Does anyone know where in NJ I can get a Browning HiPower blued for cheap? I dinged the crappy baked-on paint on my HiPower clone and want to get it blued up (was going ot anyway). I assume the job would entain not only the bluing, but disassembly and bead-blast. Anyone know?

Saw the title of this thread hanging there for a while tonight, and the first answer that came to mind (before reading the post) was

Have you tried Smurfette's??
[emily latella] Oh. You mean a gun! Never mind! [/emily latella]

Funny I was thinking the same thing or try holding your breath till you turn Blue

Quoted: Funny I was thinking the same thing

That's because lead and sulfur contaminated brains all think alike!  

And on that note, got this in the email from a former co-worker, also a shooter:

Ten Reasons Men Prefer Guns Over Women
#10. You can trade an old 44 for a new 22.

#9. You can keep one gun at home and have another for
when you're on the road.

#8. If you admire a friend's gun and tell him so, he
will probably let you try it out a few times.

#7. Your primary gun doesn't mind if you keep another
gun for a backup.

#6. Your gun will stay with you even if you run out of
ammo.

#5. A gun doesn't take up a lot of closet space.

#4. Guns function normally every day of the month.

#3. A gun doesn't ask , "Do these new grips make me
look fat?"

#2. A gun doesn't mind if you go to sleep after you
use it.

#1. YOU CAN BUY A SILENCER FOR A GUN
(Unless you live in the People's Republik of New Yersey, Kommisar Korzine in Kommand)

Why would you want to do it on the cheap, and end up with a crappy blueing job? Just get a can of spray paint and hit it.

You can also get the ingredients from Brownell's and do your own blueing.

Or you can have a top quality job done by a professional who understands your rifle.

I use Ruger Custom Guns in Kingston, NY.  Chris Ruger's work is known throughout the country for his precision benchrest and sniper rifles. He will do a blueing  job you can pass on to your grandchildren, assuming they are still allowed to have guns.