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Offline AtlLaw

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Refinishing Post 64 M-94 receiver
« on: August 25, 2011, 11:17:53 AM »
I have a early/mid 1970's manufacture M-94.  While the bluing on the barrel and mag tube is very good, the receiver looks pretty bad from the effects (mostly) of surface rust.   :(
 
I have heard that the alloy used in those receivers won't take a chemical blue very well.  Has anybody heard anything about the results of rust bluing?   :-\  It's obvious that metal will rust!   ::)
 
I also thought about DuraCoat but I just can't convince myself to "paint" a firearm...
 
Any other suggestions?
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Re: Refinishing Post 64 M-94 receiver
« Reply #1 on: August 25, 2011, 05:09:38 PM »
I'd suggest giving Brownells Tech guys a call at 800.741.0015.  I'm confident that they can tell you how to refinish it!
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Re: Refinishing Post 64 M-94 receiver
« Reply #2 on: August 27, 2011, 11:23:07 AM »
AFAIK, there are only two cost-effective ways to refinish one - have it plated (black chrome, pewter, silver, etc), black Tefloned, or "colored" via a gun coating like DuraKote or faux case colors.
 
IIRC, there IS one shop doing a coloring that looks like bluing, which involves a few pre-treating/plating processes - but I disremember more details, at this remove.
 
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Re: Refinishing Post 64 M-94 receiver
« Reply #3 on: August 27, 2011, 01:36:57 PM »
Richard the best way to handle one of those receivers is to have it chrome plated and then bead blasted. Makes for a good lookin rifle, and a very slick action.
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Re: Refinishing Post 64 M-94 receiver
« Reply #4 on: August 27, 2011, 02:56:34 PM »
I will have to agree with Dee.. The plating gets a satin look from the bead blasting and looks great.. Nothing else will look with a hoot. Painting does work but I too have an aversion to painted guns..(I didn't care for the M16 either!!). The process Winchester used was to plated the receiver with iron and then blue the iron! Problem was the iron plating would rust away and what your left with won't blue worth a hoot.. If plating is too expensive one might try to find one of the home plating kits... They were available in several metals from retail suppliers. I haven't seen any in a while but haven't looked. As I remember they could be had in gold (real??) or silve and the base metals that had to be applied first to make the precious metal stick.. They used a 12 volt power supply and a brush! The nickle would likely be the best bet..
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Re: Refinishing Post 64 M-94 receiver
« Reply #5 on: August 29, 2011, 09:21:26 AM »
Y'all made up my mind for me.  I'm just going to leave the receiver alone and let nature take it's course.  Naturally I'll be taking better care of the rifle then it's former owner did!   ;)
 
And, since I have already killed a coyote with it and just put on a Lyman 66 reciever sight on it, I'll be keeping it for a while!   ;D
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