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Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 2:33 am
by blimp
Glass bowels ?

Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Sat Jun 18, 2011 11:00 am
by Steve_The_Tank
blimp wrote:Glass bowels ?

me and my grammer sorry

Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Tue Nov 26, 2013 11:19 am
by Wittmann83
Hi, I'm thinking about using that product you talk about 'Birchwood Casey SUPER BLUE Gun Bluing Liquid Blue' but my problem is, my tracks are already painted black, is there any problem with that? Will I get the same effect even if they are not raw metal?? Thanks a lot!

Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Thu Nov 28, 2013 8:23 pm
by Kye
The blueing didn't work for me as there is very little steel in my tracks. Check with a magnetic first. I'm told that there is blueing for aluminium out there, but I have no idea how well it works.
Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Wed Jan 15, 2014 9:37 am
by mariann
I use it at work to antique brass handles on repro furniture.After a quick dip or brush application the tracks go black,rinse excess of with water and dry,
That' great
Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Wed Jan 22, 2014 8:16 pm
by Dietrich
Hi Guys,
I think that the reason that it did not work for Kye is that the ebay link quoted was for STEEL blackening liquid !!..... BUT are tracks are an alloy.. so the liqiud that you want is for Aluminium.. and is actually the product mentioned in the original link....
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THIS is the stuff that you need....
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Birchwood-Cas ... 2c798ee88d
I know that I am being a bit picky.... but its a shame that they spelt Aluminium Wrongly ....

... A British man is credited ( Davy) with discovering it and HE later named it to match Potassium, Sodium, Magnesium.....Hence the extra letter
'I'..... unfortunately the North American branch of the Empire does not appear to have received the 'updated' memo......

Re: Weathering new metal tracks.
Posted: Sun Apr 28, 2019 8:26 pm
by mutt71
Thanks for thus tip! I am heading out to get a couple of bottles of this at my local gun shop.