Anyone ever blue their infi?

Flatsman007

Flatsman007

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I'm gonna strip my SHBM and considering putting a blues finish on it. Have any of y'all ever blues infi? I'm also gonna post a progress thread when I get going on it. Any comments and or pics of blues infi would be helpful.
 
Nice thread... I hope we get some good feedback on this one; very interested in hearing about other members results, as well as watching your project progress...:thumbup:
 
IIRC, satin INFI will not oxidize with blueing solution. If there is a decarb layer, that will take the color.
 
Theres a guy on the swamprat forum that just blued a INFI scrapper 4, it looks good
 
I saw that thread and didn't read close enough that it didn't take the blue on the polished flats. Interesting. We will see if the SHBM will take it or not.
 
I wonder if Infi can be Parkerized (spelling?) or the stainlessness (spelling again?) of Infi would prohibit it..................
 
I'll post some pics of the stripping later but I can tell you all that this older coating in nothing like the new coating. I can pour the aircraft stripper on the new coating in any color, bama clay being the easiest, and wash the coating off with the hose. Not the old coating, this is some tuff shizzle here. Well back to work.....
 
Gravelface said:
I wonder if Infi can be Parkerized (spelling?) or the stainlessness (spelling again?) of Infi would prohibit it..................
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Parkerizing does not work on INFI unless they now make a park for stainless.

They now have a hot blue for stainless that will work well. If you're going to try cold blue, try coarse sand blasting first in order to open it up a bit.

Let's Drink!

Jerry


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This is the second thread I have seen about bluing recently. When you blue steel you are causing it to rust in a controlled manner. If the metal won't rust (or oxidize) it won't take the blue very well if at all. The purpose of the blue is to protect the metal from corrosion (severe oxidation). Back around the time of the civil war and before most guns were provided in the white and were pretty bright. The guns were then either a) kept bright; b) brought to someone to finish or c) finished over time. In recent years metal finishes and treatments have advanced considerably. If you google search you might be able to find something that will "finish" the INFI better if that is what you are looking for. Try searching for stainless steel treatments. I guess my point is is that with the super-duper properties of INFI, bluing is probably a poor choice of finish. INFI seems to me to have the best properties of stainless steel and high carbon steel rolled into one package. I could see why someone would want to blue it though. Bluing treats the surface of the metal and is very thin compared to a paint on coating. As an aside, parkerizing works by being porous and holding oil next to the metal to prevent corrosion. It is also a controlled rust finish.
 
Jerry Busse said:
Parkerizing does not work on INFI unless they now make a park for stainless.

They now have a hot blue for stainless that will work well. If you're going to try cold blue, try coarse sand blasting first in order to open it up a bit.

Let's Drink!

Jerry


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Good info, thanks. I have wanted to blue my ASHLE for the longest time. Just figured cold bluing wouldn't work and wasn't even sure about hot bluing.

Looking into SS hot bluing.
 
Jerry Busse said:
Parkerizing does not work on INFI unless they now make a park for stainless.

They now have a hot blue for stainless that will work well. If you're going to try cold blue, try coarse sand blasting first in order to open it up a bit.

Let's Drink!

Jerry


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It's good to know the MAN is with us... Thanks for the response Jerry --as I've got a comp finish HR user that I've been considering for the general process for some time now... Hmmmm?
 
I blued my NMSFNO

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Thanks for all of the input. I will post some suprizing pics this evening. David that NMSFNO is the stuff, it's the look I am after, and for obvious reasons. Like I said though I found a surprise under the coating, at least to me.
 
Dave, that NMSFNO looks sweet blued:thumbup:

Flatsman, I think you're on to something and I'm looking forward to seeing that SHBM when it's finished.
 
resinguy said:
IIRC, satin INFI will not oxidize with blueing solution. If there is a decarb layer, that will take the color.
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Given the composition and my experience, I tend to believe what Guy does.

Never mind -- I now see Jerry's comments. When in doubt, always go with the inventor.:D:thumbup:
 
Not what you're looking for, I admit, but I blued Busse's fairer cousin: Ratweiler.
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