kzfaq.info/get/bejne/qLmYesJ3nZu7YY0.html ReUploaded this video that takes a much deeper look at the process and the gear to accomplish it.

Rust bluing is something I could watch time and again. Thank you Mark, for taking the time to show us the gunsmithing gnome's trade.

I set up to do this in my shop after watching your earlier videos on nthe process, and have saved about 2 dozen barrels since.

Mark, I wish our high school / university lab had someone like you teaching us how to make... well, anything! It would have made me appieciate design tech so much more!

There is no telling how many wonderful firearms you have saved from the scrap yard thanks to these videos.

Although it's not the first time I've seen this on Anvil, I'm always amazed at the process and especially the results. Thanks for posting all your videos.

Mark ASMR channel is the best on youtube

Who knew the Hitchhikers Guide to the Galaxy had entries on gunsmithing.

MAGIC! Like watching a beautiful butterfly emerge from it's chrysalis. Amazing work Mark!

Thank you Mark. At least now I know the right questions ask, and some of the answers. So helpful when dealing with all the Experts out there.

Mark. We need more videos!! You’re literally my favorite channel on the tube of yous.

I like patina on my knives tools and brass, but blue steel is a different story.

Your OSB plywood steam tank covers are living up to the material's reputation and falling apart from the wet! :D

Great video Mark Can’t wait to see my1885!

The conversion process is so simple, a shame so many fine old firearms suffered from the attack of the 50 wire wheel. Once that's done, there ain't no going back.

Great video Mark excellent work.

What happens to the barrel bore? How do you fix the innards?

Thanks so much for the content Mark, really appreciate your videos!

Thank You for sharing this with all of us !

Screw the wire wheel. Who made that rust removing pencil at 5:35? :)

May be a dumb question, but what do you do with the bore? Do you just clean it out like normal?

Awesome video sir thoroughly enjoyed it.

You know, I wonder, How did an E-div Chief, a 51-Chief, get so into mechanical stuff? I'm just waiting for you to start looking for a 480V 400 amp load center to plug your drill press into. Btw, I like how you fixed your starter on that salvaged lathe. Nice save. -Dave

I have been converted! My guns can testify!

That's a great lesson. Thanks.

Moar, MOOOAAAAARRRRR!!!!!! I love this kind of stuff!!!!

Outstanding sir

Sir I’m working on a Sauer & Sohn 12ga for a customer of mine. Having trouble getting the floor plate screw out of the bottom for disassembly to clean. Do you have any recommendations? I’ve tried repeated applications of Kroil and some heat already. Thanks for your time. Enjoy your channel

OMB... brother I could have used you 25 years ago when I was a dealer. But heck you're schooling me and I'm killing it purchasing old rusty's and fix'n them up.. Buy low sell high... laughing all the way to the bank! Keep it up you're a jewel...

Just this past weekend I bought 6 guns from an estate. 3 were SxS percussion shotguns, one a Wesley Richards. The passed collector lived right on the bay (salt water) and didn't take care of his valuable firearms. The SXS shotguns have rusty bores, my question is do I go straight into the tank? Or do I try to get some of the loose mung out first? After conversion I guess use the oil free 4-O steel wool on a pistol drill. Great videos Mark!

Mark, did you make the extension shaft for your carding wheel set-up? Thanks

Hi! Thank you for sharing your knowledge here! Your videos are amazing. Could you tell with kind of "metal wheel" you use to remove rust without attacking the original bluing ? A link or a reference so I can buy the same type on the internet ? Thank you!

Thank you for the conversion tingles. This damnedable toilet flange for the ss pot still! Menards stopped carrying 'odd' sizes of PVC fittings, so still trying to source that.

Would you do rust conversion on a gun that's oil blacked? Also, curious of marks opinions of browning firearms lol.

“Convert and save ‘em!” Amen.

Ive got an ancient 97 Winchester in dire need of rust conversion. I just need to find a suitable tank. The thing is almost as long as a flintlock musket.

I got a sweet sixteen im gonna duracoat it had real bad chemical damage all the engravings were removed to smooth the pitting by the previous owner so no collectors value got an almost complete gun for 150$ it aint pretty but it'll be a nice all weather quail gun when im done and I'll be able to hunt with an A5 but wont have to take my nice ones out in 90% humidity

I just actually made some ammo for the rifle I conserved With the help of your non-tutorial videos. Guy at the shop sure did look at me funny when I said I was loading .43 Spanish.

My friend bought a 93 Marlin that had been a closet queen for 80 plus years back east .Nice bore, nice wood outside plum brown receiver still showed case colors. I begged him to let me do the conservation to it with no avail. Rifles like that one are rare in Montana. Local Sourced guns of that vintage look like they rode in the back of the wagon with dog and barbwire and the put in the barn rafters till grandson found graps old cowboy gun and ran a few old corrosive shells threw it before someone found out about it. Then when the new owners of the ranch from California were tearing down the old barn found it and took it to the gun show and trying to sell it $5000 because it has character and nice patina.

You make it look so easy, easier then getting the tubes sent 800km to the nearest gunsmith to do just that.

Is there any concerns with using the boiling water conversion on twist steel barrels? I have a 1907 Parker 12 bore PH Model that are marked Twist that I would like to conserve. Appreciate any thoughts.

Well that was satisfying!

Quick question, my krag sporter I bought took 4 1/2 hours to clean and it started like the Beretta barrels and I got it cleaned pretty good. it looks like the rear of the action is sort of blued but the barrel is just white, with many black spots of patina, I still wipe it down from time to time and it still comes off silver black after I wipe the barrel. Is that just the left over bluing, I did have to do use ultra fine steel wool and hoppes due to not being able to boil the barrel and action

I have sent many people from Reddit your way. Anytime I see someone post a rusty gun and say something like "I need to get the wire brush and clean this up" I hope I have saved at least one original finish...

i have another question....where did you get the reducers or arbors for your buffer shaft to get it down to the carding wheel size...or did you make them yourself?????

Mark I have a question. Will a wool gun sock absorb the moisture on the barrel?

Anything done to protect the bore when bluing and etc?

Mark, I'm curious, is there oxide inside the barrels during the conversation process? If so, how do you remove it.

Very good.

GREAT VIDEO !!!

Good info.

Thank you, Sir!

Does anyone know what bench grinder/buffer is being used with the carding wheel??

Loved watching this video, I have an regular old Mossberg shotgun that needs rest removal and stock repair. I have to ask how much your labor charge is...... so it's probally too much 😅😂😅😂

12:21' What is the tool being used to scrape near the muzzle? Bamboo? Brass? This is really good stuff.

Can this process be used for a parkerized finish?

Thank you. Was rust as bad on inside?

Great to see some old side by sides in your videos.. Is that JP Sauer set a laminated barrel? Do you worry about any gaps in the rib that would cause rust to build up under it between the barrels after boiling? Big fan! Keep up the great work Mark!

I love seeing that nasty, rusted surface turned into blued gold.

Excellent!

When boiling the barrels & then carding , what do you do about the inside of the barrels , how do you clean them after boiling . Do you use a brass brush to card the sling swivels? Would this be the best way to go on some milsurp rifles that I have ?

Hi, I have watched several of your vids... very interesting.... and I know this an older one... but I have a question..... I have a 20 gauge double shotgun... steel barrels... but they have a few small dents in them... now my question is of course... Can these dent be taken out or at least partly??? Thanks

i looked in your other videos but only found your snippet about building a conversion tank, did you do a full on video on your conversion process? Have you looked at any of the water based chemical rust removers on the market?

If the barrrels were originally parkerized instead of blued, would you do the de-rusting process any differently?

QUESTION: I was given a small set of carding wheels that are a variety of stiffness but are a nylon or other polymer. I have bought an old Coast to Coast 20ga pump that was mostly in the garage on the farm. Can or should I use the new wheels. I'm curious of how it will turn out. A lot of mung but blue underneath.

lol I don’t have to worry about rust here in Las Vegas where we have 3% humidity in the summer

How do you clean the inside of the barrel. Wouldn't that get rusty after boiling too?

Your videos are awesome. Thank you! I confess that I inherited 3 shotguns 100+ years old and an 18th Century Brown Bess musket, none of which have been cared for properly. Oh and an 1871 Remington Rolling Block that’s in just awful condition. NO - I am not going to start on the Brown Bess. There are a couple of nasty .22 rifles that should be good test subjects.

7:38 Grobet 16.463 carding wheel

Thank you Mark! Spread the gospel yall!

Would I do this process for my M1 Garand? It is parkerized I believe, but not sure. No videos on M1’s.....

With boiling do you have to worry about the solder between the barrel?

Amazing.

Will this conservation process work on a hot dipped blue finish? Will it look right? I've got a 1960s Ithaca 37 that kinda looks like that old 1887 in a few places. Like brown oil soaked rust. Other less handled places still have the original finish. It shoots great and I wanna keep it going. I'm afraid if I boil it out and card it it'll look splotchy, like rust blued in some spots and hot dipped in others.

When I first saw the double barrels I thought "oh goody we'll see the Gunsmith solder some loose ribs". Aw waaa, another bluing video. ;-) interesting none the less.

Thats neat; I've seen some guns that could have used that level of expertise instead of a stiff wire wheel.

Are you kidding me ? This wheel causes cancer . You sir are living very dangerously . 😂 your videos are amazing and I enjoy them all a great deal . Carry on

While I may trust Mark to use his skill and discretion with a wire wheel, I do not trust *myself*!! So when I have a similar project, I use a wad of *copper wool* soaked in ATF to gently persuade the rust blemishes to fade away. I use long, lengthwise strokes wherever possible. It does take an incredibly long time, but I'm not paid by the hour, like Mark. And with extremely tough rust, I might resort to 0000 steel wool and ATF. I have successfully used this method on several rifles, and on a couple, even blue touchup was unnecessary! Thanks, Mark!

thank you

Thanks

How do you clean/ remove rust from a case hardened steel surface?

Fantastic! How could I get ahold of you to send in a piece of equipment ?

I need a boiling tank like that!

i like the teapot besides the boiling water tank, makes me wonder......

amazing

Your videos are great, I'm going to share them with my dad (a former Navy Machinist Mate and bubblehead). A quick question about the boiling/conservation: are you using regular tap water? I've seen other videos and web-pages that say use distilled water only. I'd guess that having as few additional minerals and chemicals (copper, chlorine, fluoride, etc...) in the mix to interfere with the rust reaction is best. But in your experience, does it make a difference?

Mark how many times can it be boiled and carted . Will damage accur if its repeated over and over ?

? l must have missed the final look job here...?

What type of carding wheels do you use? Never mind!🤣

Was the barrel corked or something? Do you care the inside of the barrel, assuming it’s rusted?

Please get rid of that horrible noise at the beginning and the end. Good work, Mr. Novak, keep it coming.

mark spreading the word of conversion therapy!

We need more videos!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

What is the rpm of your wheel?

Mark, towards the end of the video you mention that one set of barrels needed to be converted at least 3-4 more times. Just curious if you meant straight boil for 3-4 times then card at the end, or boil and card, repeat 3-4 times

I know in one of his videos he tells us what wheel he uses. But I cant remember, so Mr Novak would you please answer that again?

How do you cart the rust inside the barrel?

woepie !!!! beetje harde was en het kan weer jaren mee !!!

How do you do the bore?

And what about an ID on that sweet file he uses on wood?