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Blue stainless?


July Smith

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Dumb question time...  Is there a way to blue stainless?  I know a lot of folks like their shinny stainless guns put personally I have always preferred blued finishes.  Just curious if any of the standard hot bluing or perhaps even slow rust bluing/browning would work on a stainless gun?

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It can be done - there are several techniques available. Look on your favorite search engine for stainless steel blackening.

I had it dome to a ruger vaquero once, matte black but pretty nifty.

 

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Bluing is a form of oxidization ie rust.

 

Stainless ain't supposed to rust.

 

Chemical treatment, tempering, or coatings are your best bet

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