I use a copper hammer, softer than brass but hard enough to do the job nicely.
It is pretty easy to blend the color out on a set of barrels that has a nice blue on it and no polish required around the removed dent. It is much harder to pull off if the tubes have some patina and wear to them. When required, I usually apply acid to the area I worked a several times to get the color close, then a few passes over everything and then things tend to blend together very nicely.
Last edited by SKB; 08/09/22 06:51 PM.
