« previous next »
Pages: [1]   Go Down

Author Topic: Cold Blue  (Read 2268 times)

0 Members and 1 Guest are viewing this topic.

Offline Papahound

  • SKS-FILES CONTRIBUTOR
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Rifleman
  • *
  • Posts: 191
Cold Blue
« on: March 06, 2023, 11:44:06 AM »

Recently stumbled into some old parts cheap , kinda rough shape but the price was right.
Had an old bottle of cold blue out in the shop and decided to give it a shot , after a little prep work - the results turned out okay  :)



Logged

Online running-man

  • Administrator
  • Trade Count: (+5)
  • Sniper
  • *
  • Posts: 6961
  • The only way to avoid Mosin #2 is avoid Mosin #1!
Re: Cold Blue
« Reply #1 on: March 06, 2023, 01:38:30 PM »
I think those came out fairly nice! 

How was the results compared to your expectations?
Logged
      

Offline Greatguns

  • SKS-FILES CONTRIBUTOR
  • Trade Count: (+22)
  • Sniper
  • *
  • Posts: 3314
  • Inventor of the Intrafuse folding adapter.
Re: Cold Blue
« Reply #2 on: March 06, 2023, 03:12:10 PM »
Look pretty good in the pics. Most of how they turn out is in the prep work, then how even you get the application.
Logged
My Avatar is a pic of the real "Ghost" SKS in honor of xxxsks(joe). It is a pic of a fully decked out SKS in Capco hunter's kit. This was mine, the only other pic I had ever seen of one was Joe's.

Offline Papahound

  • SKS-FILES CONTRIBUTOR
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Rifleman
  • *
  • Posts: 191
Re: Cold Blue
« Reply #3 on: March 06, 2023, 06:16:25 PM »
Quote from: running-man on March 06, 2023, 01:38:30 PM
I think those came out fairly nice! 

How was the results compared to your expectations?

Very pleased with the final results , cold blue doesn’t work miracles but this project turned out nice !
Logged

Offline Papahound

  • SKS-FILES CONTRIBUTOR
  • Trade Count: (0)
  • Rifleman
  • *
  • Posts: 191
Re: Cold Blue
« Reply #4 on: March 06, 2023, 06:22:21 PM »
Quote from: Greatguns on March 06, 2023, 03:12:10 PM
Look pretty good in the pics. Most of how they turn out is in the prep work, then how even you get the application.

You are absolutely correct , I cleaned everything good with mineral spirits and then lightly buffed with 0000 steel wool , after every coat I buffed again and cleaned it with denatured alcohol , took several applications but the final results were decent , prep work is everything - I’ve seen some look horrible because it wasn’t prepped right.

Logged

Offline 1mlt

  • SKS-FILES CONTRIBUTOR
  • Trade Count: (+1)
  • Marksman
  • *
  • Posts: 721
Re: Cold Blue
« Reply #5 on: March 06, 2023, 08:30:59 PM »
I use the same one. Have for years. "Proper prep" is the key to making it look good. You may need to put "several" layers on.
Logged
There is but one language in the USA, English.
Teddy R.

Offline Bob_The_Student

  • SKS-FILES CONTRIBUTOR
  • Trade Count: (+2)
  • Sharp-Shooter
  • *
  • Posts: 1279
Re: Cold Blue
« Reply #6 on: March 11, 2023, 06:28:49 PM »
You did a nice job on those.  thumb1
Logged
Pages: [1]   Go Up
« previous next »