JDW
I just read the last page, only, on this thread as it caught my interest. I'm not experienced in this process, but something struck me as a possibility for your "blotchy" part. You mentioned you used rouge.

I recall from my past an admonishment about using wax based rouge for polishing parts to be blued. My understanding is that it cannot be cleaned completely since high speed buffing with wax rouge puts the rouge into the surface. Others will know better than I on this point. If you don't get any feedback here, call Brownells and ask their tech assistant line.

Last edited by Chuck H; 07/29/11 08:42 AM.