Bobdor
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As the title states, I need a little help figuring out what could have gone wrong with the bluing on my Blade Runner Tomenosuke.
This is my first time attempting to chemically blue metal. I read every post here, on propsummit, and on the greater internet I could find before I started. After viewing other people's results, I decided to go with Birchwood Casey Perma Blue.
I blued all the parts. The finish quality came out fine for my standards. However all the zamak parts came out with a brown tint. Oddly enough, I also blued an aftermarket steel barrel, which came out the correct neutral dark gray/gunmetal color.
Any ideas what could have gone wrong? Only thing to note is my home tap water is extremely iron rich which is the only conclusion I could come to. However, I don't know why the steel came out perfect.
You can really see the difference between the zinc and steel here.
Thanks for looking.
This is my first time attempting to chemically blue metal. I read every post here, on propsummit, and on the greater internet I could find before I started. After viewing other people's results, I decided to go with Birchwood Casey Perma Blue.
I blued all the parts. The finish quality came out fine for my standards. However all the zamak parts came out with a brown tint. Oddly enough, I also blued an aftermarket steel barrel, which came out the correct neutral dark gray/gunmetal color.
Any ideas what could have gone wrong? Only thing to note is my home tap water is extremely iron rich which is the only conclusion I could come to. However, I don't know why the steel came out perfect.
You can really see the difference between the zinc and steel here.
Thanks for looking.
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