Finally...an alternative to glass beading.
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Finally...an alternative to glass beading.
Well yes, but we're not really going to be putting our stuff through what it already went through. Most of these get regular cleaning now compared to an Arisaka of WW2 time frame...
Well, if you did that it would look new because you'd glass bead and hand polish and blue. Then it would look like a new made yesterday rifle.
Seen...
It's a Jap Arisaka...what VFW?
What we found too, the small details are enhanced after all the crap is beaded out of them, nice and clear after.
I think you'd end up with what you see, flaking and a lack of adhesion.
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We had a large number of 1911 and A1s come from way down south, south America way... That was back in the '80s I think. Many were chromed or nickle plated too, all needed help. I had the dubious...
Patina? Not under plating. It was already stripped to plate so there's nothing to match. You're going to have a raw metal when you're finished.