barrel brown, laurrel mountain forge process

[gmww]

OK Ed lets see it!

 

[BlackNet]

OK,

I let it sit down here in the hot georgia/alabama sun with the wickedly high humidity, on the covered porch. When I came home i wiped it down with a dry paper towel then went over it with break-free clp and everything looks great except 2 spots. the biggest one is plug on top, it's going to be difficult on that. also one small area on the left side is an oddball color but I think i can spot treat that. besides the stock hides it.

cant see it to well but the top photo is very even and smooth now.

 

[BlackNet]

sorry about that, the color is way off. i'm 50% colorblind btw.

Ed

 

[gmww]

When I came home i wiped it down with a dry paper towel then went over it with break-free clp and everything looks great except 2 spots.

Break-free? Why break-free? Now I'm confused.

 

[BlackNet]

ok this is calibrated ( pulled out the calibration hardware)

I was told that clp would neutralize the rusting and put a better coating on than linseed oil.

Ed

 

[BlackNet]

slightly better image. This is becoming quite hard to shoot, will either have to break out the big toys (monolight) or take it outside durring the day.

 

[Old40Rod]

IMHO, your metal was too smooth finished by the looks of things. You can get a decent finish it just takes much longer. This may be why the tang didn't take. What grit sandpaper did you use?

 

[BlackNet]

i used a 150 grit sponge. from here on out I will spot treat areas.

I was using a 320 grit sponge then switched to the 140, that helped alot.

Ed

 

[gmww]

Well Ed what do you think? I think it came out fine. If it float your canoe that's all that counts.

I just got my second barrel for my Underhammer today and I've done two coats so far. It's looking dark and streakie but thats normal for the first couple of coats. Coat three should be done in about three hours.

I've found if I leave it over night on one of the coats it really gets going good. :hatsoff:

 

[lonewolf5347]

here is my t/c flinter Renegade 54 cal. using LMF .
I found the least amount of browning chemical works the best.I used a 2 inch cotton patch and just dampen it with LMF and apply it even as I could and let sit for 12 hours and then card with old blue jeans.I did these steps for about a week ,maybe 10 coats then wash with baking soda and a light coat of gun oil

 

[BlackNet]

Hello,

I came home today and had to wipe off some residue, I will put the baking soda on tonight. Do I mix with water or just cake it on?

ONe thing that kinda bothers me, in different light there's different colors, brown, grey and red. it also seems to pick up surrounding colors as well.

The plug is a different color, lighter, than the rest and im not goign to worry about that. Overall I like it quite well, much better than that black/blue crap that came on it.

considering this was my first brown job it's not that bad results. I do appreciate all the help in this.

lonewolf5347, that looks like mine!

Ed

 

[gmww]

Very nice rifle. Mine came out pretty dark.

Ed, how many coats did you put on? I personally like a minimum of 5 to even consider stopping. Here is a close up of my underhammer with the LMF browning.

It is even darker now that I've oiled it. :v

 

[BlackNet]

Will the red color fade over time? It seems to be almost 50/50 red and brown.

Ed

 

[gmww]

Not sure. If you want it darker, I'd take off the sealer and put 3-4 more coats. It will even out by then.

 

[faw3]

I have a old navey arms sherriffs 1851 Id mist it put on salt wait a few days then steel wool it, did this for a few weeks. Oiled it up and it looks just like one used in 51,61, ect came out really to nice. I wouldnt recommend it but it worked on that one. Browning I put mine next to the fireplace or in front of the heater and about 6th or 7th time it looked fine. fred

 

[BlackNet]

Seems that everyone you talk to here localy has a story of some form to tell about muzzleloaders. In this area I have heard various people mention saltwater, tobacco spit and apple cider. I am sure there's plenty of other catalyst available.

Ed

 

[gmww]

Just finished up my second barrel for the underhammer. Came out pretty good. Some minor spots but I can live with it.

 

[BlackNet]

NOw on the sights, do you brown those as well? I read somewhere the kentucky pistols had a white front sight. I also have a carbide lamp I use to blacken the sights.

Ed

 

[BlackNet]

Took this tonight after doing some serious polishing on the end cap. The knife is one I am making this weekend, just there to show the mirror polish better.

Ed

 

[gmww]

I browned my sights however, I'm not into PC so I'm not sure if that was correct to do. I'm sure someone will chime in on this.