dtown223 12 Posted July 9, 2014 I'm considering having my 19-3 refinished, it's not in bad shape, just kinda kicking the idea around. S&W turnaround is 7 months to have it re-blued, so I was wondering if anyone had experience doing this, and who they'd used? Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Pizza Bob 1,488 Posted July 9, 2014 I know this is blasphemy, but as much as I love a deeply blued, highly polished S&W, once you start talking re-bluing, all bets are off. It's not like you can't tell it has been re-done, so there is value lost regardless of what finish goes back on it, so why not something more functional, while still good looking? I have always liked the look of Robar's NP3 finish, and that is what i would go with. I would only resort to this if the original finish was in really bad shape. What you describe simply adds character to the gun - not a reason to refinish. Adios, Pizza Bob Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
alec.mc 180 Posted July 9, 2014 ...The Pizza Bob has spoken... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
dtown223 12 Posted July 9, 2014 I'm totally on the fence, I like the bit of holster wear, but I also like the really deep lustrous blue as well.. I'm thinking the answer might be get a brand new 586 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Old School 611 Posted July 9, 2014 I know this is blasphemy, but as much as I love a deeply blued, highly polished S&W, once you start talking re-bluing, all bets are off. It's not like you can't tell it has been re-done, so there is value lost regardless of what finish goes back on it, so why not something more functional, while still good looking? I have always liked the look of Robar's NP3 finish, and that is what i would go with. I would only resort to this if the original finish was in really bad shape. What you describe simply adds character to the gun - not a reason to refinish. Adios, Pizza Bob Pizza Man is not 100% correct. A quality blue job is not ALWAYS distinguishable. The operative word is QUALITY. And you will pay for quality equal to what S&W put on. Evaluate the collectability of the pistol. Do you want to pump $200 into it for S&W quality blue? I've used East Coast Bluing in Goshen and been very satisfied. Get a quote. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites