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I have heard the "traditional " way of coating the barrels after rust bluing is warming them to the touch and wiping them with boiled linseed oil.. True?
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True. But warming not to the touch, but much hotter. boiling water through barells, then apply linseed oil all over and hang up barrels in warm and dry place for 1 day.
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I heated mine with a propane torch, warm to the touch. The difference in what Geno stated is that the pores will open more and let the linseed oil in. Mine is more of a coating, and the finish does get hard, don't know how long it will last but is eay to re-do.
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For best results, what do you apply it with?
Thanks once again fellas.
Last edited by dubbletrubble; 11/12/09 07:44 PM.
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"...it is always advisable to perceive clearly our ignorance."ť Charles Darwin
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I use a saturated cottom ball dipped in the linseed oil and go over the entire barrel.
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Ok so lay it on and let it sit. Kinda like the rusting solution. Don't wipe it down just put a thin coat on and let it sit in a warm dry place for a day or two. I have them hanging over my hot water tank. Not a hot place but warm and gets circulation.
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This might be a dumb question,but why would you put linseed oil on your barrels.what does it do for them,and is this a standard practice.
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It's an old process. I heard that Boss used to do their barrels this way. It "soaks in" as a protectant and makes the barrels black and glossy.
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I have used an old can of yellow axel grease the same way for a long time. Some body taught me that in the 60's seemed to work OK.
bill
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