I use "Precision Brand" tool black. I can get it at a metal sales and machine tool distributor located here in Conway Arkansas for about $46.95 a bottle.
I did the Grip Safety and Ed Brown Mainspring Housing on my Springfield Armory 1911 five years ago and it has held up pretty darn well.
My method is pretty simple. Use 220 grit (wet/dry) till the part's surfaces are cleaned and smooth. Then use 400 grit (wet/dry) to those areas I want to really shine. Hose it off with a non-chlorinated brake or carb cleaner. Grip the part with some kind of a clamp and give it a good wash with acetone. Still using the clamp to hold the part, I use an old hair drier to heat it up - as hot as I can get it with a hair drier. Then swab with tool black using a Q-tip or felt makeup wedge thingy. Keeping it as wet as I can for about 30 seconds/or until the color looks decent. Neutralize the solution on the part with distilled water (no chlorine). Blow dry with compressed air. Lightly oil it (usually wipe it down with an oily rag) and evaluate the color. If not dark enough, repeat the hose it off - wash it with acetone - heat it - reapply tool black - neutralize solution - dry it - oil it - reevaluate the color.Original Oxpho-Blue Instructions
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Re: Original Oxpho-Blue Instructions
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