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sgarnett
post Jul 13 2005, 03:24 PM
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A real "blued" finish on steel (actually closer to black) has been chemically etched and "oxidized" (don't know if's really oxide or some other compound) to form a protective surface layer.

I know the "cold blue" touch up finish sold at gun stores isn't the same process, and isn't as good, but is it still an oxide-layer type finish, or just paint/dye? Is it resistant to solvents? Does it provide any corrosion protection? Real blued steel will still corrode, but not as readily.

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sgarnett   Is "cold blue" just paint or ???   Jul 13 2005, 03:24 PM
trackbird   QUOTE (sgarnett @ Jul 13 2005, 10:24)Is it re...   Jul 13 2005, 03:33 PM
trackbird   I stand corrected. QUOTE The single largest drawb...   Jul 13 2005, 03:41 PM
robz71lm7   My shooting buddy used Oxpho-Blue on some makarov...   Jul 13 2005, 03:59 PM
sgarnett   Oops, that website is blocked from work. Apparentl...   Jul 13 2005, 04:35 PM

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