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bpcrnut Junior Member Offline Posts: 51 Location: SE Mn Joined: Nov 2^nd, 2018	Touch Up Blue Feb 17^th, 2021 at 8:16pm	Print Post
	Looking for a recommendation for touch u blue. I’ve been using Van’s for yrs and its close to time to reorder. Recommendations?


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18072 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #1 - Feb 17^th, 2021 at 11:32pm	Print Post
	I've used Oxphoblue for decades, and it's about as good as, and better than most others.

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #2 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 10:11am	Print Post
	Oxphoblue

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Crown-C Oldtimer Offline Posts: 531 Location: St. Marys Kansas Joined: Apr 6^th, 2009	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #3 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 12:11pm	Print Post
	I’ve used Oxphoblue for at least 15 years. The best I’ve found for cold blue so far. Richard

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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1174 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #4 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 5:00pm	Print Post
	Once I tried oxpho blue I never tried any other brands of cold blue, good stuff.


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bpjack Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 3800 Location: East Olympia, WA Joined: May 18^th, 2008	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #5 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 5:34pm	Print Post
	I second ( or third or fourth) OXPHO-Blue. I also use a Birchwood Casey Presto touch-up pen for small areas or feathering edges. Jack

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Hayface Full Member Offline Posts: 249 Joined: Mar 20^th, 2015	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #6 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 5:47pm	Print Post
	Another vote for Oxpho Blue, but Brownell's is out. I tried to order some today and was told they will not have more until the end of March. There is some listed on Ebay and Amazon. You'll have to decide how bad you need it. Hayface


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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1404 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #7 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 6:48pm	Print Post
	My own experience is that you can't beat Oxpho blue for antique and other "soft" steels and wrought iron. But for modern/"hard" steels, I prefer Dicropan T-4, another exclusive Brownell product. Bill Lawrence


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bpcrnut Junior Member Offline Posts: 51 Location: SE Mn Joined: Nov 2^nd, 2018	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #8 - Feb 18^th, 2021 at 7:22pm	Print Post
	Thanks all for the replies. I bit the bullet and ordered Oxophro from Amazon. Paid the $10 premium but no shipping charge. All comes out in the wash. Lynn


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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Offline Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 18072 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #9 - Feb 19^th, 2021 at 12:50pm	Print Post
	I used so many tiny bottles of Oxphoblue decades ago that I gave up, and ordered a gallon. I've been working off the same gallon jug for probably 30 years now. It stays under my bench in a cool dark place, and has over 1/2 gal. left and still works great. Seemed high priced back then, but considering what little bottles cost it's been a bargain.

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JLouis Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 10625 Joined: Apr 8^th, 2009	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #10 - Feb 19^th, 2021 at 12:59pm	Print Post
	Very interesting Bill I have never had much success with the Dicropan T-4.

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1404 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #11 - Feb 19^th, 2021 at 11:33pm	Print Post
	I'm not surprised, John. My experience is that Dicropan only works well on harder steels and some of the more modern steel alloys (which, perhaps not surprisingly, are the same steels that in my experience Oxpho seems to not color so easily or so permanently). My bet is Brownell's created the two solutions to make as many of their clients happy as possible. Bill Lawrence


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Sure shot Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1174 Location: East central Iowa Joined: Jun 22^nd, 2020	Re: Touch Up Blue Reply #12 - Feb 20^th, 2021 at 8:31pm	Print Post
	Good to know, thank you. I’ll have to buy some dicropan T4 to have on hand.


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