I'm working on a very old Belgian revolver. I just finished slow rust bluing it and I'm going to coat it with boiled linseed oil. I have used linseed oil on guns before but it just takes so long to dry and I don't really want to put a fan on it because I have pets and a fan would just kick up all their fur and ruin the finish. I was wondering if I could put it in my oven to speed up the process. Will there be any problems with fumes or possible fire hazards?
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Baking linseed oil?
- Thread starter Srankens
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DO NOT do this. Linseed oil is very susceptible to spontaneous combustion when exposed to any significant heat. It can actually ignite just by self-heating if you leave a rag soaked in the stuff wadded up, I am sure it would be even more likely to ignite in an oven.
Use it sparingly and just keep rubbing it in 'til it's dry.
This...be careful with your rags.
