Mustard, Take II

[J-Bar]

I posted photos of my Ruger Old Armies after antiquing them with a mustard finish in a previous thread. I decided to compound the heresy with another layer of antique finish.

This time I only treated the frame and grip frame, not the cylinder or barrel. I used a Q-tip to dab on some Birchwood Casey Plum Brown solution (color change is quick, kind of a brassy coral color), then while that was still wet, dabbed regular mustard over the same areas. Let it set overnight. Then rubbed off the dried mustard with a wet paper towel. I did not want to use steel wool or sandpaper because I wanted to see how much color had been produced. After removing the mustard, I rubbed the areas with oil on a bit of paper towel, then toweled off the excess oil.

Here is the result, for better or worse. To me it resembles a really old case colored finish. It will be interesting to see how long it lasts.

 

[ShotgunDave]

Bravo J-Bar! I really like the way that turned out.

I was going to try this on one of my Navy revolvers, but I have changed my mind. I have a 3rd Model Dragoon that will benefit from this treatment. I'm going to try it today. Thanks for the inspiration.

 

[Armored farmer]

Good looking ROAs !
Pretty bold of you to try that on such nice revolvers, but it worked out!
Nice!

 

[arcticap]

J.Bar, When I saw your revolvers I started to hear this song!

I don't remember if or when I've ever heard the entire song before but it was very enjoyable, just like your revolvers!
My compliments to the chef!

 

[drobs]

Now you need a matching inline to antique.

 

[J-Bar]

Now you need a matching inline to antique.

 

[drobs]

I'll just leave this here...



https://www.cerakote.com/gallery/de...-sand-h236-od-green-and-h265-flat-dark-earth/

 

[bannockburn]

drobs

Blasphemy I say...Blasphemy!!!

I do like the optional tactical lantern. Does it only come in one candle power?

 

[Loyalist Dave]

I do like the optional tactical lantern. Does it only come in one candle power?

Whether in daylight or night, you need to put the screws and the barrel wedge back into the piece, and it could use a trigger, before trying to do anything other than completing assembly....look hard at the photo....

LD

 

[bannockburn]

Loyalist Dave

Hey "lighten" up a bit; I was just making "light" of the latern and the camo paint job. Who cares that the gun isn't put back together yet (does kind of look like it just got done in the paint shop).

 

[woodnbow]

I'll just leave this here...

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https://www.cerakote.com/gallery/de...-sand-h236-od-green-and-h265-flat-dark-earth/

Needs some picatinny...

 

[paul harm]

Shotgun, looks cool. My good friend does a fake color case hardening on old SxS shotguns. Without wiping the receiver off, he applies browning and cold blueing with his finger tip. The blueing is 50/50 with water. That's the way I've always applied the mustard for the last 10 or 15 years. It gives a bigger " blotch " and you can run one area into another. With my friends browning/blueing a lot depends if the receiver has any case hardening left in it and or how much. We've tried it with the blueing cut in half, and some full strength. I usually watch real close and wipe off the blueing if it's getting too dark. What's nice about the mustard, and somewhat with the other, is that if the piece gets some surface rust you just steel wool it off and you have some new browning. That was a good idea you came up with.

 

[Sistema1927]

"Pardon me, do you have any Grey Poupon?"

 

[drobs]

By the way J-Bar the guns look good. Sorry for the joking around.

 

[Jimkounter]

Ooh, nice job. I may add some mustard to my Savage revolver. Love the patina.