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I'd be careful around that pony tail with it....just saying.
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I card by hand with cotton gloves, usually I dry card by sometimes I wet card as well in areas of scale or build up.
Rubber gloves under the cotton? Mask for the dust? Does the Mercury end up in the water too?
Or am I over analyzing all this....just don't touch the liquid?
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Or am I over analyzing all this....just don't touch the liquid?
Or get it on your pOny tail.
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There are so many good formulas that all produce the same simple result, why mess with anything that uses mercury in any form? Doesn't make any sense to when there is no need.
_________ BrentD, (Professor - just for Stan) ![[Linked Image from i.imgur.com]](https://i.imgur.com/qclHjMQ.jpg)
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I figured you were crAzy about a Mercury....
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HomelessJoe - I was thinking the same thing. Five replies into the thread and it's totally about bluing solutions. What?
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SKB knocked it off the rails back on page #1.
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Getting back to the original question. I just looked at the Brownells site and see they are now showing Pilkington finishes are back in stock & can be ordered.
The main question that comes to mind is why use such an overpriced finish? When you throw in shipping charges for just one 2.5oz bottle, the price is $46.00. I've been experimenting with waterlox and am really happy with the results so far. The best part is you can get a quart of their original finish on Amazon for around $30.00 with free shipping if you are a prime member. I've used Pilkington's in the past & so far I like the Waterlox better.
Last edited by dogon; 01/01/19 04:45 PM.
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I'm glad that Steve can get back on the Pilkington's stock finish train.
Perhaps someone will get to the bottom of the expired contact information.
Some time ago I'd gone down the rabbit hole of the Slackum and Alkanet Root discussions. Since then I've been fiddling with the root dye and oil concoction recipes. I've been getting really nice results on test pieces and some time soon I'll be putting it on a rifle stock.
Can't say that i have a favorite product, but I've seen fellows with broken hearts who couldn't source their favorite stock finish components.
Happy New Year!
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Watch out with the Waterlox. It gets so hard you cannot get a bite with a checkering tool. It just skims over it.
So many guns, so little time!
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