Blued parts can be made to look like stainless just like anodized aluminum can.
The bluing can be removed with naval jelly or more cheaply, by polishing. If you're going to make it look like SS, you'll be polishing anyway. This can be done by hand but mechanical polishing is much faster.
"Blue-like" anodized alloys can be stripped with oven cleaner. Make sure you don't the "no odor" kind. After the anodize is gone an alloy part can be hand sanded with progressively finer grit paper then mechanically polished.
Ruger 22/45 bolt latch and bolt polished for smooth operation. Note the line on the bolt where I masked it to make a defined line where the bluing started. It was a sort of fade transition by Ruger originally.
Previously (partially) blue Ruger Bisley Blackhawk hammer polished after a lot of grinding and fitting to a plow handle. Also note trigger and hammer pivot pins.
Ruger 10/22 alloy but plate (originally painted, chemically stripped) and trigger housing (originally powder coated and very time consuming to remove chemically)....stripped of their original finishes and polished.
Old Model (3-screw) Ruger Single Six with polished grip frame.
New Model Blackhawk grip frame.
Trigger/sear engagement Marlin 25MN .22WMR. Note the reflection.
If someone needs a stainless saddle ring set up then I'll take a shot a blued to fake SS "conversion".
