Anyone have a good place to send a rifle to have it blued?
I had a company web-page bookmarked and the computer fairies must of made off with it.
Thanks for suggestions, Joe.

One of the nicest blueing jobs I've had was done by Kailua custom guns.
Kailuacustom.com You'll have to contact Mark for prices.

now you can never replace a good hot blue but if you want to save some money do it yourself i do and have been rarely disapointed there are several cold blues on the market that look very nice ona gun and i have just gotten into this new thing its a spray on finish that you spray on your gun then bake it in the oven and it creates a hard carosion resistant surface almost like having stainless steel and the mat finished variety looks really good, but dont use it on a high power pistol the muzzle blast chips it away around the muzzle you can buy all these products out of a brownels catalog or go to brownells .com

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After a few days walking around muttering, I was able to remember the name of the operation I had bookmarked. The place is CraftGuard in Waterloo, Iowa.

Has anyone used their services?

BTW, thanks for your suggestions, Joe

I have used Glenrock Blue in Glenrock, Wyoming and found them to be excellent. I do not know their phone number, but the Wyo area code is 307.

Jordan

Been there and done that. The "baking Teflon" Stuff in a spray can isn't any better than Krylon. Lasted one season in the salt water marsh. Got tired of the whole mess and sent the shotgun off for parkerizing. Baking laquer is no better. Cold blue...??? No cold blue is durable enough for real use. They might look OK in the gun cabinent but will rub off in the field. They stink too, I mean they have an odd odor.
Best way to save some money on a blue job,.... do the prep yourself. Strip, clean polish, and re-assemble. Let the smith dunk it and give it back in pieces. You can polish better by hand with sandpaper and files than a buffing machine. Machine polishing is a poor substiute for meticulious hand work. If you take the time to prep it properly the results are spectacular.

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Originally posted by staticman:
now you can never replace a good hot blue but if you want to save some money do it yourself i do and have been rarely disapointed there are several cold blues on the market that look very nice ona gun and i have just gotten into this new thing its a spray on finish that you spray on your gun then bake it in the oven and it creates a hard carosion resistant surface almost like having stainless steel and the mat finished variety looks really good, but dont use it on a high power pistol the muzzle blast chips it away around the muzzle you can buy all these products out of a brownels catalog or go to brownells .com

[This message has been edited by staticman (edited 12-04-2001).]

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