Rebluing Single Six Ejector Housing & Frame

[Campagnolo]

What is the best waty to touch up the bluing, or painting, or whatever Ruger used to make the alloy frame and ejector housing black on a single six?

By the way what is that black stuff? :roll:

 

[rugerguy]

normally, the alloy ( aluminum) parts of the Rugers over the years have been 'anodized',BUT at times they come out just coated? painted? whatever, scratches easy, and flaked off.......we usually just polish the finish off and redo it with Alumahyde (sic) from Brownells, either the matte or flat black, works fine, and we put the parts to cure them in the oven for a short period of time, not sure if this really helps ,as we';ve left them in the hot sun, and that helped also......at least you can always redo them again, down the road when needed ( worn) fast and easy......

 

[Campagnolo]

Thanks Rugerguy - This is very helpful information.

It looks like the Alumahyde II is the way to go.

 

[Hondo44]

The toughest finish is to have them re-anodized. Brass plating works well also. I prefer replacing them with Ruger steel versions.

 

[REP1954]

+1 with what Hondo44 said. If my Single Sixes dont come with a steel grip frame and ejector housing I swap them.

 

[rugerguy]

thats a personal choice as to making the gun heavier, AND besides, once one damages, nicks, or lets the 'steel' parts "rust" or whatever, you are back to square one to get those parts "redone".........the vast majority out there are alloy, and many are in the need for a touch up or get redone, and the Alumahyde cannot get any simpler easier and can be redone again, as needed. Tough to get the alloy parts to "match" (even look like) the original factory anodized finish, we have tried many shops and the anodized parts come out about every shade of "dark" imaginable, but black...... :(
We try and save the folks a bit of time and money ( work & effort) Makes no matter to ME, as I can reblue any steel parts anytime I want to, and at NO cost :roll:

 

[Hondo44]

Yep goes w/o saying, a personal choice. And besides, you have customers to please.

But that's what I like about blued steel, a little wear looks Ok and gives the gun a natural worn look. How many times have I heard, I bought it 'cause it had just enough wear to look good? And worn blued steel parts match. Worn steel and worn anodizing don't and don't even match when new.

Touch up steel with OxPho blue and a white scratch dissappears. Not so easily on anodized parts.

But that's just me.