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I just got some brass ramrod tips for my Lefever and Ellis muzzle loader. Does anybody know how to "age" them so they are no so flashy on this old gun?
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Rub on some soot from the cleaning patch you use to clean the barrels after you shoot them. That will age them.
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Shoot a round of skeet with the gun. The out-board tip will "age" like a Tigger--"with astonishing rapidity." The inboard tip will be down inside the fore end of the stock, where the wood's acidity seems to age it.
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You can get some quick "age" on brass bits by putting them in a glass jar with a cotton ball that has been dampened with ammonia. Use a clear jar so that you can see the progress, cap it tightly, and don't put the brass in direct contact with the ammonia. This doesn't work so well if the brass has been clear-coated to prevent tarnish.
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The best thing for ageing Brass is “Livers of Sulphur” it is used to age Silver and other metals in jewellery making, here in Britland you can purchase it via e-bay. Urine works well to but it takes much longer to produce the desired effect. The strangest of all was used by a good friend of mine to age the brass handles he uses in his Cabinet making business “Pig slurry” it works extremely well except for the smell.
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Urine works well to but it takes much longer to produce the desired effect. The strangest of all was used by a good friend of mine to age the brass handles he uses in his Cabinet making business “Pig slurry” it works extremely well except for the smell. Those techniques work because of the production of ammonia by the animal waste. Often used to "fume" oak to get a color that replicates antique wood for repairs or reproductions on furniture and trim. A cotton ball with a little liquid ammonia is a lot cleaner for small bits.
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I dab mustard on knife blades to make them look old. Dab some mustard on, let it dry for a couple of hours and rub it off under running water. Keep doing it till you get what you want.
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Move to the Humid Southeast, then you'll only have to worry about how to keep anything from Aging Too Fast. Sort of surprised you have a problem with them aging in Hawaii.
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I think they were lacquer coated. I found an antique site. They recommended soaking in acetone and then cleaning them. Then soak in vinegar and salt. Bake at 450.
It worked to some extent. I may not have baked them long enough. Now I will just let them sit out in the salt air for a while. I was keeping them in a safe with a Golden Rod, so there was little humidity.
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