Antiquing a production barel
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ssettle
40 Cal.
what omgb said... If you do it right the barrel will have a deep brown and feel like 600 grit sand paper. The trick is to take your time. I browned a barrel on a gun 15 years ago that I let hang in my basement for over a year and it turned out perfect...best job I ever did. ssettle
After you strip the barrel, sand off the sharp edges to give it a more used look. strip the varnish off the stock and apply a boiled linseed oil finish ( lots of rubbing )this will help.
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Or if you don't want to take all that time and trouble, tie a string to it and drag it around the yard for about a week
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Or if you don't want to take all that time and trouble, tie a string to it and drag it around the yard for about a week
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"I've read some threads about applying bluing and removing with clorox..."
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Well, that will sure do it!
I wanted this Confederate Schnider replaca to look like it had been left laying out in a field for months, so I applied bleach to the external metal surfaces.
In less than 1/2 hour it "aged" over 120 years.
Not only does bleach rust the surface, it seems to attack it with different degrees of vengeance leaving localized pits.
If you use this method, dont let the bleach touch anything you don't want rusted.
When I did this, I left the loading lever attached. This resulted in the screw being rusted in place.
Also, don't forget to neutralize the bleach with baking soda or it will keep on rusting even if you apply oil to the surfaces. :shocked2:
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Well, that will sure do it!
I wanted this Confederate Schnider replaca to look like it had been left laying out in a field for months, so I applied bleach to the external metal surfaces.
In less than 1/2 hour it "aged" over 120 years.
Not only does bleach rust the surface, it seems to attack it with different degrees of vengeance leaving localized pits.
If you use this method, dont let the bleach touch anything you don't want rusted.
When I did this, I left the loading lever attached. This resulted in the screw being rusted in place.
Also, don't forget to neutralize the bleach with baking soda or it will keep on rusting even if you apply oil to the surfaces. :shocked2:
Wow! I think I'd be too chicken to try it! I bought a 50 cal from an old guy who rusted up the barrel by hanging it in a tree. He had filled the barrel with grease to protect the bore. It looks pretty good. I'm not hi tech enough to send a photo
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I have taken the blueing off a Pedersoli barrel with a dilute solution of muratic acid. Wham! instant gone!
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How about just shooting it and let a petina develope on it's own?
ResearchPress
45 Cal.
Just curious.....
Is the object to make this firearm look like an antique, or to change its appearance to a contemporary finish? I can understand the latter but not the former.
Somehow I can't picture the 19th/18th centrury rifleman hanging his nicely finished firearm out to rust or bleaching it. Surely he would have looked after something he needed to feed and defend his family with?
David
Is the object to make this firearm look like an antique, or to change its appearance to a contemporary finish? I can understand the latter but not the former.
Somehow I can't picture the 19th/18th centrury rifleman hanging his nicely finished firearm out to rust or bleaching it. Surely he would have looked after something he needed to feed and defend his family with?
David
When I did mine, I wasn't looking to make it look new or abused. i wanted it to look as if I had carried it a looooooong time. So, I let my brown get thin in some areas and a tad blotchy. This makes the gun look as if it's been around for over a century. I didn't want pits or runs however. The idea was used but not abused.
