Re: MtMan-List: Re: Laurel Mountain Forge browning solution

["Pamela Wheeler" <rebelfreehold@worldnet.att.net>]

Got an address?
Sounds worth looking at! And I don't have to hunt for the chemicals! Or mix
them!
Ken

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> From: JFLEMYTH <JFLEMYTH@aol.com>
> To: hist_text@lists.xmission.com
> Subject: MtMan-List: Re: Laurel Mountain Forge browning solution
> Date: Friday, March 06, 1998 6:59 AM
> 
> I just finished two barrels using Laurel Mountain's solution.  Both came
out
> pretty well, and niether one was degreased first.  Each one took me about
> three days, with about four coats per day.  So far, the coats seem even
and
> durrable.  I havn't had any problems with pitting, even though I tried
leaving
> a coat on over night once.  Both were finished by rubbing on a coat of
boiled
> linseed oil.  That really brought the color out nicely.
> 
> The important thing is to keep your coats extremely even.  There are some
> small spots around the fixed sights that came out a little discolored. 
Also,
> coats should be kept nice and light, with cleaning the barrel between
each
> coat to remove scaling.  I also did mine in the upstairs bathroom for
> humidity!
> 
> As for the cost, I paid $6.75 for a bottle that did two full barrels and
all
> the mounts for one of the rifles.  I even have about one fourth of the
bottle
> left.
> 
> All in all, I thought it was good stuff.  I'll use it in future.
> 
> John Fleming