I am using Laurel Mountain, and boiling in distilled water. Now that someone mentioned weeping from between the barrels it makes sense. After I had carded off the barrels I used compressed air to dry them off and when the air hit the weep hole water escaped from between the barrels.

So a good boiling before the first rusting would help this situation? I have not flooded the weep hole with cleaning fluid before either, I will do that as well.

Thanks,
CHAZ

Last edited by Hoof; 03/27/12 07:25 AM.