Gun Blueing Circa 62.....

[golfstudisd]

Quick rust after application?

So I decided to embark on my first gun blueing experience today on my buddies Circa 62 that was very very rusted (as well as broken). I read and researched gun blueing, not only on this sight but gun forums as well, to see exactly how to do it and to make sure I would do it right. We went with the blueing stuff from Walmart which was definitely on the cheap side but hey were broke college students. Anyways I soaked the putter in Works to strip the finish as well as the rust, cleaned it very well, rinsed it with alcohol, made sure it was completely dry and clean (using gloves of course) then put 6 coats of the gun blue on, rinsing it in between each coat. The color is awesome, a nice deep black but the problem is that as soon as it hits the air, within seconds, it starts to rust and look terrible. My question is how to prevent this rust from happening? Did I do something wrong in the process? I can post pics if you need but I think it's pretty self explanatory and was hoping to wait till the final product to post. Thanks a lot for your help guys....

[cog hill]

Hi down in my thread I have DYI Perma Blue cheat sheet there or we can do a new thread on it.

I'm doing another club very soon I'll do a HOW TO POST if people want it.

 

http://www.golfwrx.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=88290

 

 

 

Cog

[2005h4]

This is what I did. After gun blueing the putter, I dipped into one of those wooden water protection stuff from homedepot, and let it dry for 24 hrs. Not only it prevented from getting rusted, it really shines the putter like clear coat...

 

I played 3 rounds and shows no sign of getting rust .....

[cog hill]

Yup anything oil or car wax will keep the rust away , probably oil is better if you follow the directions with the cold rinse.

Perma Blue does seem to have an after rust if you don't rinse well enough or and oil it asap after your done betting to color.

 

Cog

[golfstudisd]

Thanks for the help guys, after the last coat yesterday I immedietly gave it a healthy layer of baby oil and let it sit overnight, looked great this morning. I got bored late last night and ended up doing one of my old oil can wedges as well, it's amazing how easy gun blue is to use if you do it right. I'll get pics up when I'm done with the paintfill on the Circa.