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Marrakai
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Re: Finish for an old snider sporter
24/09/08 01:58 PM

Oz:
My recommendation would be to rust-blue in the normal manner, boiling after the first and maybe second rustings, then simply carding without boiling for the last couple of 'rusts' (depending on your rusting formula).

This should give a good approximation of a rust-blued finish turning brown, but is subject to variation due to different types of steel and therefore requires some trial and error.

I once read of a gun-forger in the US who would spend hours in front of the telly in the evening bashing up the metal-work with an old bunch of keys to give it the proper aged patina!

I can imagine the look on your local pharmacist's face when you tossed that shopping-list on the shop-counter!

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Subject	Posted by	Posted on
Finish for an old snider sporter	Oz	18/09/08 01:00 PM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	tinker	19/09/08 02:01 AM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	bigmaxx	19/09/08 11:01 PM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	88MauSporter	20/09/08 05:18 AM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	Oz	20/09/08 02:19 PM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	Oz	20/09/08 02:33 PM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	Marrakai	24/09/08 01:58 PM
Re: Finish for an old snider sporter	beleg2	18/09/08 09:01 PM

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