Omg What Have I Done To My Hw100 !!! Any Advice

[scissorman 13]

Hi

A couple of weeks ago I bought a pre owned HW100 and it really is the dogs b******s. Only problem is the previous owner had allowed a build up of what seems like hard wax or synthetic oil on the trigger guard, cocking leaver and the piece that holds the cylinder and barrel (sorry cant remember what its called). I had tried lots of different things to clean and nothing would shift it. In a last attempt I turned to the car cleaning gear, started with the trigger guard a quick wipe over with TAR REMOVER and hey presto all gone, along with most of the bluing. Any ideas how to sort this would be much appreciated

 

Cheers

Anthony

[reecemurg 21]

get rid of all the blueing and do it all again i recon but i may be wrong

[Skot Ruthless Teale 1,701]

or buy a new trigger guard if you cant reblue it yourself..

 

did you wipe it anywhere else or just the trigger guard?

[secretagentmole 1,701]

Could be time to get it hydro dipped!

[scissorman 13]

Thanks for the advice, I only did the trigger guard (thank god). Cant replace just the guard its all seems to part of the mechanism.

[shootlodge 145]

clean it all off. Get 2 fire bricks on a stone base , like an inverted 'V' & a paint strpping gas blow torch. put your trigger guard in the 'v' heat it all up evenly, until it discolours blue to black,evenly...... before red, & with some pliers pick it up & quickly drop it in some dirty old used engine oil, whilst hot. Once its cooled, take it out & wipe it over with a rag. There ya go , permanently blue.

 

[scissorman 13]

Hi

Thanks for the advice, sounds drastic but if all else fails will give it a go

clean it all off. Get 2 fire bricks on a stone base , like an inverted 'V' & a paint strpping gas blow torch. put your trigger guard in the 'v' heat it all up evenly, until it discolours blue to black,evenly...... before red, & with some pliers pick it up & quickly drop it in some dirty old used engine oil, whilst hot. Once its cooled, take it out & wipe it over with a rag. There ya go , permanently blue.

[hunter100t 56]

clean it all off. Get 2 fire bricks on a stone base , like an inverted 'V' & a paint strpping gas blow torch. put your trigger guard in the 'v' heat it all up evenly, until it discolours blue to black,evenly...... before red, & with some pliers pick it up & quickly drop it in some dirty old used engine oil, whilst hot. Once its cooled, take it out & wipe it over with a rag. There ya go , permanently blue.

 

Love the sound of this ! would it still work on a steel barrel for instance ? You do know the hw's trigger guard is alloy ?

 

atb phil

[milegajo 595]

Clean it til it gleams and call it 'custom'!

[hunter100t 56]

Clean it til it gleams and call it 'custom'!

And why not !

 

atb phil

[scissorman 13]

Clean it til it gleams and call it 'custom'!

Hi

Thanks very much !! I like the sound of that. I have nothing to loose and if it dosent work I will have to sort a full guard rather that half. Will defo have go next weekend and post a picture of the result either way.

Anthony

[gurtwurz 792]

Alternatively, degrease it and clean it throughly then give it a quick spray with black car paint followed by a couple of coats of lacquer.

[hunter100t 56]

Now thats a novel idea wurz, if its good enough for cars....

 

atb phil

[-Lupo- 4]

What I know, the Trigger Guard from the HWs isn´t blued. Its not made of steel. This is some kind of coating.

 

Just spray it with filler, and then with black coat. It´s exactly that, what the guys in Mellrichstadt (HW Factory) do.