Vinegar-cotton rope finish

[dbutch]

ff..The bluing is removed with the naval jelly.
I bought mine in the automotive dept of the local farm supply store..comes in a gel spray bottle..do this out side or over a laundry sink..easier to rinse off. Takes the bluing off--for stubborn areas do it twice..rinse well and your ready to go.
Vinegar will do the same--don't forget to plug all barrel openings before hand--don't forget the threaded screw holes plug them with bees wax.
Just spray or brush on some Jelly give it some time..your going to get a rotten egg smell during the process...Some in the white finished barrels a left just this way.

 

[Frank Savage]

Some time ago, I promised pictures of vinegar finish darkened to brown.

I´m sorry for beinng so late, but someone from my family threw away my year-settled, almost finished browning solution in the middle of the job. I had to make new batch, but sadly, I need also start once again with this test and also part of gun furniture, since the new, not settled batch works too much differently in colour...