And The HDM is complete

[wired]

Turned out pretty good. Rust bluing. Boy. Theres 3 hours I'll never get back. 7 3/4" long silencer with quiet bore K baffles. 1946 Vintage Hi Standard HD Military. I have a couple more to do but I might take a wee break from silencer building and do them over the winter.

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[P7M13]

"Three hours you'll never get back?"
Please explain. Looks beautiful, to the untutored eye, seems like a well spent three hours.

 

[wired]

"Three hours you'll never get back?"
Please explain. Looks beautiful, to the untutored eye, seems like a well spent three hours.

Chemical aided Rust bluing is a very hands on labor intensive fast process. Go go go for 3 hours in the 95 degree 90% humidity South Carolina heat after 10 hours at work. It turns out good but rust never sleeps. Its is a very strong black oxide finish.

 

[P7M13]

Chemical aided Rust bluing is a very hands on labor intensive fast process. Go go go for 3 hours in the 95 degree 90% humidity South Carolina heat after 10 hours at work. It turns out good but rust never sleeps. Its is a very strong black oxide finish.

Yea, I've wanted to do that to a thrashed win 1894 that I have. After seeing your suppressor, I want to do it more. What chemical did you use? Were you boiling or just using steam heat?

 

[wired]

You polish and degrease whatever you are bluing and heat it up with a torch to 200-250. Then dunk it in rust bluing solution or swap it on. . I use Mark Lee express solution. Heat again, dunk or swap, heat again , dunk or swab. Then put it in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Pull out and polish with a fine wire rotating brush. Very fine wire. . Then repeat 5 times the same process. . Last time pull it out of the water , dry and polish ( its really called carding ) one last time and neutralize in a solution of baking soda. Wash thoroughly and oil. It just takes a lot of time and hand labor but its a strong black treatment..

 

[BDA.45]

You polish and degrease whatever you are bluing and heat it up with a torch to 200-250. Then dunk it in rust bluing solution or swap it on. . I use Mark Lee express solution. Heat again, dunk or swap, heat again , dunk or swab. Then put it in a boiling water bath for 5 minutes. Pull out and polish with a fine wire rotating brush. Very fine wire. . Then repeat 5 times the same process. . Last time pull it out of the water , dry and polish ( its really called carding ) one last time and neutralize in a solution of baking soda. Wash thoroughly and oil. It just takes a lot of time and hand labor but its a strong black treatment..

Jesus man!!! Looks AWESOME though dude!