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A local gunsmith installed a Silvers' pad on a Greener Empire boxlock that I recently acquired. He did a nice job but has no experience with finishing the pad.
Right now the pad (Galazan's imitation Silvers' type) feels like a pencil eraser.

I see that Vasoline can be used, but how?

How about the Slick EZZ product by Kick EZZ?

Thanks!

In less than the age of a coon, it will oxidize and glaze over and be fine. Those of us who are putting strips of rubber tape and Velcro hook on checkered butts and plastic buttplates should have your problem. Kikeez has a sticky pad and a remedy for same but probably any greasy, oily, congealing contaminant you can get on the "shocking pink pad" intentionally or inadvertently will accomplish your end in time. I think petroleum jelly would fall into the "slop it on and wait" category of solutions. Could be some hocus-pocus with lighter fluid, heat guns, and similar incendiary arcana, but you might say "not with my pad".

jack

What do you mean by: "finishing the pad"? Do you mean to give it an "old" look? Help us out a bit please.

The best way to avoid having to finish these pads to make them look old is just buy a real Silvers in the red color instead of orange. One seasons shooting and wear will make those look like they've been on the gun forever.

Destry

Im with you markethunter. With one of those orange pads you wont need to wear any hunter orange.

Currently the new pad has a soft texture that grabs your shirt. Often on English guns the Silvers pads have a slick perhaps varnished finish to them. Was this created by rubbing vasoline into the pad or by some sort of varnishing?

Tony G his own self once explained to me that the best way to age one of his Silvers pads is to mask the wood, coat the pad with a bit of vaseline, and put the muslin buffing wheel to it. repeat until satisfied. No lighter fluid, no varnish, no tobacco chaw, no mud.

I would have soaked it in tea, but that should have been done before it was put on the gun. Maybe now, some black shoe polish would work after you masked it off. Good luck.

Thanks all! Vaseline it is then.

It is appropriate that Silvers pads come in two colors: Brick Orange and Brick Red, because they absorb recoil similar to using a brick to absorb recoil.