Brownells Oxpho-Blue

[Burnout]

[stevie]

Oxpho-Blue works well. Keep in mind the color may not match 100%. Remove all oils prior to using cold blue.

They will eventually wear with use and cleaning. Paper products can also scratch the bluing a bit. Soft cloth is best for cleaning. Stay away from using those lead away cloths, these will take off bluing.

[reidnez]

It's pretty good for what it is and what it costs. Of course, it's still much preferable to have your pistol professionally stripped and hot-blued, but that's going to run at least $100. For a couple of blemishes, the Brownell's can do the trick.

[dfletcher]

I've found that most of the cold blues work well when matching a matte type finish if a bit of heat is applied. For example, a little scratch on the top of a 1911 slide usually is covered fine, a scratch on the polished side - not so good. The brand "44-40" works well also.

One thing to be aware of is that some cold blues can create a tinge of rust after a while, if you don't finish off the area with a slight spot of oil - but a bit of oil can cause the just reblued area to cloud a bit. I have a 1" paintbrush "dampened" with a bit of oil. An hour or so after touch up I do a little whisking of the reblued spot, just enough to get a slight amount of oil on it.

[mcholak]

I saw a pen that looked like a sharpy at Big 5 the other day for touching up blueing. My shotgun has a few nicks on it so I was considering it but it seemed almost too easy. Does anyone have any experience with the touch up pen?