Anyone try to put blueing on the brass parts of a muzzleloader?
Will it work?
If not any ideal what would work best?

I'm also curious to know what may work to take the shine off brass and add a nice solid, even finish similar to bluing or browning.

Anyone know of any tricks whatsoever?

Thanks,

Fritz

Mrfritz,
Much of the brass on new guns today is clearcoated so it will not tarnish. If you remove this clearcoat, brass will tarnish naturally in air.

New Tripoli, eh. I belonged to the Ontelaunee Club there in the 50's and 60's. Shot on their trap team in the Lehigh county league, and shot on their indoor range every winter. Is the club still there?

Yes it is. In fact I was there Friday night shooting indoor archery. Probably be back there this Friday as well.

I guess they make nothing that tarnishes it quickly and evenly like a blueing agent, eh? I prefer not to clearcoat it since it is a hunting flintlock, but I don't like the dingy appearance of naturally tarnished brass either.

Thanks,

Fritz

Guys, wish I could show you a picture of my T/C hawken. I stripped the stock and put clear satin finish polyurethane on it to bring out the grain. took all the brass to my cousin who deals in antiques and he gave me a solution which tarnished the brass giving it a dull grey appearance. really looks sharp.
Birchwood Casey makes a product called Brass Black which is basically blueing for brass and this works well too.

http://www.huntamerica.com/wwwthread...rue#Post314102

Thanks for the links and info! I'll be heading down to Dixon's Antiques and Muzzleloading to hopefully pick that stuff up tonight.

Fritz

hey spazz.....i used birchwood caseys perma blue for steel and it came out with a streaked look on the brass....you need to rub down the brass with a plastic scrubbing pad to kind of polish it....then take some Q-tips and dip them in the perma blue and wipe it on kinda fast and keep the Q-tip wet....and make sure you get it covered pretty fast and have a pail of water handy to wash the part as soon as you get it covered....i did it that way so that it had that old look to it with the blotches and streaks to it....so it looks like age did it to it.............bob

Thanks for all the good info...
That blackened hawkens looks great.