coating that will retard steel parts from rusting. I'd think it best either to polish steel parts on the bench grinder or tumble them in a crushed walnut shell medium, then I'd say 160 F. in the oven for 45 minutes(?) then an alcohol or acetone wipe down. One way or the other I am about to find out!

I've used their kits for gold plating and they worked well. And they're a snap to use.

 

[jackflash]

Generally I plate steel parts with nickel &/or in a black oxide dip with my Caswell plating in miniature kits. I do a lot of one off hipo carburetor systems for both street & 1/4 mile applications. This should work great on small steel parts like throttle linkage, throttle shafts, air valves etc. REALLY like what I am seeing in this vid & I have decided to order in a kit. This would be a lot quicker than the Caswell system & sounds to give a protective coating that will retard steel parts from rusting. I'd think it best either to polish steel parts on the bench grinder or tumble them in a crushed walnut shell medium, then I'd say 160 F. in the oven for 45 minutes(?) then an alcohol or acetone wipe down. One way or the other I am about to find out!

I've used their kits for gold plating and they worked well. And they're a snap to use.

Caswell does offer an excellent service/products!