I don't know about re-bluing with the home kits, but I'd check prices with some of the members on this forum like Honeybee and see what they will charge to do it professionally. He did a shotgun of mine, and I'm really satisfied with his work and I didn't think the price was unreasonable at all.
The gun is probably worth paying someone to reblue but I dislike having too many dollars in any particular gun. I'll have to check on the values of Rem1100s and see if this situation is worth the extra cabbage..
Ya' pay for what ya' get. If you want to de-value that 1100, try doing it at home with one of those 'kits'.
If it's a field gun have you considered having it Cera-Coated or GunKoted?
Epoxy based, bake on, coating. Has some other stuff mixed in as well, moly, teflon. Good , tuff stuff if applied correctly. Requires an 'oven' to bake on. Also, parts need to be blasted w/ aluminum oxide, and comletely clean and oil/grease free. Matte, tactical type finishes, many colors available. There are some coatings that don't require baking but IMO they don't hold up on metal very well and they are too 'thick' for a tight fitting arm. Those I use on synthetic stocks (the no bake stuff). Most home jobs I've seen don't turn out as well as those applied professionaly, I'll get an ear full for that!
