Dantankerous Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 (edited) I've seen some pretty nice bead blasted finished Rugers lately. Got me to wondering as I've never once pondered this... Is a stainless gun the only candidate for bead blasting or can it be done to an originally factory blued or color case Ruger (with the same result)? Edited March 6 by Dantankerous Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yul Lose Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 Bead blasting will take the bluing and color case hardening off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sedalia Dave Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 32 minutes ago, Dantankerous said: I've seen some pretty nice bead blasted finished Rugers lately. Got me to wondering as I've never once pondered this... Is a stainless gun the only candidate for bead blasting or can it be done to an originally factory blued or color case Ruger (with the same result)? Short answer is no. Rugers' are faux case hardened. Some gun cleaning chemicals will remove it. If you bead blast the faux case hardening you would remove the finish that prevents corrosion. If you were to bead blast a blued gun it would remove the corrosion protection that the bluing provides. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doc Fill 'Em 67797 Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 You can bead blast a blued gun, then have it reblued and it will have a matte finish. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SGT. ELI 35882 GUNFIGHTER Posted March 6 Share Posted March 6 You can bead blast for satin finish, then spray a flat or satin clear Gunkote or Cerakote finish for protection. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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