Gray Steel

[Whisper]

I use Sur Fin Grey Steel NS-16. It gives an even grey finish.

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[Pierre009]

Most old guns came with plain iron barrels, not blued or brown
Many old guns brown today started out blue. And tge exposed areas browned over the years.

I thought most old guns were browned?

 

[Pierre009]

I use Sur Fin Grey Steel NS-16. It gives an even grey finish. View attachment 194754View attachment 194758E

Thanks for the info on the Grey Steel product. That piece is beautiful...probably shoots as good as it looks.

 

[user 48702]

I use Sur Fin Grey Steel NS-16. It gives an even grey finish. View attachment 194754View attachment 194758E

Very nice!

 

[64Springer]

Is the NS-16 watered down cold blue?

 

[Pierre009]

Thanks for the info on the Grey Steel product. That piece is beautiful...probably shoots as good as it looks.

How does the grey steel hold up to the wx?

 

[Pete G]

Phosphoric acid, sold as rust remover.

 

[tenngun]

I thought most old guns were browned?

Most old guns are brown, but they didn’t start that way. Usually they were in the white or blued. Browning as we know it as a barrel finished became popular after 1800, even then it was a number three with bluing and white still outnumbering it
Today browning looks right because old guns are brown. However this is the age.

 

[Pierre009]

Most old guns are brown, but they didn’t start that way. Usually they were in the white or blued. Browning as we know it as a barrel finished became popular after 1800, even then it was a number three with bluing and white still outnumbering it
Today browning looks right because old guns are brown. However this is the age.

The old muzzle loading book I once had talked about several methods of browning in order to save the gun in the long run then heated & coated with bees wax. I did that to my original Lyman 50 cal it's held up better than anything else. One of the methods was to plug the barrel & bury it with I cannot remember what plants until the desired browning.

 

[tenngun]

The old muzzle loading book I once had talked about several methods of browning in order to save the gun in the long run then heated & coated with bees wax. I did that to my original Lyman 50 cal it's held up better than anything else. One of the methods was to plug the barrel & bury it with I cannot remember what plants until the desired browning.

You can also plug it and wrap it in urine soaked rags, that was reported done
But I’m not wanting to try it

 

[user 48702]

You can also plug it and wrap it in urine soaked rags, that was reported done
But I’m not wanting to try it

So in other words, just pi** on it. "Hey Clem, is that urine or mine?"

 

[Coinneach]

Ok caliber not cake

Either way its my kind of delicious

 

[Coinneach]

You can also plug it and wrap it in urine soaked rags, that was reported done
But I’m not wanting to try it

I'm leaning towards the "urine soaked rags" option, if anyone knows some of them feisty Texican women who'll supply the above; please let me know.

 

[Art Caputo]

Greyed finish(along with aged stock) done by Jack Hubbard on my Virginia Rifle acquired about 20 years ago.

 

[SOLANCO]

If your going to use condiments to gray steel, a good mayonnaise has almost twice the acid as mustard. If using mayonnaise, Duke's is the best and has a better flavor than Hellman's.

Duke's mayo will do a summer tomato a big favor!

 

[Pierre009]

You can also plug it and wrap it in urine soaked rags, that was reported done
But I’m not wanting to try it

LOL now that I think of it, that was one of the methods but I think they used an animal urine...have fun collecting it.

 

[Snydly]

I thought most old guns were browned?

Browning came later... first ones were left as made or blued

 

[Pierre009]

Duke's mayo will do a summer tomato a big favor!

Concur on Duke's

 

[Cvkotvkse]

The old muzzle loading book I once had talked about several methods of browning in order to save the gun in the long run then heated & coated with bees wax. I did that to my original Lyman 50 cal it's held up ķbetter than anything else. One of the methods was to plug the barrel & bury it with I cannot remember what plants until the desired browning.

If your going to use condiments to gray steel, a good mayonnaise has almost twice the acid as mustard. If using mayonnaise, Duke's is the best and has a better flavor than Hellman's.

Sorry. I'm Catholic. Can't use condiments...

 

[user 48702]

Sorry. I'm Catholic. Can't use condiments...

I guess you'll never buy a condominium .