Quick Tip: Mastering Cold Blues with Brownells

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  • Join Steve and Caleb from Brownells in this informative video as they delve into the world of cold blues for firearm maintenance. This video is perfect for gun enthusiasts and professionals looking to understand the nuances of using cold blues for their firearms.
    What You'll Learn:
    Choosing the Right Cold Blue: Discover which cold blue might be the best for your needs. Surprisingly, the answer might be to use a combination of them.
    Understanding Metal Reactions: Learn how different metals react uniquely to cold blues, and why it's essential to know this for effective application.
    Live Demonstration: Watch a hands-on demonstration on a barrel to see the actual effects of different cold blues.
    Cold Blues Featured:
    Oxpho Blue: Known for its durability, it's a go-to choice for many gunsmiths.
    44/40: Tends to go on darker, offering a more black finish, but it's not as durable as Oxpho Blue.
    Dicropan T-4: An in-between option that provides a dark finish.
    Importance of Oil: Understand why it's crucial to apply oil after using cold blue to neutralize it.
    Dealing with Cast Receivers: Get insights on using cold blues on cast receivers, like those in old H&R break-open firearms.
    Using Steel Wool: Learn a neat trick using 0000 steel wool for a smooth finish.
    Steve and Caleb encourage viewers to share their own tips and tricks for applying cold blue in the comments section, fostering a community of shared knowledge.
    This video is not just about cold blues but also about enhancing your firearm maintenance skills. Whether you're a seasoned gunsmith or a hobbyist, this guide provides essential knowledge for your firearm care routine.
    Share your experiences and tips in the comments, and don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more insightful content from Brownells.
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  • @mikesuch9021
    @mikesuch9021 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Steve's Expression to don't drink this, priceless. He's probably thinking in the 60s the car manuals told you how to readjust the valves. New car manuals tell you not to drink the battery water.

  • @hazcat640
    @hazcat640 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +40

    I never use from the bottle. Pour some out and dip in that. Do not return to bottle. Keeps it from becoming contaminated.

    • @fattigla
      @fattigla 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Great advice

    • @onionhead5780
      @onionhead5780 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Amoebas!!! 🦠

    • @Russianmafia10
      @Russianmafia10 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They said not to double dip

    • @leosastronomy
      @leosastronomy 8 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I've had good luck poking a small hole in the foil and using it as a squeeze bottle. There's no chance of contamination.

    • @Chef-James
      @Chef-James 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      They said that. You must've not been paying attention.

  • @Paladin1873
    @Paladin1873 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Steel wool has preservative oil in it, so be sure to clean the wool in acetone before using it for burnishing the metal.

  • @johnwiley8417
    @johnwiley8417 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    I used Oxpho to reblue a Beretta 92F that I had removed spotty rust with Boeshield Rust Free (which strips blue from ten feet away.) Allowing the barrel to warm on my 3d printer bed to 50 C (122 F) produced a much darker blue/black. Buff with 4/0, then rinse in distilled water and coat with used motor oil before normal cleaning after a few days seems to set the new finish.

  • @kbjerke
    @kbjerke 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Once I'm satisfied with the finish, I clean the surface well to remove any remaining chemical, and seal with Renaissance Wax.
    Thanks for the video!

  • @johngaltman
    @johngaltman 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Did this earlier today, used the torch, degreased steel wool, and cold blue... Looked amazing when I was done working on an old Ruger New Vaquero.

  • @NoNo_IStay
    @NoNo_IStay 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    "But yeah dont drink this" - Caleb
    "Fair enough" - Steve"
    😂

  • @John-xo3cv
    @John-xo3cv หลายเดือนก่อน

    Somebody needs to make a whole series with these two guys. At first, it was kind of funny, but then the dry “Careful it’s childproof” followed by a nonchalant sip of coffee made me laugh so hard that I spit my own coffee.

  • @Gunfighter5
    @Gunfighter5 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great video as always from the Dynamic Duo!!

  • @mikesuch9021
    @mikesuch9021 4 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    In the late 1980s I found out that you can blued a AMT stainless steel 10/22 Bull Barrel. Had to put it in HOT water before it took. Few coats later darkend it up real nice. But only Brownells cool blue formula worked.

  • @randypyatt5649
    @randypyatt5649 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Great tips to know thanks guys.

  • @scottz63
    @scottz63 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Good tips. Thanks! I always use heat.

  • @ptjackson21
    @ptjackson21 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    For bigger parts, 44/40 creme is my go to

  • @farhan.naushad
    @farhan.naushad 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Thank you for this video. Very helpful.

  • @texas66
    @texas66 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Small parts sanded with 800 grit (maybe even a Dremel stripping pad disk if there's heavy rust), degreased with acetone, heated with a heat gun (hot air, never a torch), then dropped in a small bowl of cold blue (Van's is my favorite). Use tweezers to slosh them around a bit, they can soak for a couple of minutes. Tweezers to get the parts out, completely dry them off and rub off any excess with a cloth rag. Warm them up again to make sure they're dry then drop them in a small bowl of 30 weight motor oil for about 5 minutes or more. When you get them out of the oil wipe off the excess then use a good gun oil to remove all remaining 30 weight.
    Sounds complicated but it's a lot easier and faster than trying to slow rust blue all the small parts and controls of a refinishing project.

  • @oathtaker2768
    @oathtaker2768 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    I like the videos better when you two are in it.

  • @williambundick349
    @williambundick349 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Years ago I got an old 8mm Mauser with bad surface rust on the barrel. So I stripped the action and barrel and cold blued it using multiple coats and rubbing it with fine steel wool between coats. It turned out very dark and nice

  • @SoloRenegade
    @SoloRenegade 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Great tips and the actual live demonstration is much appreciated.

  • @onkelmicke9670
    @onkelmicke9670 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I always liked the bluish tint of the Oxpho-blue.
    I wish I could still get hold of it.

  • @danielhess39
    @danielhess39 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Thanks for the knowledge!!

  • @adamschreibet6680
    @adamschreibet6680 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Excellent video, guys!

  • @davidunderwood3605
    @davidunderwood3605 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Read the label on the back of that denatured alcohol. It may have petroleum distillates in it. That equates to oil. I prefer 99% isopropyl alcohol it's actually cleaner I think but ain't a chemist so I couldn't swear to it.

  • @TMFShooting
    @TMFShooting 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Great Video Thank's 💯💥💥💥💥💥💥💥

  • @roul3688
    @roul3688 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Birchwood Casey used to make those blue touchup pens which worked excellent for sights and other touchups. They seem to only make the paint pens now which aren't as nice.

    • @DarkShark-xj4fd
      @DarkShark-xj4fd 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      Yep, I was looking for one the other day to do the back/top of a 1911 hammer and all I found was black.

  • @a-do-hia-i-sv9593
    @a-do-hia-i-sv9593 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

    You two make a perfect team. Thanks for another great video!

  • @frosty3693
    @frosty3693 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Does it make any difference if you let the blueing set on the part for a while? Does it 'soak in' and penetrate or does it do what it s going to do immediately?

  • @doejohn8674
    @doejohn8674 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Love this series!

  • @frederickbartlett1106
    @frederickbartlett1106 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    My Dicropan gel turned a bright pink color in the bottle after opening. It was never contaminated and still works. I called Brownells to ask but representative knew nothing about it.

  • @jackgates6949
    @jackgates6949 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    GREAT video and super helpful! After 40 years of using cold blue I learned a lot. Only thing I might add is that acetone/fingernail polish remover is a super fast and effective degreaser.

  • @NorthwoodsShooter
    @NorthwoodsShooter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Excellent, well done video, gentlemen. Thank you!!!

  • @ronthompson2366
    @ronthompson2366 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    This was good info for the "DIY".. self trained smith. It just needs to be pointed out.. COLD BLUE IS A TOUCH UP PRODUCT NOT A REPLACEMENT OR SUBSTITUTE FOR ACTUAL BLUING...I.E. HOT SALT BLUING OR BELGIUM BLUING OR BROWNING... so please don't blue the whole firearm as a bluing job using these products. Glad you showed using heat.. torch or heat gun really helps and provides a better result.

  • @cal30m1
    @cal30m1 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    The cold bluing contains salts and require a water base rinse/clean after application; followed by a oil cleaning and protective layer. I treated the part like a black powder firearm after shooting…

  • @LuvBorderCollies
    @LuvBorderCollies 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I use an oven for larger parts that'll be entirely cold blued like a Win M12 receiver. Put oven at 200 degrees wait 30-60 minutes; Take part out and liberally apply Oxpho until the color is even.
    The oven is after the normal cleaning/degreasing. It opens the metal and takes Oxpho like a duck to water. Great stuff.
    The only outright refusal to take any Brownells cold blues is the front handguard clamp of a Swiss K31. Occasionally a stamped/sheet metal part puts up a fight but not very often.

  • @claytondennis8034
    @claytondennis8034 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    We need more Steve. Caleb is OK, but Steve is like an Uncle Daddy-grandpa, he has a lot of experience and is reserved. We just trust him! Caleb is like the smart cousin from the weird Uncle. He's aight....just a little different.

  • @silentstryker1590
    @silentstryker1590 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Nice

  • @jamesstuart7886
    @jamesstuart7886 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    we dont use fingers in MS, we use toes

  • @jerrymartin5100
    @jerrymartin5100 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    You should degrease your steel wool, it comes with oil on it from the factory

  • @TophatOrange
    @TophatOrange 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    There is a website for europe but cant find any Oxpho blue (or other variant) on it. does it just not show or is it not available?

  • @1958PonyBoy
    @1958PonyBoy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Just as a side comment, you should wear protective gloves when dealing with chemicals such as those used in bluing.
    You really don't want your skin to come into contact with substances like that.
    And always work in a well ventilated area.

  • @TexasTim-x8x
    @TexasTim-x8x 5 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    You know he's from Louisiana. He said, "Lewsiana"!

  • @gprojectnoob4779
    @gprojectnoob4779 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Lol 14 min video and not even 1 close up shot of the finished product. I guess it at least looks good from 5 ft away.

    • @NorthwoodsShooter
      @NorthwoodsShooter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Not sure just how close you were looking for, they did show the end product from an appropriate distance for most. 🤷‍♂️

  • @williamcramer7623
    @williamcramer7623 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Which brand of spray oil were you using? I have an old Colt 38 special, and an old Ruger 357 that have holster rub marks. Which one of the Cold Blue types would you suggest using?

    • @lylesmith1894
      @lylesmith1894 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Appears to be Rem Oil [Remington] in the green spray can.

  • @glbshooter
    @glbshooter หลายเดือนก่อน

    👍

  • @zacsdiyguns
    @zacsdiyguns 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Interesting, i just lasered a 1911 slide and dont want to cerakote it like normal. Been thinking of bluing

  • @abolishtheatfandrepealthenfa
    @abolishtheatfandrepealthenfa 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Birchwood Casey cold blue smells like egg farts. Do they all stink like that?

  • @jeremyrode6581
    @jeremyrode6581 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This may be an odd question. If I want to blue a 1911 raw stainless barrel, can I clean the barrel and just soak it in 41/40? Unless it would affect riflings/accuracy…

  • @Patriotx-gx4ce
    @Patriotx-gx4ce 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    So oil works vs washing off with water?
    P.S
    Nothing better than some coffee with CLP residue.

  • @ThePatriotParadox
    @ThePatriotParadox 8 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Would you blue a slide.... Or what finish would you use for a pistol slide... nitride, etc, what does the factory use?

  • @davidbelzer
    @davidbelzer 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I was told to use Amonia afterwards to neutralize it then dry it out and oil it is this overkill?

  • @gregharman9146
    @gregharman9146 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So then, Not Soda Water to neutralize the residue. Just water?

  • @loneczgunner6562
    @loneczgunner6562 10 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Does this really offer any protection from rust? I understand you still have to oil the metal, but how useful is it as a protectant?

    • @CalebSavant
      @CalebSavant 9 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Better than raw steel, not as good as hot bluing.

  • @GenderSkins
    @GenderSkins 7 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My tip is more of a do not do: if you use steel wool, please do not use SOS pads, while they are a type of steel wool they have soap in them that will destroy the bluing.

  • @jrengo87
    @jrengo87 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I cold blued a handgun and smaller parts but it seems cold blueing will give off an ammonia smell forever. Anyone else?

    • @HectorGonzalez-fz6ws
      @HectorGonzalez-fz6ws 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      For fifty years.

    • @DarkShark-xj4fd
      @DarkShark-xj4fd 28 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

      It smells because you didnt get it all off and its eating away at the metal.

    • @jrengo87
      @jrengo87 28 วันที่ผ่านมา

      @@DarkShark-xj4fd thank you, I'll look into it but it's been about 10 years and the metal is the same as when the original finish was on it

  • @emonoodlz08
    @emonoodlz08 9 หลายเดือนก่อน

    So would this be for only touch ups or would you fully cold blue a whole pistol receiver? Also was that a stainless steel barrel?

    • @NorthwoodsShooter
      @NorthwoodsShooter 5 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Touch ups only, and no, that was not stainless steel.

  • @dieselfrk13
    @dieselfrk13 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Why blue something? Other than aesthetics?

    • @1958PonyBoy
      @1958PonyBoy 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      To prevent oxidation. (Rust)
      And some "bluing" can be brown.

  • @EVILDR235
    @EVILDR235 4 หลายเดือนก่อน

    $16.99 for shipping a little bottle of cold blue. Total ripoff. I will only be buying from MIDWAY from now on.

  • @Shoim
    @Shoim 26 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Just disappointing!

  • @devrinmg
    @devrinmg 10 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I used the oxpho blue on a Romanian AK parts kit to match the Childers receiver and trial and error of steel wool and heating with a few coats came out amazing! Appreciate the products and video gentlemen 👏🏻