I have everything just about ready to do my first rust blueing project and I'm in the process of buffing / polishing the barrel by hand. My question is how polished does it have to be? It does not have a mirror finish but is pretty good. I have a couple small areas that had some minor rust and I can still see the small pits. Should I file these out and then buff them? Some small areas look very shiny but others are not quite that good. Will this be noticable after it is blued? I'm using Pilkintons rust blueing solution.
I fired up the boiling tank tonight to try it out. It's a 38" gutter as described here a few weeks ago. I'm heating it on a camp stove. The water directly above the flame boils but the water on the ends does not. Will that be a problem?
Thank you in advance.
