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#617627 08/03/22 11:46 PM
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Who is fabulous at raising dents in barrels? I have a subtle dent in a sxs barrel I would like removed.


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Thanks!


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Mark, I have successfully removed a few dents myself over the years with bore plugs and a tiny brass hammer. But, I never could successfully hide the raised dent with "after-bluing". It always showed, in a lighter coloration, even tho' raised. Can Jon hide the repair by blending the bluing?


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Stan;

Sometimes I use fairly thick "freeze bag" type plastic to place between the barrel outside surface and the hammer. This helps in limiting the blemish of hammering the barrel with hammering against polished bore plugs. Of course you only get a tap or two with the hammer against the freezer bag plastic before you need to move a un-hammered section of the plastic under the hammer.

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I tried several things, Stephen, to accomplish that same thing before stumbling upon HVAC adhesive aluminum tape (.003" thick). It lasts a good while before needing changing but, I still can see a small lighter colored area of bluing where the dent was actually raised. It's not terrible, but noticeable. Keith Kearcher raised some dents in a Fox BE for me years ago, before I learned to do it myself. He raised the dents, but only gave them a lick and a promise in attempting to recolor the areas. They had acquired that brownish patina, and the areas he dealt with stand out like a sore thumb now. I'll likely let Breck refinish them to the original Fox blue of that era.


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I'm kinda glad to see this thread go a bit off-topic by going from who does dent raising to some tips for those who choose to raise their own.

Once you learn how, it is a pretty easy and satisfying amateur gunsmithing job. The investment in tools isn't much, although it wouldn't be economical to buy the stuff to only raise one or two. However, I don't know what the pros are charging for a nice dent raising job these days. Joe Biden inflation is likely increasing gunsmithing costs too. I made some expanding mandrels, and also use plug gauges as mandrels.

Stan, I did make a couple nice small brass hammers that I have used to raise dents. But the one I like best is a small hammer with hard plastic replaceable tips. I paid a whole dollar for it at a swap meet. I think it does a much better job on most dents, although it takes more hammer blows (light taps really) than the slightly heavier brass hammers. The best part for me is that it does a better job of bringing a dent up with minimal, or no marring of the barrel finish. I use it for nothing else but dent raising, to ensure there is no grit or debris embedded in the plastic tips. I often use just a bit of Saran wrap, packing tape, or plain printer paper to help protect the blued surface of a barrel that I don't wish to reblue after dent raising. I'll have to try the aluminum HVAC tape, since I already have a couple rolls. I have done spot bluing touch-ups a few times, when minor striking is necessary. But as you say, it can be tough to match and blend in. I think the hardest part is to match the same level of polish as the rest of the barrel, to make the repaired area less likely to stand out. A spot which is too shiny or too dull seems more evident than a slight color variation.


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I use a copper hammer, softer than brass but hard enough to do the job nicely.

It is pretty easy to blend the color out on a set of barrels that has a nice blue on it and no polish required around the removed dent. It is much harder to pull off if the tubes have some patina and wear to them. When required, I usually apply acid to the area I worked a several times to get the color close, then a few passes over everything and then things tend to blend together very nicely.

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Thanks Keith, and Steve.

Good tips.


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Originally Posted by SKB
When required, I usually apply acid to the area I worked a several times to get the color close, then a few passes over everything and then things tend to blend together very nicely.

For most of us, acid is a very good bluing remover....


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