Plus four on Oxpho Blue. More durable than one would think also. I once refinished a Winchester 67 on a dare entirely with Oxpho Blue. It turned out pretty nice if I do say so, and a buddy liked it so much he gave me more than I thought the poor thing was worth so he could give it to his pre-teen son. The kid is now in his early 20's and by all accounts rode that .22 hard but the bluing has held up nicely.
Gary - what does your method look like in terms of steps? I typically degrease, heat, apply, wipe with oil, then repeat the process. I try to apply in small areas at a time and rub in the liquid to get the color as deep as possible.
I polish, degrease, heat, apply. Lightly rub out with oil-free 0000 steel wool, re-heat, apply, repeat as necessary until finish is even and color is satisfactory. Number of cycles depends a lot on alloy of the steel. I never oil until all done, then give everything a liberal slathering of oil and let sit overnight (applies to rust bluing projects also).
Small touch ups = Q-tip. Larger areas = small wad of clean white cotton flannel.