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Pahoo · November 17, 2017, 12:47 PM

I have been restoring Hickory RamRods, for sidelocks and applying bluing to the new tips, in order to give them an artificial aged patina. So far, I have never found a bluing that "doesn't work. Currently using an old bottle of Outers bluing as well as 44-40. A word of caution on letting the bluing come in contact with the wood as it will eat the wood. Washing the finished product is important. ....

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November 17, 2017, 12:47 PM	#19
Pahoo Senior Member Join Date: February 16, 2006 Location: IOWA Posts: 8,783	Cauiion; bluing is corrosive I have been restoring Hickory RamRods, for sidelocks and applying bluing to the new tips, in order to give them an artificial aged patina. So far, I have never found a bluing that "doesn't work. Currently using an old bottle of Outers bluing as well as 44-40. A word of caution on letting the bluing come in contact with the wood as it will eat the wood. Washing the finished product is important. .... Be Safe !!! __________________ 'Fundamental truths' are easy to recognize because they are verified daily through simple observation and thus, require no testing.