Question about Antiqueing a Gun?

[eagle24]

I've seen several posts where some of you have Antiqued your guns. Most of the ones I have seen have been done with BC Plum Brown. Has anyone here used the method of rust browning a gun in a sweat box using a rust browning regeant? Any pros of cons of using this method?

 

[Beartracker]

eagle24, The method your referring to works very well and much more even than the Plumb brown or any of the other browning solutions on the market.(Thats just my opinion)
When I was building muzzle loaders a few years back the sweat bog is the method I used but I did it in a pump house where the water tank would sweat like mad on our hot and humid days. You can also use your shower in the bathroom by just running hot water and creating steam for a few minutes.If you live in a high humidity area (90% or so) then just set it outside after applying the solution. You may have to do it several times to get it just the way you want it. For a revolver you can do it in your Garage or work shop area by boiling a big pot of water and hanging the parts of the gun above it.
The best place I found to buy the really good rusting solution is"Brownell's".
Hope this helps, Mike

 

[eagle24]

I used this method on a muzzloading rifle kit I built many years ago. Built a box, painted it black, placed wet rags in the bottom of the box, ran a wire through the barrel and suspended it from eye screws at each end of box. Then I placed it in the sun on a hot summer day. I ended up doing two applications (treatments) on two consecutive days. It really produced a realistic patina and I liked the way it looked. You have to seal the barrel so that you don't rust the bore. I may give it a try on my revolver.

 

[Beartracker]

Yep, That method works good also and so does wet saw dust in the bottom of the box. Mike