refinishing a Win post 64 94

gordylew · Post by **gordylew** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 7:44 am

I'm cleaning up a friends old Winchester 94 made in 1974. his gun had been neglected for a while. I coated the frame with break free. when I began removing the fine layer of rust I found the finish wipe away as well leaving the goldish silver base color that I,ve seen on several guns from this era. will this frame take a cold blue finish such as B/C blue paste? has any one had any luck refinishing the frames on this era guns?
I still have a half of can on Dura coat parkerized color that I thought about using.

Tycer · Post by **Tycer** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 8:31 am

It will not take blue again and be blue. I will be a pretty plum color. You can look at the bluing on parts of the inside to see the purple - often on the rails. There was a thin plating that was blued, and when that fine rust was removed, so was the plating. Topical finishes stick fine.

engravertom · Post by **engravertom** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 4:28 pm

I have one from 1972 that case colored nicely.

You could try cold blue to get an "antique" finish.

You could try coloring it with a propane torch.

Take care,

Tom

Wayne Miller · Post by **Wayne Miller** » Mon Feb 04, 2008 6:09 pm

Post 64 receivers can be rust blued. It's slow, but it's an option...

WyrTwister · Post by **WyrTwister** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:18 pm

gordylew wrote:I'm cleaning up a friends old Winchester 94 made in 1974. his gun had been neglected for a while. I coated the frame with break free. when I began removing the fine layer of rust I found the finish wipe away as well leaving the goldish silver base color that I,ve seen on several guns from this era. will this frame take a cold blue finish such as B/C blue paste? has any one had any luck refinishing the frames on this era guns?
I still have a half of can on Dura coat parkerized color that I thought about using.

Try the Brownells Pxpho-Blue cold blue . Best I have tried .

But if it is like my cousin's M94 , the receiver does not come out the same color as the barrel .

Do not know what they made the receiver out of , but it is not the same steel as the barrel .

One time , I heard they were powdered metel that is fired to high temperature ( sintered ) ?

God bless
Wyr

BenT · Post by **BenT** » Sat Feb 09, 2008 5:27 pm

Tom, Can you explain the method of case coloring you used. Did you use oil and what color did you heat the metal to get the right case color? Thanks

refinishing a Win post 64 94

refinishing a Win post 64 94

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