Birchwood Casey Gun Blue Paste

[antlery]

Has anyone ever used this cold blue paste? What were your results and did you do anything special to achieve acceptable results? I want to try this to blue a single shot .22 and was looking for pointers. I have used the liquid with ok results, but thought this might be different and hopefully better. Thanks for any help.

[Scibaer]

i use it quite alot. i just used it to blue the hammer on my NMBH flat top .
i smeared it on with a Q-tip , very heavily and waited until it turned black.
i soak a small cloth with gun oil and wipe off the excess .
 it came out real nice.
i only use it for small parts. i have never used it for anything big, thats what oxpho blue is for , IMO

[antlery]

Thanks for the reply. I have heard of Oxpho blue but never used it. Is it easy to use and does it do a good job?

[Scibaer]

for large pieces , like a whole rifle , its a better way to go then the paste.
the paste most likely would be blotchy, where the oxpho would come out more uniform.
yes, oxpho is easy to use.  go here, see this --->  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=y_-c4vBeUH4

[antlery]

Many thanks!

[quickdtoo]

I've used Oxpho creme several times, it's an excellent cold blue for big or small parts, the results is dependent on how well you prepare the metal, then carding multiple times and heating the metal will result in the best finish.

Tim

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[Huffmanite]

antlery,  I'm not a birchwood casey cold blue fan.  Prefer Blue Wonder's cold blue or Brownells Oxpho Blue.  The Oxpho is easier to apply than the Blue Wonder, but generally have a better finish with Blue Wonder when doing something like a rifle barrel.  Oxpho does cost less and I prefer it for small parts that I can just dip in the Oxpho.

[gunnut69]

Remember to never contaminate the product. Remove a small amount to a seperate container or as I do, fill a squirt bottle with the material and soak the applicator. Apply to the heated metal, and keep the metal wet until the bluing agent stops getting darker..wipe off the wet material then use 00 steel wool to burnish the area until shiney. Repeat until desired darkness is reached.. Dry the area before burnishing with steel wool and finish with a good hard oil or preservative..