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I'm finishing up several pattern-welded barrel sets. I'm agonizing over what to put on them for a final coating. There are many threads on the internet that describe final coatings, yet few that show specific pictures in regard to what was used. One memorable one is a Parker Twist set on DocDrew's site that was done by Brad Bachelder using Watco Danish Oil. Other mentions on the net refer to Nitrocellulose lacquer, Nu-Finish car polish, Tung Oil, waxes, etc. My concern is also what to put on working guns, not display pieces or Safe Queens, so UV protection is a possible factor.
Anyone willing to post a picture with a specific reference as to what the final coating used was? Preferably with a short description of the application technique. Hopefully this thread will result in a compilation of the products used, and serve as a more comprehensive reference for folks with the same question as mine.
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Ken
I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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Joe Wood's Formby's Tung Oil Parker D4 before  After  Chicago Arms Co. Fine Damascus refinished by Brad Bachelder  I like Nu-Finish, but 'wet' is a rare commodity in the desert except during Monsoon season
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Boiled linseed oil.  
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I'm finishing up several pattern-welded barrel sets. I'm agonizing over what to put on them for a final coating. There are many threads on the internet that describe final coatings, yet few that show specific pictures in regard to what was used. One memorable one is a Parker Twist set on DocDrew's site that was done by Brad Bachelder using Watco Danish Oil. Other mentions on the net refer to Nitrocellulose lacquer, Nu-Finish car polish, Tung Oil, waxes, etc. My concern is also what to put on working guns, not display pieces or Safe Queens, so UV protection is a possible factor.
Anyone willing to post a picture with a specific reference as to what the final coating used was? Preferably with a short description of the application technique. Hopefully this thread will result in a compilation of the products used, and serve as a more comprehensive reference for folks with the same question as mine.
Thanks
Ken EEZOX in my opinion beats them all by far. Inside and out it protects like no other, doesn't yellow, easy to use and repetitive coatings protect and enhance the finsh for the long haul on working guns of any kind. All the rest are just gooey gooes that are temperature sensitive and time limited, unless kept in the dark confines of your safe.  Best,
Doug
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Doc Drew, would you have any comments about the Nu-Finish. I haven't used it recently, but found it to be slightly abrasive. Good for some times, but do you find you have to use it cautiously at other times, for instance slowly getting through finishes or those thin cured coatings especially on edges. Just curious, take care.
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Nu-Finish is slightly abrasive Craig, and I use it maybe twice/year polishing gently with a soft cloth to clean and protect. I've also found Birchwood Casey Stock Sheen & Conditioner cleans and adds lustre nicely. EEZOX is a great protectant, but brownish in color and seems to darken the contrast slightly. I use it regularly on my 'gone plum' Smith Armor steel barrels though. BTW: Doug's barrels are Greener's 'Silver (Laminated) Steel' https://docs.google.com/a/damascusknowle...Dcig/edit?pli=1
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Great pictures so far. Thanks to everyone. Anyone have a picture of a gun with simple nitrocellulose lacquer? Since it was common to wax the lacquered finish, I'm wondering about the benefits of using traditional lacquer and then applying Nu-Finish over it. Nu-finish would provide some degree of UV protection as well as being a tough topcoat. I'm wondering if this would be the "clearest" method, avoiding any tinted products.
And, as far as modern finish products, has anyone used an automotive Clearcoat?
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I prefer wood to plastic, leather to nylon, waxed cotton to Gore-Tex, and split bamboo to graphite.
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This is a photo of barrels done by Oscar Gaddy a number of years ago using his black & white process then boiled in a Logwood bath and sprayed with lacquer. 
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Memory says Oscar Gaddy used Behlens spray lacquer...Geo
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In a recent conversation with Dale Edmonds; he said he used Paste Wax. I asked him what he thought of Kiwi Neutral Shoe Wax, and he said he thought it would work just fine. I asked him if sunlight would effect the finish, to which he laughed and said it might in a hundred years.
Sam Ogle, Lincoln, NE
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