BLUE or BLACK

[askimball (Doc)]

Anybody have a Fast / Easy method of Bluing or Blacking the Loader Parts..

i.e. The Steel Base........

[fc60]

Greetings,

You can try this stuff...

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/pid=1108/product/OXPHO_BLUE_reg__CREME

I use it on occasion to touch up small parts.

It is not "quick and easy" ; but, does leave a nice color.

Best way is to locate someone locally that does black oxiding which is the industrial equivalent to bluing in the gun world.

Cheers,

Dave

[askimball (Doc)]

I got 2 Star steel bases that need to be done....If I take it to someone that does that, will I/should I take the Column out
of the base...

[fc60]

Greetings Doc,

It would be best to disassemble the parts into individual components.

If left as an assembly, the black oxiding salts will penetrate into every crevice and over time a white bloom will continue to grow at the joints. You can try placing the newly blackened parts into a tub of boiling water for a while to leach out the salts.

Cheers,

Dave

[rbwillnj]

I have never tried to separate a steel base from the column.  How would you go about getting them apart.   I assume it would require a hydraulic press?   

Also, the position of the shaft keyway relative to the base is critical.   How do you go about making certain it's put back together correctly.
I know that some shaft/base combos are drilled for a pin to index the relative positions, but I have seen others that are not.

[askimball (Doc)]

I comprehend that Bruce, that's why I brought it up, I'd never try that.............Would doing that oxide finish mess up the column &
the Bronze primer slide housing..??   or doing the Brownell OXPHO finish........I believe I have a bottle of that.........

[tony barone]

From what I understand Star had a fixture to assemble those parts. I wonder if Bill Cunningham would know.