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Member Section => Down Range Cafe => Topic started by: blackwolfe on December 01, 2012, 11:11:28 PM
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Does any one know of a method or product for darkening stainless steel? I have a stainless gun or two that I would like to darken the barrel and or the frame. I know I can "paint" or coat the guns, but I was looking for something other than that. I might bead blast to take the shine off and that will "gray" it out some. I was looking for something for the do it yourself project. I have seen stainless knives and guns that have a darker logo or lettering on them that seems to be in the metal itself. I don't know if that was done with a laser or what. I was hoping that maybe there was some kind of etching paste or product you could do at home. Anyone know of anything or done this themselves?
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I don't know of anything you can do at home but you can get black chrome plating done.
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DEpends on the stainless. do you know what kind of ss it is?
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here's an old 'pistolsmith' thread that may help:
http://pistolsmith.com/workshop/16358-home-blackening-stainless-steel-1911-parts.html