any treatment needed on beadblasted stainless immediately after

[throttletony]

HI all.
In another post I talked about getting my revo frame (not cylinder) beadblasted. It's stainless.
My question is AFTER it's beadblasted, besides spraying it off with air, is anything else needed? (rub with oil, dip in donkey urine... anything??)
thanks.

I'm assuming that since it's stainless, there's not much concern or follow-up TLC needed... please verify

 

[midget]

It depends on the type of finish you are going for. Is it going to be polished to a mirror?

 

[1911ly]

Just oil it with your favorite gun oil. Wipe as much as you can off. Periodically reoil depending on use and environment. I wipe my 640-3 down once a month or so. It's a pocket carry and gets handled a lot.

 

[throttletony]

It depends on the type of finish you are going for. Is it going to be polished to a mirror?

I want it dull/very matte, to contrast with the polished cylinder.

He is NOT blasting the cylinder, I've been polishing that with Mother's for a while and like its current polished look. I want the rest of the gun to be flat/dull/matte.

 

[midget]

Then you do not need to do anything.

 

[Drail]

Oil it. Stainless can rust just like carbon steel.

 

[1911ly]

Oil it. Stainless can rust just like carbon steel.

This! Stainless can rust. Oil it for protection.

 

[Leo]

Oil it. Stainless can rust just like carbon steel.

Yup!

In addition carbon from the hot gases between the cylinder and the rest of the frame does not stick as hard if there is oil on the metal.

 

[Drail]

If it is made from steel - oil it. Not WD 40. Not spray dry lube. Not grease. Not silicone. Just a light machine oil.