GUN BLUEING

[gary rice]

Anyone ever try putting clear coat on a cold gun blue job to add gloss?

[20cows]

No, I don't think I've ever seen that done. In some cases, it might be alright. I imagine that chipping and cracking of the clear coat would be sort of a trade off, though.

[Hobie]

Paste wax...

[gary rice]

Paste wax...

Oh yeah what kind and what are usual results?

[Chuck 100 yd]

Johnsons Paste wax ( for furniture) is good. Car wax is about the same.
Will also prevent rust on a gun out in the weather better than most oils.
I use Birchwood Casey Gun Stock wax. Very good stuff and is 75% Carnuba IIRC.

[gary rice]

Johnsons Paste wax ( for furniture) is good. Car wax is about the same.
Will also prevent rust on a gun out in the weather better than most oils.
I use Birchwood Casey Gun Stock wax. Very good stuff and is 75% Carnuba IIRC.

Thanks much, Im going to try that out. Does it add any gloss? this is for a cresent butt plate. the cold blue i put on it looks pretty good but just a little flat to match the rest of the gun.

[marlinman93]

I use Minn Wax paste, and it adds shine to the finish of wood and metal. Let your cold bluing set up for a few days before applying any wax. It will remove some cold blues when they're fresh and fragile.

[madman4570]

Lemon pledge has worked good for me.
I Spray down my motorcycle with it(the extra foaming kind)over the winter.Two weeks ago brought it out,hosed it down and it looks new.
It does a fantastic job on the chrome.
On the guns,I use it about every 3 months or so !Wood/Metal looks as new.

[BwanaDave]

I have a B. Rizzini shotgun that has clear coat on the case color. It is my only complaint about the gun after about ten years. The clear coat has partially worn through where I carry the gun. At somepoint I will have to get the receiver refinished.

Dave

[Charles]

Back in the days when I hunted ducks and geese in the Texas costal marshes, I gave my shotgun a coat of Liquid Turtle Wax (automotive). It was all but invisable and really protected the firearm from salt air. If, I did not do this, the shotgun would rust before I got home. With the wax, it was good for four or five hunts before I needed to give it a new coat.

[m.wun]

I have used T/C Bore Butter bullet lube on the out side of the gun,its mostly
bees wax and it smells real nice.