Cold Blue

[Papahound]

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 

[running-man]

I think those came out fairly nice! 

How was the results compared to your expectations?

[Greatguns]

Look pretty good in the pics. Most of how they turn out is in the prep work, then how even you get the application.

[Papahound]

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 !

[Papahound]

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.

[1mlt]

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.

[Bob_The_Student]

You did a nice job on those.