I've got an old Rigarmi 58 Remington Beals I bought new in 69 when I was 12. It's been thru hell and hi water. After being severly used and abused and stored for a buncha years due to a broken loading lever It was looking pretty scruffy. I found parts I could fit to it and get it working again but it looked funny with a new lever so I decided to defarb it and antique it. I coated the bore and chambers with bore butter after removing the grips and internals and sprayed it down with a vinegar and salt mix and let it sit a couple of days then buffed it off with steel wool. I buffed off the clear coating on the grips too(not that there was much left). Whacha think?
Finished product. I'd have preferred a more even brown coating but it'll do.
Finished product. I'd have preferred a more even brown coating but it'll do.