Dai Williams 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Right here goes this is my hw77 bought recently off a tinternet site, Few pics below to show the paint falling off her, I recently posted a topic about dipping rifles but turned out to be far to expensive, So im thinking of stripping the action to bare metal and re blueing or powder coating, Has anyone on here striped and re blued a rifle, what was the end result like and how difficult was it to do? Any advice welcomed. http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kbadpaint006.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kbadpaint005.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kbadpaint004.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kbadpaint003.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kbadpaint002.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kbadpaint001.jpg Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 hi Dia this topic may help you buddy http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/187349-bsa-meteor-mk4-22-updated-on-15022011/ regards davy Quote Link to post
darren watson 14 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 nice one davy, i was just trawling the archives looking for this very article Quote Link to post
Dai Williams 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Really nice refurb mate, Couple of quick questions tho, do you have to very carefull not to get any excess paint into the chamber and barrel, also how come you went for spraying rather than re blueing? Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted February 28, 2011 Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Really nice refurb mate, Couple of quick questions tho, do you have to very carefull not to get any excess paint into the chamber and barrel, also how come you went for spraying rather than re blueing? hi Dia Q1 Answer: yes you do buddy,just put some paper towel down each end Q2 Answer: i went for a spray finish,to try and get as near to the coating that was on there before re-bluing wasn't an option,as the scratching on the metal was too bad! hope this helps regards Davy Quote Link to post
Dai Williams 0 Posted February 28, 2011 Author Report Share Posted February 28, 2011 Well Ive gone nuts, took her out to the garage earlier and stripped the paint metalwork came up a treat, Think i'l degrease and start the blueing tomorrow pics below, http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kblueexp002.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kblueexp005.jpg http://i229.photobucket.com/albums/ee21/dai1983/bad%20paint/hw77kblueexp003.jpg Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 hi Dia looking good buddy which bluing kit are you going to use? regards davy Quote Link to post
Dai Williams 0 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Honestly I'm atarting to get cold feet, Worried about dropping a bollock and ruining the rifle, I havent bought a kit yet, and reading thru some old forums i have discovered this could turn into a nightmare Quote Link to post
matt_hooks 188 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Don't believe all the doom and gloom merchants. Chemical bluing is very much a case of proper preparation prevents piss poor paintwork (ok, I know, but bluing doesn't rhyme ok!) Work up through sandpaper grits, until you have a good finish with 3200 grit wet and dry wetted. This should give you a mirror finish. Make sure you thoroughly degrease before applying the chemicals, and apply them according to the instructions. It's not difficult, it just takes some attention to detail to get it right! Quote Link to post
Dai Williams 0 Posted March 1, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 Hey Matt Thanks for your last post, Cheered me up a bit as i dont want to re spray it. I have a bottle of bisley gun blue here, Its only suitable for scratches tho is there a kit you would recomend Quote Link to post
davyt63 1,845 Posted March 1, 2011 Report Share Posted March 1, 2011 hi Dia i used this kit on a HW35K and it turned out OK http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Birchwood-Casey-Perma-Blue-Liquid-Blueing-Kit-Rifle-Gun-/160316144132?pt=UK_SportingGoods_Hunting_ShootingSports_ET&hash=item2553963a04#ht_1863wt_825 but make sure you follow the instructions! you can use a fine 0000 wire wool to get a good shine and some brasso! ye your right about worring in doing it,as i was. but its pretty simple if you follow the destructions good luck buddy and let us know how you get on PS.have a look here! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TBW2Odrz_vc http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=31SEn4-5PCQ&feature=relmfu regards Davy Quote Link to post
19powell90 89 Posted March 2, 2011 Report Share Posted March 2, 2011 i did my step dads webley xocet wasnt too bad just follow instructions. atb scott Quote Link to post
Dai Williams 0 Posted March 3, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2011 Ok i rang my local gunshop yesterday and they said they can send it off for a proper bluing and throw in a service for £120, I think im gonna go for this as i need a service and need to test the power, as it second hand an not sure if the previous owner has tampered with it. Plus it will come back like a brand new rifle and will look nice with its bigger brother my HW97kt in my gun Cabinet im gonna build. Quote Link to post
matt_hooks 188 Posted March 4, 2011 Report Share Posted March 4, 2011 Sounds like a bargain to me, you'll end up with a beautiful rifle, something to be proud of! Might be worth contacting venom (there's a link on Zini's posts) or one of the other specialist tuners. They might be able to blue/service and tune, adding a huge amount to the value (and shootability) of the rifle. Depends how deep your pockets are. I know venom are very reasonable pricewise though! Quote Link to post
Dai Williams 0 Posted March 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted March 5, 2011 Ok took rifle into gunsmiths this morning, The guy took a look and said id done a cracking job on the prep work and said to send away you'd be wasting your money, so he gave me a bottle of gun blue and i had a go, starting new topic with pics on how this went, thanks for all the interest and replies tho lads. Quote Link to post
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