Were having a terrible summer this year, its rained every second day, bla, this morning I had the dogs out and thinking about the rain it popped into my head how I stumbled on an easy solution to the kinda weather we have here in Nova Scotia.
It was about 15 or so years ago, and this guy brought his Remington 1187 into be blued, it was a mess, he wanted a matt finish so I bead blasted it and gave it a black oxide finish he was really pleased and when away quite happy. It was a standard job no big deal for me I'v done it a few times.
About a year and a half later I get a call from this same guy he wants to put a syn stock on it, he had picked one up on a trip to the states, I told to drop it over and I'd do for him, I was interested to see how the finish held up, I was shocked it was in the same state of it, it look like it was before I blued it, maybe worse. I put the stock on he took his gun and left, but it set my mind to work.
The burning question for me was how could I do a finsh on salt water guns that would hold up, more than a season or two, there were all kinds of expensive and complicated answers but I need something that I would do the job, quickly and cheaply and make a nice profit as well.
I did'nt come to me till one day I had to talk to my nieghbour about something and he was putting in a kitchen counter, he's a do'it yourselfer type and he had gotten this counter top spray, it's textured with spekcles in it, but it has to be sealed, the idea hit me, I could use an automotive clear coat it comes in gloss and matt.
Well to make a long story short it worked, I offered it to my customers for an extra charge of course, it was easy to do, after bluing and the oil bath I'd deagrease the gun and give it a coat of clear coat, matt or gloss whatever the customer wanted. Only had one come back, I did'nt degrease it good enough, and in a small area it pealed.
Tom
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