Antiquing / Darkening Brass

[roundball]

Following a tip about using Easy-Off to antique / darken brass, I experimented with one brass end of a left over GM ramrod…cleaned the end with Acetone, sprayed on the Easy-Off, let it sit a few hours while I ran some errands, then wiped off the chemicals and was amazed at how well it took.

I also checked to see if it would come off but it wouldn’t…even Acetone wouldn’t phase it, so it’s a permanent color change. Appears that the amount of “antiquing” and darkness can be controlled by the amount of Easy-Off, how it’s applied, how long it’s allowed to stay on the brass surface, etc.

I happen to like the power / strength / dependability of a brass under barrel ramrod, so next I’ll experiment with a brass range rod to see how something that big turns out, then do an actual underbarrel rod.

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