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Old July 14, 2008, 10:43 AM   #5
Oquirrh
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tnx, mykeal,

exactly the info i needed.

I've used the Birchwood Casey Plum Brown and have been happy with the results--tho I did have the spottiness issue. I wasn't sure about the longevity.

As for Laurel Mt. application, I saw online someone who used an old ice chest as a humidity chamber for a revolver--sounded like a good idea. Especially because I live in a dry, dry place.

I'll probably go forward with the BC plum brown, because I've got a bottle of it already. I wonder if you hybridized the two processes? Heat the metal, apply the BC plum brown and "season" in high humidity? Just a thought.

Here's what I plan to do:
Heat the parts to the prescribed temperature (250 degrees, IIRC) in an oven.
Swab on the Birchwood Casey Plum Brown.
Repeat, about five times.

Finish with olive oil.

BTW, I've also wondered if you could make the brown plummier by blueing over it with cold blue. I tried it once but it didn't seem to make much difference, except on worn spots. It didn't enhance the "antique" look.
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