I took IGNITERS advice and went with the gun bluing and black shoe polish and believe me, I'll take this over the paint finish any day.
I used Birchwood Casey Super Blue and good old KIWI shoe polish ...
And again, thank you very much.
I'd thought about heating the metal or the bluing but got a bit nervous due to the low melting point of pewter. Not that I would heat it that much but I got concerned ...
Thank you both.
Yes, IGNITERS was one that made my eyes pop a bit! There are definitely some interesting ideas going on here. I tried a little experiment with the Steyr barrel using good old Duplico ...
I'm tackling a Sid Kit for the first time. As far as paint goes, are you guys using laquers, enamels or acrylic enamels? I've done plenty of painting on regular steels over the years but this is my fi ...