Originally Posted by
shooter93
I use a tank to boil the gun after treatment. I use Pilkingtons rust blue from Brownells. I've rust blued most every rifle I own and a couple pistols as well as doing a ton of others for a Gunmaker. Of all the methods I prefer the Pilkington's but you do need a tank to boil the water in. As far as time....you can coat the gun in the morning and go to work....boil it when you get home and "card" it off with 4/0 steel wool. I generaly give it 5 to 6 coats and in the later coats I let it sit all day anyway. The rusting action stops after boiling and carding so no worries there. It is extremely durable and the classic Gun metal gray finish as opposed to a high gloss black like a hot blue. Regular gun oils are fine...you wont rub it off and as a side benefit to rust bluing....as it wears a gun looks better....not a black finish with worn areas look. I have numerous pics of my guns I did using this method of you care to see a few. A beautiful finish that wears like iron.