Was lookin in Brownells catalog for rust blue solutions.

22wrf told me about Half Moon rust blue

Isnt there a solution called Gun Goddess?

There was a post along time ago about different solution and how they compare.

Anyone know of others and where to get the stuff?

Gun Godess is made by Half Moon Rifle shop.

I do beleive that Gun Goddess is Jim Bair's (Half Moon Rifle Shop) tradename for his rust blue solution.

The Plum Brown for muzzleloaders works good, with boiling, and fine wire brushing between coats. The boiling turns the brown oxide to the black. Available most everywhere.

Is Gun Goddess the "Good stuff" ?

It is the best I have ever used. Some solutions give a slightly different color, some running to more of a blue while the gun goddess is more of a matte black.

GSP

Sorry. I guess I could have told you it was also called Gun Godess. I just looked at the name on the top of the bottle and it says Olde English Rust Bluer.

It really is good stuff. I have only used it once, but got excellent results and its tough. I have tried to steel wool it off with fine steel wool and it just doesn't come off.

Beautiful soft black finish if you do it right.

I have also tried the Mark Lee Express Blue. It also worked very well but the instructions are different. I don't think it takes as much of a bite in the steel.

I need to get a bottle and play around with some small parts. I need to make a long pan to boil a barrel action in.

How are you guys keeping the bore sealed? Seems I read to wipe the bore with some spar varnish. Then use some paint striper when done. Or is that even necessary?

A threaded rod down the bore with some rubber plugs and nuts??

What kind of gasses are emitted during boiling? Does the boiling need to be done in a separate well ventilated room?

What kind of gasses are emitted during the process? How toxic is the solution?

I´m not looking at bluing barrels and would only be working on smaller parts.

I don't do anything special(other than initial de-greasing) with the bore. After boiling, the bore is immediately dry from the heat. After I finish carding, I run a clean patch down the barrel using a de-greased rod.

I've rust blued maybe a dozen rifles so just consider the source.

cewe-

The solution is a not-that-strong acid. Just enough to cause the steel to rust.

I guess there are gasses released when boiling--negligible amounts for sure--but mainly it's just steam.

This is much more environmentally friendly than hot caustic blue.

flaco

flaco-

Thanks for the feedback, I´ll look into the process soon.