Come On Christmas Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I bought two .38 Hombres what with the black finish. I want to antiquate them. How you do? Flitz or vinegar? Eww Eww lemme see! Lemme see! Shameless
Rufus Brady Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I did two Uberti's with naval jelly. Worked well. Sand and "nick" the grips. http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m482/BearBio/018-1-1.jpg http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m482/BearBio/020.jpg
J-BAR #18287 Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Do it Longshot Logan's way: http://www.theopenrange.net/articles/Antiquing_SAA_Revolver.pdf I antiqued my Ruger Old Armies. I can send photos to you if you PM your email address to me.
German Jim Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 I did two Uberti's with naval jelly. Worked well. Sand and "nick" the grips. http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m482/BearBio/018-1-1.jpg http://i1128.photobucket.com/albums/m482/BearBio/020.jpg I can never get any jelly out of my navel, only lint
Hogleg Hunter Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Did both of mine with flitz. I can send a photo later by email if you want. Also polished the brass. Came out looking good. Added Buffalo Bros grips
Spittoon O Tool SASS #62053 Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Do it Longshot Logan's way: http://www.theopenrange.net/articles/Antiquing_SAA_Revolver.pdf I antiqued my Ruger Old Armies. I can send photos to you if you PM your email address to me. I used Longshot's method on my Vaqueros .45's and they look exactly like the results pictured on his link. I just about had a heart attack though when I pulled them out the oven and applied the plumb brown. I mumbled "what have I done" over and over. But after I hosed them with WD-40 and worked them with steel wool they suddenly looked cool (opinions may vary). Spittoon
Max Doolin, SASS #53631 Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 The Hombres have a bead blasted finish after stripping so you might have to sandpaper a little to get the finish you want. I did some per Longshots directions, vinegar, plum browning here's what they look like ....they are about a year old in the pic....... Hombres
Come On Christmas Posted August 1, 2012 Author Posted August 1, 2012 The Hombres have a bead blasted finish after stripping so you might have to sandpaper a little to get the finish you want. I did some per Longshots directions, vinegar, plum browning here's what they look like ....they are about a year old in the pic....... Hombres Thanks Max, I have used Longshot's Directions before. I jest didna know if it would work on that finish. Whew Hew! Tommy O'Shameless
Curley Cole, SASS #56849 Posted August 1, 2012 Posted August 1, 2012 Antiqued Remmies Dakota and Doc Dakota This Dakota started life as a "in the white" kit gun from EMF in the late 70's. I didn't have the money for a good blue job, so decided to cold blue it and try to antique it. it had brass tg/bs until about 7-yrs ago when I got a ASM tg/bs from EMF close out . it wasn't supposed to fit, but it did. The second pix shows it next to a pix of Doc Holidays gun. other than the shorter bbl and the fact it is the 2nd gen basepin, they look very similar, even to the wear on the bbl and the cylinder. the other guns were the factory "antiqued" 1875 Remingtons. Those I won in a drawing along with the Jesse holsters. Just showing them for demo purposes. I like my old Dakota...I think it looks cool... good luck and we need pix..maybe as you go along in the project. curley
Russ T. Sites Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 My link I used scotch brite on my Uberti with the matte finish
Lead Ringer Posted August 2, 2012 Posted August 2, 2012 The Hombres have a bead blasted finish after stripping so you might have to sandpaper a little to get the finish you want. I did some per Longshots directions, vinegar, plum browning here's what they look like ....they are about a year old in the pic....... Hombres They look great! Ringer
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