Originally Posted By: canvasback
Originally Posted By: PA24
Master Gunsmith Ed "the torch" Landers/Good is alive and well........"A Joy to Handle and Burn".......

Another one ruined for all time.........

Geo will be along in a minute to say how he likes it....!...



I'm just curious and perhaps this has been answered in previous posts but is there any way to undo torching once done. Would not careful annealing and the proper case hardening correct the damage?


My understanding of proper case coloring is it's basically an extremely thin coating on the surface. I know for a fact it's delicate and just about any abrasive including metal cleaners we all use like Simichrome can damage or remove it. I don't know how deep this "coloration" would go if you used extremely high heat with a blowtorch but perhaps others on the fomum can address this.
Jim

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