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--- Quote from: Spyridon on September 02, 2009, 10:50:44 am ---Can someone tell me what color the bolts on the control panel are? Are they painted black or are they silver? --- End quote --- Mine were coated in rust, but they had appeared to be painted black at one time, so that's what I painted them. Also everyone I have ever seen appeared to have black bolts. |
| SirPeale:
BTW, they're not painted, they're blued. |
| Spyridon:
--- Quote from: SirPeale on September 02, 2009, 04:50:17 pm ---BTW, they're not painted, they're blued. --- End quote --- One of these days I need to pick up the stuff to do that. |
| SirPeale:
I got mine @ a sporting store. Expensive, but worth it. |
| MaximRecoil:
--- Quote from: SirPeale on September 02, 2009, 04:50:17 pm ---BTW, they're not painted, they're blued. --- End quote --- If one's looking for bolts with the correct finish already applied at the factory, then the term they typically use is "black oxide". Bluing is black oxide but bluing usually refers to a thinner coat of black oxide, and is mostly used in the gun industry. The quick and easy "cold blue" chemicals you can buy do not provide a very durable finish. On guns, "cold blue" is usually only used for touch-ups, as it would not hold up for long as the main finish for the gun. However, if you want the best cold bluing solution, get Brownell's Oxpho-Blue (link). Hot salt bluing is what is typically used by manufacturers and gunsmiths for complete finishes, as it is among the most effective and durable methods of bluing; though it is not particularly practical to set up at home for a few bolts. However, if there is a gunsmith in the area, he may throw a few bolts into a tank while bluing a complete gun or something, for a nominal charge. Of course, the easiest thing to do would be to just get new bolts from MikesArcade.com (link), as they already have a black oxide finish from the factory, and they are not very expensive. |
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