Randy Tuftee
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Once you apply and buff aqua fortis,what is the best way to neutralize the acid from the metal parts it contacts
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Tufman
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You should apply the aqua fortis with the gun completely dissassembled and then only to the wood if possible (inlays excepted). Develop the color with heat then neutralize with a paste of baking soda and water, allow to sit and rinse with water.
Bountyhunter
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Remove ALL metal from the wooden stock.
Apply AF.
Use a heat gun or use a coleman stove turned up on high to flame-heat the wood. Notice that the stock will change color when you apply the AF. It will change color again as you heat it. The hotter you heat it the darker will be the end result. I LIGHTLY charred the finish. Perhaps TOASTED it is more proper term.
I finished my rifles with traditional BLO and beeswax melted just to a liquid. Sop it on and scrub with a wad of burlap until you begin seeing pattern develop.
This is what it looks like when it was finished. The light isnt just right there, but the stock has a beautiful pattern to it. In the sunlight it just glows.
It makes the curl come alive. It moves like a hologram when you move it in the sunlight.
There, you can see it in the sunlight. It has finger prints on it, but then that's part of the hunt.
Apply AF.
Use a heat gun or use a coleman stove turned up on high to flame-heat the wood. Notice that the stock will change color when you apply the AF. It will change color again as you heat it. The hotter you heat it the darker will be the end result. I LIGHTLY charred the finish. Perhaps TOASTED it is more proper term.
I finished my rifles with traditional BLO and beeswax melted just to a liquid. Sop it on and scrub with a wad of burlap until you begin seeing pattern develop.
This is what it looks like when it was finished. The light isnt just right there, but the stock has a beautiful pattern to it. In the sunlight it just glows.
It makes the curl come alive. It moves like a hologram when you move it in the sunlight.
There, you can see it in the sunlight. It has finger prints on it, but then that's part of the hunt.
