Browning

[Bob Riegl]

I am now in process of browning an H & A barrel and action with Wahkon Bay browning agent. I have made the first application after de-greasing with Iso propyl alcohol. There are spots the agent didn't "take"; specially on the action with is quite shiny. My read is to wait the three hours and card with either denim or 0000 steel wool and then use an abrasive block on the action to give the surface some tooth and then make the second application---not only there but one of the flats also didn't "take" the reagent for about one foot. Any thoughts---please. :front:

 

[Slowpoke]

I like WB, but it takes some time 5-7 days and longer if you want some texture. Wipe the stuff on, wait 12 hours, gently wipe (not rub) with steel wool, then put another application on... do this until you get the desired color and texture.
You will have some areas like this in the beginning, but it will even out. I'm sure you were careful not to touch it after de-greasing... right ???

SP

 

[Bob Riegl]

Yep, I did the de-greasing with cotton gloves on---I am using his three hour approach. Bill was nice enough to send me a bottle, in his retirement. :thanks:

 

[Slowpoke]

Fantastic !! Then you should be in good shape.

I recently found a 6 bottles at a shop and bought all of them... I was sad to see Bill retire... I love that stuff.

SP

 

[crockett]

I have had the same problem. You can try waiting a little longer, maybe four hours but beware of creating pits instead of rust. Usually you get streaks more than spots. Make sure you don't rub the surface, just one long, smooth wipe. If you missed part of the flat you are better off to forget it than start going back over the work a second time. On a really impossible spot or streak you may want to dab on the solution rather than the smooth wipe but only after four days or so prove nothing else is working. You may try to go easy on the carding until a "bloom" of rust starts forming. The magic recipe? Keep going until you get what you want.