thanx for the info shatodavis....i noticed after sanding with steel wool it dulls it...but the kit i have came with wax...i just found some reading saying to use it like you would wax a car and it will shine it back up! after this coat drys it should be good to go...theres probably 20 coats in it all together lol...i also noticed how and where to spend time steel wooling it....it should look good when its done.....im going to poilish all the brass now....these rainy days kill me...im so bored! lol....meanwhile i should clean my room and put stuff away but nahhhh making the Hawken perdy sounds like a good rainy day project to me! lol...ill have to get some pics up here on the Black Powder forum when its done