re-bluing a P64, anyone know of average prices?

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re-bluing a P64, anyone know of average prices?

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I just got my very first P64 yesterday - I would have gone w/ hand select, but these are getting harder to find, so there was no hand-select option on classicfirearms.com . Gun is from 1972 and I LOVE the way it looks and feels, but it has quite a bit of holster wear, no pitting or rust, just wear and tear. I got a CZ-82 a few months ago that looks almost new, and I love to show it off, and would love to have my P64 look just as good. I have never had a gun 're-blued' - is that an option you guys would recommend? Not collecting this for any value, I just love to shoot the 9x18 and want it to look hot! What can I expect an 'average' price to be (having never done this before, I have no idea what a good, fair price is for such a small gun). I'm brand new to the forum, so sorry if this is worded a bit awkwardly - any advice would be great! I want to get it re-blued and put new grips on so it will look factory new!
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Welcome to the forum.

Can you post pics of what it looks like now as a reference?
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Birthwood Casey Superblue is about $10 a bottle. I touched up my p-64 with superblue and it worked out very well. You must get all the oil off the gun, then apply the Superblue and then reoil.
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seanshepard wrote:I just got my very first P64 yesterday - I would have gone w/ hand select, but these are getting harder to find, so there was no hand-select option on classicfirearms.com . Gun is from 1972 and I LOVE the way it looks and feels, but it has quite a bit of holster wear, no pitting or rust, just wear and tear. I got a CZ-82 a few months ago that looks almost new, and I love to show it off, and would love to have my P64 look just as good. I have never had a gun 're-blued' - is that an option you guys would recommend? Not collecting this for any value, I just love to shoot the 9x18 and want it to look hot! What can I expect an 'average' price to be (having never done this before, I have no idea what a good, fair price is for such a small gun). I'm brand new to the forum, so sorry if this is worded a bit awkwardly - any advice would be great! I want to get it re-blued and put new grips on so it will look factory new!
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Reblued 2 pistols with Vans gun blue,must get the gun very,very clean. soak in vinegar 1/2 hour,boil the parts w/ dishwashing detergent, clean again with acetone, Apply the blue per instructions.
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http://www.foglesgunsmithing.com/ My recommendation, FWIW. :wink:
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I just tried my hand at Rust Bluing with exceptional results. There should be a thread about it around here somewhere.

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