Hot Bluing Tank

Hot bluing isnt much better but its much less labor intensive.

Hot bluing tank. This will show you how to black oxide your firearm like it was from the factory. Custom made for us especially for the professional gun bluing industry. This hot bluingparkerizing tank is stoutly constructed for years of use and is large enough to accommodate almost any part that requires bluingparkerizing even long barreled actions. Our hot tank solution uses a caustic solution of nitrate salts and is heated to near 300 degrees f.

Rust bluing is very popular nowadays for custom hobbyists and gunsmiths on account of the quality and durability of finish that can be achieved without too much equipment. Since bluing actually highlights imperfections in the metal special care must be exercised in the preparation and polishing. Best tank made for hot chemical bluing. 20 25 minutes in generally sufficient to obtain nice reach black color.

Some people have made tanks from gutters which is fine for a rust bluing tank or a rinse tank but if using for hot salts bluing make sure the gutter material is steel and not aluminum the caustic salts will destroy aluminum in no time. Orifices included for both natural and propane gas. About 4 gallon working capacity. For these secondary tanks you do not need a heavy duty steel tank you can use plastic or light weight metal.

Hot water tank burner as cleaner and hot water rinse tanks require less heat these smaller burners save fuel. Welded of black iron with inset ends rolled edges. Bluing is not a coating its a rusting process. Demonstration of hot tank bluing also called black oxide coating.

This tank is made from carbon steel. Bluing tank burner sized to provide correct heat for the bluing solution. Rust bluing is a great blue black finish that was used by firearms companies before 1940 when hot bluing was invented. Bluing bluing itself is simply suspending prepped part into solution while its temperature maintained around 260 280f.