Very Good Product
Product works very well you just have to follow directions let me tell ya. First you polish the parts with course paper about 80 grit, then 400 grit papper to finish. Soke in aceton for a few minutes then scrub with small wire brush like in your gun cleaning kit or cotton swab or cloth, Then put in Hot water 150 degreas is best with a good squirt of PalmOlive soap and let soak for a few minutes, rinse in hot clean water tap is Ok. dry off metal make sure to have some cotton or vinal gloves even as you clean them, you dont want to touch with bare hands, and use some thin wire for a handle when boiling. Heat metal with propane torch to 150 200 degrease just the right tempeture so it does not flash off to fast, Heat again and add another layer,use only enough solution to berly wet the metal a little goes a long way and use the cotton ball only once per coat. Be sure to let it dry for 30 sec inbetween layers and befor boiling. Boil parts, use only filtered or distiled water, boil for five minutes Dry off with paper towl and card off with steel wool make sure you degrease it useing the same methoud as above for the parts, then wipe off with clean papper towl and heat with torch and repeat proces until disierd color is reached. Make sure you use only distiled or filterd water, and you fully degrease the steelwool in acetone and hot soapy water, you will be amazed at the gunk that comes off in the soapy water, other wise it will turn the color of the metal into a Bronze color, and not blue. and only use dry heat from a torch and not the water you boil it in or it wont color as dark do to premature activation in the water. hope this is helpful. Ps Not fully degreasing the steelwool and the parts and not using distilled or filterd water is the couse of many a frustration.
A very good rust blue...
The Mark Lee Express Blue #1 is very good...nearly as good as Brownells Classic Rust Blue and easier and faster to use as well as less expensive. Different grades of steel can give different results so I have to keep that in mind when providing a review.
Preparation is key as well as following the procedure to the letter. Do that and you will be happy with the results.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
This stuff works
Very thorough instructions...
Polished parts to 400 and it gives a beautiful deep glossy blue thats almost black....the better the prep and pollish the better the bluing
Great Stuff
This is the first bluing product I have ever used, but I did my research and decided to go with a rust-bluing solution instead of a cold blue product. From the reviews I read it just seems that cold blue solutions are adequate at best, and are most often disappointing. Plus, I understand a bit about metalurgy and can't accept that a "cold" blue application suffices. Mark Lee makes the process fairly easy, yet it is still time consuming, requires the right tools, and patience. With that said, I blued the metal on an old mauser and must say that it looks great. After 6 applications I have a shining dark blue finish. Mind you, it's not that deep blue-black you find on a new "hot" blued gun, but it looks great. In fact, it really fits older firearms. I wholeheartedly recommend this product!
Better than expected
Easy to follow instructions. Very forgiving formula. Excellent results. this product requires no damp box. A good choice for shops or individuals with limited space and equipment. Heat gun was a good substitute to the suggested propane torch.
Not sure!
Not sure I used this as well as intended, alot of work too much rust resulted.Ran out of product before getting best results. Cleared rust with steel wool and used oxpho cream to finnish job.
