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Bead blasting removes material and leaves a rough surface, better to use a mild acid like vinegar or naval jelly.

In this case I only polished the areas that needed polishing, I mimicked the...

Nope....if you follow the links it shows the process I used

Here is another one, this is the 4th S&W model 19 I have refinished. This one looked like it took a tumble on the concrete.

Before and After pics

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This months project is a Savage-Stevens model 325A in 30-30

Here are the before and after pictures. I found a better replacement stock and bolt for it

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Here is this month's project: I took a $50 Marlin model 60 and created the "Super Deluxe Edition"

Rifle: 1988 vintage Model 60 with 18 round magazine and 22" barrel
Magazine: Brass 18 round...

I have another one! This is a Smith & Wesson model 27 from the early 70's, some previous owner engraved their driver's license number on the gun, in two places....it also had some holster wear and...

Thanks for the kind words, I am glad to see I am inspiring people....seeing threads like this is what got me back into refinishing

Another one, this one is a Remington 512 Sportmaster (the second one I have done). It wasn't in too bad of shape, the stock needed some cleaning up. Then I polished and reblued most of the steel...

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Another month, another project

This one is a Dan Wesson model 15 with two extra barrel, all were frosty with rust and some minor pitting

Before and after pictures
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yep, that is what my blog is all about, check out the links, there are hundreds of posts showing restoration tips and tricks

Thanks guys! I enjoy making them look new again

A quick refinish on a Remington 700 rifle, I also installed a new Timney trigger while I was at it

This is how it was brought to me, in pieces

https://i.imgur.com/krZO54Pl.jpg

Finished
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I bought this sad looking Winchester model 250 lever action .22 that was in a house fire.....

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after some parts searching, lots of cleaning and sanding, then...

Here is mine, NM Single Six "Vaquerito"

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My tanks were built by hand, here is a blog post showing how we did it. The burners were made from iron pipe, we followed a design found online (Google is your friend here). The tanks were welded...