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Hi all, I know this has been covered before, but no real answer to the question.
So...I'll ask again.
Has anyone used the suggested Galazan method of using vasoline on their pads, buffing it out then applying Tru-Oil to keep the sheen?
I was wondering if the Tru-Oil would crack over time?
Or does anyone have another method that would work?
I'm not so much interested in getting the pad slick, more into the color aspect.
Thanks as always!!!!
Greg
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I tried it once using a buffing wheel and was wholly unimpressed. At this point in time I'm more inclined to use a very fine abrasive/polish and then let the pad assume a natural look from honest use.
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I tried it once using a buffing wheel and was wholly unimpressed. At this point in time I'm more inclined to use a very fine abrasive/polish and then let the pad assume a natural look from honest use.
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The pad maker suggests polishing "using white spirit or lamp parafin with wet and dry polishing followed by a light varnish". What exactly that means I have no idea.
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I have used a few of these pads and there is not much you can do about the color, although they do tend to darken with use. I use very fine sandpaper (400 grit and up), cut into strips, and round the edges by sanding across the face. I then apply Armour All.
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I have had pretty good luck ageing my Silvers and Jostam pads using a combination of breakfree, quail blood, burnt powder residue and dog slobber. Sorry I can't give you the exact amounts but I'm inclined to think there was a lot more dog slobber, breakfree and powder residue than quail blood.
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I would try the black muck from the bottom of a prairie pothole. That stuff stains waders it should do the same to a rubber pad.
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That pothole mud idea might be good. I used to duck hunt in an effluent pond down from a local paper mill. That stuff would not only stain your rubber waders, but it would change the color of your zipper and the change in your pocket to purple if you got in over your wader tops...Geo
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Yeah, Twicebarrel has it right.
I use duck blood, blue mud, and bacon grease on mine.
DLH
Out there at the crossroads molding the devil's bullets. - Tom Waits
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have to agree with twice barrel, though i used to use grouse blood but they're pretty scarce around here. NC PA
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