Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

[Albertus Fox]

I want to restore a G&P M4 receiver from a flat black to a nice gun blue.
I have seen those gun bluing solutions like Birchwood Casey perma blue and Abbey blue gun gel on airgun forums. Would they work with airsoft components as it is a cheaper and easier way rather than electrochemical method.

[migwar]

Re: Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

I've been tempted by these for my air rifle which has a few patches where the blue has scratched off but they generally get bad reviews,

[kalashnikov_kid]

Re: Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

They would not blue an airsoft reciever because it is an aluminium/zinc based alloy. It only blues steel/iron and it's alloys.

Hope this helps

[Lt. Macka]

Re: Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

They would not blue an airsoft reciever because it is an aluminium/zinc based alloy. It only blues steel/iron and it's alloys.

Hope this helps

true story.

I did it to an air rifle many years back - works ok but several coats are required to make it look decent.

Mac

[1st commando]

Re: Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

I have used gun blue cream on some of my AKs but they all have steel bodies.

As said before it will not work on armalite alloy bodies

[dieselmonkey]

Re: Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

There are specific treatments for Aluminium out there, but they tend to be black, as opposed to blue, and i've not tried any personally.

[Albertus Fox]

Re: Gun Bluing kits - Has anybody tried these?

Thanks for replies guys,

what is the stuff for the aluminium, where can I source some?