Parkerizing & Bluing in Portland /Vancouver area?

[shibbershabber]

Ive got a single shot rifle, an old Ruger #3... looking to see about refinishing.

Looking at bluing hopefully, but theres a thumbprint sized patch of pitting on the barrel... not sure that will buff out to take a nice bluing job.

Plan B would be to parkerize it, which might give a nice look on the #3 too.

Not having any luck finding anyone, at lease anyone with a decent reputation.
*and since someone will bring it up... Ruger wont do it. They dont service the #3 anymore so wont 'risk' disassembly to re-blue


Any recommendations on someone locally?

Even someone I can ship to?
Of course Id like a decent job but dont want to get hosed.

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[ob1]

Have you tried Tim at Copeland Gunworks ?

Re-Blueing may problematic, I've been told EPA requirements are making it expensive.

 

[bionic knees]

Have you tried Tim at Copeland Gunworks ?

Re-Blueing may problematic, I've been told EPA requirements are making it expensive.

the same thing has happened to chrome plating, very expensive these days!

 

[spookshack]

+1 for @Velzey!

 

[ob1]

the same thing has happened to chrome plating, very expensive these days!

Yet another agency here to protect us from ourselves. Don'tcha just feel so safe ?

 

[moose]

Yet another agency here to protect us from ourselves. Don'tcha just feel so safe ?

Personally, I'm glad that random a-holes aren't dumping chromium chloride, chromium sulfide or a couple of other toxic chemicals down kitchen or storm drains.

But that's just me.

 

[bionic knees]

Personally, I'm glad that random a-holes aren't dumping chromium chloride, chromium sulfide or a couple of other toxic chemicals down kitchen or storm drains.

But that's just me.

I agree, I saw several shops back in the day that needed their doors closed by somebody. dumping that crap in the storm drains.

 

[whiskeybill]

In Washington, you can't find anyone to do traditional hot bluing because they can't get the bluing solutions shipped into this state. I have a rifle at Copelands right now waiting to get finished.

 

[coop44]

Learn how to rust blue.

 

[shibbershabber]

Learn how to rust blue.

I do love a good rust blue, done it nicely on a few pistols over the years but I don't have a tank to boil something as large as this rifle.

 

[Elv8DM]

Maybe Allison & Carey?

 

[shibbershabber]

Maybe Allison & Carey?

Didnt know they were still around.

Wrote them off as a bunch of fudds years ago... But they might be just the guys for this piece

 

[Elv8DM]

I haven't been there for year, so maybe they are gone but they were always helpful when I went to them with old stuff.

 

[bionic knees]

Maybe Allison & Carey?

I took a Rossi gallery gun in there to have a firing pin replaced a dozen or so years ago. when I got it back the action didn't lock up as it should. they basically told me to pound sand!

 

[Aero Denezol]

Velzey did three different vintage rifles for me, all of them came out perfect and years later the finish is still holding up great.

 

[shibbershabber]

Maybe Allison & Carey?

They only do cerakote now

 

[drstrangelove]

Contact @alelord… he does parkerizing and bluing and is local. Did a good job on some projects I didn’t think were worth salvaging.

 

[Val1884]

In Washington, you can't find anyone to do traditional hot bluing because they can't get the bluing solutions shipped into this state. I have a rifle at Copelands right now waiting to get finished.

News to me..dulite shipped me bluing salts. I'm done with hot bluing. Rust bluing an parkerizing I'll do.