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John Rigby Full Member Offline Posts: 219 Location: Midwest Joined: Nov 8^th, 2005	Bluing a stainless barrel Jul 26^th, 2025 at 8:01pm	Print Post
	I know there is some type of finish that would give a stainless barrel a blue-like finish. If anyone has any information I'd appreciate it.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16949 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #1 - Jul 26^th, 2025 at 9:41pm	Print Post
	John Rigby wrote on Jul 26^th, 2025 at 8:01pm: I know there is some type of finish that would give a stainless barrel a blue-like finish. If anyone has any information I'd appreciate it. I haven't bought this myself, but a friend bought Caswell SS blackener solution on Ebay and said it worked great on his barrel. (You need to *Login* or *Register* to view media files and links)

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rkaires Frequent Elocutionist Offline No Stronger Bond Posts: 1656 Location: Dingmans Ferry, PA Joined: Oct 26^th, 2012	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #2 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 8:46am	Print Post
	I had CPA do a Teflon coating on three of my RKS stainless barrels. The finish is very durable and looks great. Bob

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AJ Full Member Offline Posts: 172 Joined: Aug 25^th, 2011	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #3 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 9:04am	Print Post
	Nitriding and spray on finishes are also options.


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John Taylor Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1777 Location: Lewiston, ID Joined: Oct 23^rd, 2006	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #4 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 10:00am	Print Post
	I had a customer send me his barrel to install, it had black paint on it.

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GunBum Senior Forum Member Offline Posts: 251 Location: SW Missouri Joined: Oct 30^th, 2021	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #5 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 10:08am	Print Post
	Brownells Oxynate No 84 blackens stainless nicely. Not very gunsmiths are set up for stainless blackening, so it’s generally easier to find someone that will use a spray on coating.


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bobw Frequent Elocutionist Offline Posts: 1809 Location: NW, Iowa Joined: Mar 19^th, 2013	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #6 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 10:38am	Print Post
	John Rigby wrote on Jul 26^th, 2025 at 8:01pm: I know there is some type of finish that would give a stainless barrel a blue-like finish. If anyone has any information I'd appreciate it. John, I might be wrong but it seems Greg (gt) tested some different products and posted it a couple years ago. Contact him and see what he says. Bob

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MrTipUp Frequent Elocutionist Offline Quality is to a product what character is to a man Posts: 1349 Location: Indiana Joined: Feb 19^th, 2020	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #7 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 11:31am	Print Post
	Like Vall's friend, I have had good experiences with Caswell's SS blackener. However, I've done only small parts. As with most "cold bluing" solutions, something as large as a barrel would probably need patience and multiple applications to get an even finish. Bill Lawrence


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John Rigby Full Member Offline Posts: 219 Location: Midwest Joined: Nov 8^th, 2005	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #8 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 4:23pm	Print Post
	Thanks for the help gentlemen. I'll have Shon take care of it with your suggestions.

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marlinguy Frequent Elocutionist Online Ballards may be weaker, but they sure are neater! Posts: 16949 Location: Oregon Joined: Feb 2^nd, 2009	Re: Bluing a stainless barrel Reply #9 - Jul 27^th, 2025 at 4:58pm	Print Post
	John Rigby wrote on Jul 27^th, 2025 at 4:23pm: Thanks for the help gentlemen. I'll have Shon take care of it with your suggestions. Please post Shon's results once he's done with it if you could!

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