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I got a 7mm Mossberg from my Uncle a couple years ago who got it from my grandpa many years before that. When I received it the blueing was thin in areas and there was one spot on the barrel that was pitted and a few light rust spots. This last year i decided to reblue it myself with some Birchwood Casey metal refinisher. I went through each step very thoroughly starting with cleaning and degreasing, blue and rust remover, sanding, cleaned and degreased again, made sure it was completely clean and dry before starting the blueing and went through each of the bluing steps meticulously as well and in the end added the Birchwood Casey Rust Protection. It looked great, with its shiny dark blue coat, great as you could expect from a guy that just dove into his first blueing job! I was proud of my self! A week or so later rust started to appear... Did i do something wrong? Is the Birchwood Casey cold blue garbage? Now I'm wondering which direction to go with it, do i attempt to reblue again, get it cerakoted, or do i clean it up again and this time rattle can it?? Any thoughts or tips? Its just an old hunting rifle that will continue to be an old hunting rifle in wet and cold climates. Doesn't have to be crazy fancy, just not rusty!