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PostSubject: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeFri Oct 19, 2012 6:06 pm

Hi All
With the help of a good friend, I wanted to see how nice old MGC / Marushin zinc Saa's could be refinished, guess the case hardened look was what I was after.
Started with a worn out 40 year old Marushin SAA:
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Next it was given a fantastic polish and new grips.
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Assembled looks great but needs bluing!:
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The next step :)hours spent on frame case hardened effect, rest straight blued,
I am really surprised by how well it came out! shows how good these models really are!
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeFri Oct 19, 2012 7:08 pm

I would have left it silver tongue

But that's one hell of a job . Nice work on the grips to.
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeFri Oct 19, 2012 7:11 pm

Like me, I prefer it in silver, the blued is not my passion...
Otherwise, really good job !!
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeFri Oct 19, 2012 7:43 pm

Yeah, sure JohnnyV, you just took pictures of a better model :>

It's amazing what a bit of care (and knowledge) can achieve with a modelgun :-)
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeSat Oct 20, 2012 4:46 am

That is an amazing polish job - someone really took their time, it is very time consuming to mirror polish pot metal like that.

The blue is nice, well done.

The case hardened part could do with a little brown color in there, I think there is a chemical that can do that color no?

Regardless, nice work,

Pit.
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeSat Oct 20, 2012 11:09 am

Thanks guys:)
Was tempted to leave it silver after the polish... maybe next time:)
Pit...
Really hard to get the browns on zinc:( trying hard with different dilutions )
to be honest it looks different in every photo, better in the flesh:)
Took some at better res in daylight today:

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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeSat Oct 20, 2012 11:50 am

Right John, really beautiful in daylight Smile
great job !
This blued is solid? I mean , does it stay ? not too fragile?
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeSat Oct 20, 2012 4:33 pm

It looks great regardless - well done!

Pit.
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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeSun Oct 21, 2012 1:19 pm

The polished finish looks absolutely fantastic Very Happy I know how many hours achieving a finish like that can take. I used to mirror finish aluminium motorcycle engine cases, covers, carburettors etc for fun Wink

Daylight certainly gives a completely different appearance to the case-hardened & blued finish. It looks much better in daylight. I've seen SAAs and others with case hardened frames and deep blue/black cylinders and barrels which give these models an even better look again.

Keep up the good work John Very Happy

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PostSubject: Re: Marushin SAA custom blued   Marushin SAA custom blued Icon_minitimeTue Oct 23, 2012 11:14 am

Awesome job, mate!
Thise models are worth the effort! Cool

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