Plum Brown

[peter nap]

OK, here's a tough one. Does anyone have a recipe to get the old gunmakers plum brown color on steel?

 

[slopoke69]

Peter you can buy the solution from a sporting goods or gun dealer, but it requires that you heat the steel. I don't recall how hot, but it may be ok to use?

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Who is John Galt?

 

[peter nap]

I've used it and it's OK. Untill the steel sizzles it how hot. I was looking to do it the old fashioned way.

 

[L6steel]

You can get a nice purplish color with heat. Might wanna try some samples of the same steel at different temps.

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Take care!! Michael

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Buzzards gotta eat, same as worms!!!

 

[Possum]

Howdy There....!
You might want to try Dixie Gun Work. They have just about anything for building gun and especially muzzleloaders. Check them out.
Later "Possum"


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Thomas Clegg