Irish Pat Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 I would like to get the bright finish off my brass receiver and have an aged look to the carbine. Tell me your suggestions. Irish ☘️ Pat Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lever Action Landon Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 (edited) Clean it with soap and water. Then rub on vinegar and let sit. Depends on how much of an aged look you are going for as to how long to leave it on. I'd say 5 minutes then go from there. Wash clean with soap and water. Or you can just shoot black out of it for a season. LOL Edited October 19 by Lever Action Landon 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Mainly, shoot it and don't polish it. It will take a long time. Shoot black powder in it. That will speed it up. You can give it a head start by making a paste of BP residue and water and wiping it down with that. If it's brand new, make sure you peel off the clear plastic cover they often put over the sides. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PaleWolf Brunelle, #2495L Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Just now, Lever Action Landon said: Clean it with soup and water. Then rub on vinegar and let sit. Depends on how much of an aged look you are going for as to how long to leave it on. I'd say 5 minutes then go from there. Wash clean with soup and water. Or you can just shoot black out of it for a season. LOL What brand/flavor soup do you recommend?? 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Lever Action Landon said: Clean it with soup and water. Then rub on vinegar and let sit. Depends on how much of an aged look you are going for as to how long to leave it on. I'd say 5 minutes then go from there. Wash clean with soup and water. Or you can just shoot black out of it for a season. LOL Does it matter which soup? chicken noodle? Palewolf beat me by 2 seconds. Edited October 19 by Abilene, SASS # 27489 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lever Action Landon Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Potato soup works the best for a dark patina 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackalope Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 Another option is to give it to me for the next 18-25 years. I'll age it right proper for ya! 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sobrante Kid Posted October 19 Share Posted October 19 This technique was taught to me by a swordsmith. To darken brass, put a thimble full of black powder in a ceramic saucer, light the black powder and let it burn, mix in just enough water to create a slurry, use the slurry on a rag to darken the brass. The sulfur in the BP is what darkens the brass, it also works on silver. I watched him do it, so I know it works. Caveats; 1) I do not remember how durable it is, and, 2) the sideplates and the receiver of a '66 are made from different types of brass, so it is very likely they will take the color differently. GL! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 If you remove the protective finish that some brass components have it will darken some naturally. Just how aged are you looking to go? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 2 hours ago, El Sobrante Kid said: ... and, 2) the sideplates and the receiver of a '66 are made from different types of brass, so it is very likely they will take the color differently. GL! That is true, here's mine. Originals would do that, too, although some of the pics I've seen were just the opposite, with the side plate being lighter. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 This is a phenomenon I will never understand. If living back in the times the sport requires, the guns, unless abused, would not look like antiques, they would look at least "newish". Antiquing? Not something I would ever do. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Eyesa Horg Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 6 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: This is a phenomenon I will never understand. If living back in the times the sport requires, the guns, unless abused, would not look like antiques, they would look at least "newish". Antiquing? Not something I would ever do. You make a good point. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sawhorse Kid Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 7 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said: This is a phenomenon I will never understand. If living back in the times the sport requires, the guns, unless abused, would not look like antiques, they would look at least "newish". Antiquing? Not something I would ever do. True enough, but I doubt original brass components had a protective coating short of regular polishing. Where brass is concerned, some people just cannot tolerate the look of high polish brass. Personally, a naturally darkened or reduced luster on brass is more appealing. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Abilene, SASS # 27489 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 An 1866 might look pretty mustard colored by 1880. And a coach gun that normally bounces around under the boot is gonna look pretty worn after a few years as well. Not everyone has the same tastes. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Just use it normally, and wait. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rip Snorter Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 15 minutes ago, H. K. Uriah, SASS #74619 said: Just use it normally, and wait. Care for it as well! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matthew Duncan Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 15 hours ago, Irish Pat said: I would like to get the bright finish off my brass receiver and have an aged look to the carbine. Tell me your suggestions. Irish ☘️ Pat Use black powder. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
High Spade Mikey Wilson Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 11 hours ago, Sawhorse Kid said: Where brass is concerned, some people just cannot tolerate the look of high polish brass. Unless it's cartridge brass. I'm always amazed how some folks are so infatuated with making their cartridge brass so shiny that they can see themselves in it. Personally my firearms have never shot any better going from just clean brass to mirror shiny brass. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reverend P. Babcock Chase Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Howdy Fellers, While we're on the subject, has anyone else noticed that the top of a '66 receiver gets all kinds of little dings from the ejected shells? My heavily used '66 is all dinged up. Not that I care, but I would not have thought brass shells bouncing off a brass receiver would have made a mark. Rev. Chase Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roland Thunder Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 My older 66 was poshied up just before I received and after a few days of handling and a match it is starting to take on a patina. I think years of use and a polishing has removed any protective coating 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
El Sobrante Kid Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 3 hours ago, High Spade Mikey Wilson said: Unless it's cartridge brass. I'm always amazed how some folks are so infatuated with making their cartridge brass so shiny that they can see themselves in it. Personally my firearms have never shot any better going from just clean brass to mirror shiny brass. Can't say that I'm particularly in love with shiny brass. But, since I shoot 44-40 and brass is expensive, I am definitely enamored with the fact that my shiny cases are MUCH easier to spot in the gravel and grass at our range. And it only takes a whopping 15 minutes of my time to dump the empties into the tumbler, then pull them out when they are done and looking all purty. At least at my range, if more shooters had "shiny" brass, we would spend A LOT LESS time hunting for the empties. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Major Hazzard, SASS #23254 Posted October 20 Share Posted October 20 Good grief, just shoot it and handle it like any other rifle. If you take no steps to keep in shiny it'll tarnish whether you want it to or not. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
watab kid Posted October 21 Share Posted October 21 my 66 is aging from handling and not cleaning that off , i like that been there done that look too but i want to get there by just normal handling , you can speed that up with BP if your impatient but really they start to age in the first year if you let them , Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lucky R. K. Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 (edited) On 10/20/2024 at 12:00 PM, El Sobrante Kid said: Can't say that I'm particularly in love with shiny brass. But, since I shoot 44-40 and brass is expensive, I am definitely enamored with the fact that my shiny cases are MUCH easier to spot in the gravel and grass at our range. This. Since 44-40 cases are so expensive AND scarce, I try to make mine as shiny as possible so the are easier to see. I also mark a red circle on them with a Magic Marker to identify them as mine. Lucky Edited October 22 by Lucky R. K. 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rooster Ron Wayne Posted October 22 Share Posted October 22 Load and Shoot with Black Powder . Don't Polish it ! She will look like a Original in just a little time . Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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