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January 20th, 2019, 12:32 AM #1
Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
Does anyone know a product that I can use to darken the bottom of a stainless steel (I think) mag baseplate? It's for a Sig p238 mag like the one pictured below:
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The pistol itself has a dark finish (not blued, sort of a dark gray parkerized) but the baseplate is shiny as hell. When I pocket carry the Sig in my hospital scrubs (!!) the butt is very near the pocket opening and shines out like a beacon. I don't need to do the whole thing, just the bottom outside of the baseplate is all I need to darken. Any ideas? Don't want to simply use paint or anything else that will gum up the works.
Thanks in advance!I'm faster than Doc Holliday (with Novocaine of course)
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January 20th, 2019, 09:40 AM #2Grand Member
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Re: Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
Sharpie ?
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January 20th, 2019, 09:54 AM #3Grand Member
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Re: Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
DnF, I' familiar with the process of cold blueing and recommend any of the following products:
Birchwood Casey
Brownells Oxpho Blue
Vans
Follow the instructions(also check out online videos) but in your case don't use 0000 steal wool since that will shine up the blueing and since you want a flat finish.
Hope this helps,
Kobsw
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January 20th, 2019, 10:53 AM #5
Re: Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
Maybe Plasti Dip or FlexiDip (parts store - used to spray color on auto wheels) spray?
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January 20th, 2019, 12:04 PM #6
Re: Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
Couldn't you use the base plate from another mag?
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Re: Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
Just get some black touch up paint and brush it on the bottom. I wouldn't care if is shows, people shouldn't be looking in my pockets anyway... People are not that aware, especially non gun owners. They don't look everyone over with a fine tooth comb. If they see it for a fraction of a second, they will see a shiny something, it could be anything. If a gun owner saw it, he wouldn't care.
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January 20th, 2019, 12:53 PM #8
Re: Bluing/blacking magazine baseplate?
I don't understand how brushed-on paint would "gum up the works". But may I suggest...black electrical tape, applied, and trimmed with a razor blade?
Also suggest, remove plate, use it as a pattern, make another plate of a steel that can be blued.There are two kinds of guns. Those I have acquired, and those I hope to.
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