Hi All,
I picked up a Marlin 39a made in the 40's as a shooter gun. It shot fine at the range with no failures of any kind. I was thinking of doing some touch up work to the blueing on the receiver but not sure how to proceed. This gun is older than me and I don't mind that it shows its age. However I would like to redo some of the glaring finish faults that this gun does have. The finish on one side looks to be uneven as if someone did a touch up but it didn't blend well at all. Can I just go over the existing finish with some cold blue?
Should I strip that side of the receiver and do a cold blue refinish or maybe just leave it be. I bought some Brownells Oxpho blue and I also have the Birchwood cold blue at home but I do not have a lot of experience using these products. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks I will try to post pictures later today.
I picked up a Marlin 39a made in the 40's as a shooter gun. It shot fine at the range with no failures of any kind. I was thinking of doing some touch up work to the blueing on the receiver but not sure how to proceed. This gun is older than me and I don't mind that it shows its age. However I would like to redo some of the glaring finish faults that this gun does have. The finish on one side looks to be uneven as if someone did a touch up but it didn't blend well at all. Can I just go over the existing finish with some cold blue?
Should I strip that side of the receiver and do a cold blue refinish or maybe just leave it be. I bought some Brownells Oxpho blue and I also have the Birchwood cold blue at home but I do not have a lot of experience using these products. Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
Thanks I will try to post pictures later today.