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Fatboyz said:
Rob how long did it take to brown the barrel? I seem to remember you saying the plum brown is a slow process over several days?
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Hi bud ....let's see now ....I wanted this one to be done fast but ...it didn't , LOL . I just my traditional heat with torch and hang it by wire . 3 days of that , applying a coat of Caseys browning each day then I sat it out in the sun . Sprayed it down with WD 40 and let it sit in sun two days . It looked bad ... I steel wooled it each day and applied morecWD but no good ....so I started pouring running alcohol on it .... Then I applied vHomer Danglers browning solution on it two days and left it out side ... It was two or three days of that and I steel wooled it , very fine wool , and it looked pretty darn good , I was surprised ! So I let it dit in the sun for two days applying oil , WD , darn near every time I walked by it . The Browning looked deep and even the length of the barrel by then . I sure didn't learn any short cuts that go round !! LOL :)
 
Rob M. said:
Hi bud ....let's see now ....I wanted this one to be done fast but ...it didn't , LOL . I just my traditional heat with torch and hang it by wire . 3 days of that , applying a coat of Caseys browning each day then I sat it out in the sun . Sprayed it down with WD 40 and let it sit in sun two days . It looked bad ... I steel wooled it each day and applied morecWD but no good ....so I started pouring running alcohol on it .... Then I applied vHomer Danglers browning solution on it two days and left it out side ... It was two or three days of that and I steel wooled it , very fine wool , and it looked pretty darn good , I was surprised ! So I let it dit in the sun for two days applying oil , WD , darn near every time I walked by it . The Browning looked deep and even the length of the barrel by then . I sure didn't learn any short cuts that go round !! LOL :)
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Do you degrease it after the WD before you do the next coat the next day?
 
Fatboyz said:
Do you degrease it after the WD before you do the next coat the next day?
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I only degreased it the one time .... I had thought I could get away with 3 days of browning but it wasnt working ....thats when I decreased it , the only time , right before I started putting on the homer dangler browning solution on.it... There's no reason to degrease them usually . I wire wheel them clean. Dont touch with your fingers , then start the Browning .... Keep checking it every day , and applying more solution until it looks good , even and not splotchy ....In the winter usually take 10-15 days for me , summer , bit less ..
 
Rob M. said:
Hi bud ....let's see now ....I wanted this one to be done fast but ...it didn't , LOL . I just my traditional heat with torch and hang it by wire . 3 days of that , applying a coat of Caseys browning each day then I sat it out in the sun . Sprayed it down with WD 40 and let it sit in sun two days . It looked bad ... I steel wooled it each day and applied morecWD but no good ....so I started pouring running alcohol on it .... Then I applied vHomer Danglers browning solution on it two days and left it out side ... It was two or three days of that and I steel wooled it , very fine wool , and it looked pretty darn good , I was surprised ! So I let it dit in the sun for two days applying oil , WD , darn near every time I walked by it . The Browning looked deep and even the length of the barrel by then . I sure didn't learn any short cuts that go round !! LOL :)
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Thanks Rob
 
I have used the low heat solder a lot. Didn't trust it at first and I didn't think it would work. Well to my surprise it works really well. I can't knock the sights or barrel lugs loose with a ball peen hammer.
It's my go to now. Others experience may vary....
 
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