I almost hate to suggest this but it works. And for the record I would never do this except in this type of situation where the gun doesn't warrent much money spent for improvement.
Brownells had a trick where you can degrease, then warm the frame to where it is just getting too warm to hold for very long. Not hot enough to damage anything. I suggest an old hand held hair dryer. That way you can't get it too hot. Then dab on oxphoblue and it will turn into a pretty good representation of case hardening colors.
I used it on a friend's gun with a polished frame and it sure looked better. My friend was amazed.
Last edited by Hammergun; 03/04/17 07:47 PM.
