Next projects are on deck for

[loadnplenty]

Your welcome to borrow my damp box lol

 

[Sharps40]

Ha! Thanks. I just checked, rustin away to beat the band....figures, rust blue, its cold and dry out there and it seems to be workin just fine. Off to SC tomorrow to see bout buyin a new old 65 C10 so, they'll keepa rustin for at least 18 more hours on the bench....first boil maybe tomorrow night.

 

[Sharps40]

Into the hot water after the first rust cycle. All the parts nice red brown rusty ready to start becomeing grey and grey black then black...

Lots of fluffly black to remove after the first boil. Grey and grey black underneath...these are comeing along quickly...

A third rust cycle, parts thinly coated with pilkingtons and returned to the hot iron boiling pot with a cup of hot water to raise the humidity....pan does double duty as boilerblackener and damp box on these less than humid days.

 

[Sharps40]

Old parts nicely blackened....about 5 rust boil card cycles....old steel works faster since there is no chrome or nickle to make the steel stain/rust resistant.

Buttplate installed with a simple coat of johnsons paste wax to seal the metal finish.

Looks pretty good...satiny just like the wood finish....and it dosn't look gaudy sportin gal new either...it shouldn't, its 100.

 

[loadnplenty]

What grit did you sand all the parts?

 

[Sharps40]

No grit...corse wire brush on a drill press at 3000 rpm. Barrel is initially sanded at 100g but needs derusted first to clear the pits...otherwise black barrel with red polkadots all over.

 

[speednut]

This old gun is looking good so far!

 

[Sharps40]

Thx. waitin for temp and humidity to come up. This time last year it was 75/75. Right now its 55/30. Soon as the temps/humidiy hit a consistent 50/50 I plan to strip the barrel and frame and get it rust blued. Its high time this one was done and sold.

 

[loadnplenty]

I am waiting to see some rust on that barrel as well.

 

[speednut]

How is that old gun coming along?