[Milsurplus] replacing black oxide screws /with/ blackened zinc plated screws

Kenneth G. Gordon kgordon2006 at frontier.com
Tue Oct 27 21:35:47 EDT 2020


On 27 Oct 2020 at 20:15, jphutch60bj wrote:

> Need to replace a few lost black oxide screws with zinc plated screws.   
> I really only need to "blacken" the screw heads.
> 
> To accomplish the task I am thinking of Gun Bluing just the heads of the 
> zinc plated screws, using a Cold Gun Bluing solution.
> 
> Anyone gone down this road before that may have some tips or tricks.

I just paint them with flat-black enamel after putting them in.

Ken W7EKB


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