Hi all, sure it's been discussed a 1,000 times... Forced patina finishes, I wanted to start this thread out of my own curiosity, and to offer help to anyone else who may be curious of doing exactly what I'm about to do... I came up with this plan after making a few custom triggers, I had originally decided to strip the finish off a Traditions .50 cal Hawken after the trigger work, brown the entire rifle and call it a day. However, I've been compelled to give ordinary mustard a shot for an aged forced patina after loving the results once applied to a few blades of mine. I've seen many examples of the "forced patina look" IMO, I think many make the mistake of making the piece look to uniform with an unrealistic aged appearance. The goal here will be to utilize the common availability of ordinary mustard and its safe ease of use, also I just have to walk to the fridge! One obviously will not achieve the results of the available metal finishes and such sold online and in store's, however we are again going for a completely different result. I'm hoping my "experiment" will help others who admire the aged look and are curious about possibly trying it themselves! Stay tuned! :hatsoff: