H001 Receiver Cover Finish

Post by **Sir Henry** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 4:18 pm

I love my Henry rimfires but the least favorite thing about them is the black paint on the receiver cover. I've buffed the paint off and applied G96 Gun Blue Cream on them. They don't really turn blue as they are not steel but it does give it a nice finish. You need to rinse them in a neutral bath after applying the finish to stop the chemical action.

Most people take a hundred year old rifle and try to make it look new. I take a new rifle and try to make it look a hundred years old.

Post by **Sir Henry** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 4:27 pm

On this one I painted it with the gray finish that the military uses on AR magazines.

Post by **ditto1958** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:56 pm

Bun Blue Cream?

Post by **RetiredSeabee** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 5:58 pm

Please don't show us your blued Buns.

Post by **Sir Henry** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 7:34 pm

ditto1958 wrote:Bun Blue Cream?

What are you talking about? Its says "Gun".

Well I did go back and edit it.

Post by **Deadwood Dutch** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 8:48 pm

Looks great!

Post by **Sir Henry** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 9:35 pm

Thanks. What is great about doing this is I can just buy a new receiver cover and take them back to original. If I did this to a Winchester 9422 it would be butchering them.

Post by **bandit1250** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:09 pm

Sir Henry wrote:Thanks. What is great about doing this is I can just buy a new receiver cover and take them back to original. If I did this to a Winchester 9422 it would be butchering them.

That is a nice thing about the replaceable cover. You can experiment all you want and still have the chance to go back with no blue job needed.

Post by **Vaquero** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:35 pm

I just stripped mine, polished it then clear coated it.

Post by **Sir Henry** » Mon Mar 21, 2016 10:42 pm

Vaquero wrote:I just stripped mine, polished it then clear coated it.

Looks like you did a good job too.

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