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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 9:22 am Post subject: Finally got my receiver blued! |
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I finally had the time to blue my receiver from the latest run of Tomenosuke kits.... It now has a light blue and fairly even finish.
I followed some of the guides from the forum, and made my own experiences with the process along the way. NOT EASY in any way. I know it's been covered before, but I REALLY enjoyed these "reports" from others before I started this project. So I thought I would share my thoughts...
This work requires safety equipment: Safety glasses, gloves and respirator mask. And should be done in an heavily ventilated room or outside. Here is the steps I took...
1. Sanding, sanding, sanding, going from grid 600 til 1200.
2. Finished sanding process with Liberon steel wool grade 0000. Put some effort into this phase, the smoother the surface, the better the bluing fluid adheres.
3. One thing I learned at this stage: Whatever you do, DO NOT TOUCH the receiver from this point on with anything else than clean paper towels!! Not even with the rubber gloves. Even the tiniest smudges will effect the final result.
4. Clean the receiver with acetone.
5. Rub receiver with clean and dry paper towels.
6. Apply Birchwood Casey Perma Blue (concentrated liquid) with cotton pads evenly all over the receiver.
7. Rub receiver with clean and dry paper towels.
8. If you get smudges (you will!), rub the smudges with cotton pads (with bluing fluid on), then directly thereafter rub off the bluing fluid with paper towel. Repeat this stage til you get an even finish.
That's it
Remember to seal the receiver with gun oil or wax or the similar...
Here are some pictures of the result:
_________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte
Last edited by Buch on Sat Jul 04, 2015 6:57 am; edited 3 times in total |
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Beardybloke Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 6:17 pm Post subject: |
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That looks gorgeous! _________________ Tell him I'm eating.. |
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hirohawa Community Member
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Posted: Mon Jun 22, 2015 7:17 pm Post subject: |
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Nice work! |
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Bucky Cat Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 1:25 am Post subject: |
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Gorgeous!!!
Thanks for sharing your process. It is really great to hear different approaches and see the results.
Cheers!
Ted. _________________ In space no one can hear you scream. But you can always text. |
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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 12:18 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks guys I'm very happy with the result as I've never tried working with bluing before.... _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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joberg Community Member
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Posted: Tue Jun 23, 2015 4:28 pm Post subject: |
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Quit your day job Anders and go into the "blueing business" right away
Beauty!! |
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Toombs Community Member
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Posted: Wed Jun 24, 2015 2:57 pm Post subject: |
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Looks great good stuff. |
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Photech Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 02, 2015 8:37 pm Post subject: |
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Paste or liquid? _________________ No! 4, 2 - 2, 4. |
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Buch Community Member
Joined: 27 Feb 2014 Posts: 1184 Location: Copenhagen, Denmark
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Posted: Fri Jul 03, 2015 3:34 am Post subject: |
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Photech wrote: | Paste or liquid? |
Liquid _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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Robotprops Community Member
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Posted: Sat Jul 04, 2015 3:31 am Post subject: |
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Outstanding. |
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Noeland Community Guide
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 11:09 am Post subject: |
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Very nice work. I hate using bluing so I appreciate what you went through to get it THAT good! _________________ I don't have enough blasters! |
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Buch Community Member
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Posted: Thu Jul 23, 2015 3:09 pm Post subject: |
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It really has been a loooooong and tiresome process
But also very rewarding obtaining new skills _________________ Monsieur, azonnal kövessen engem bitte |
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