Ah sorry- missed Peters earlier note about not baking it, that's correct I just agitated it to a reasonable consistency, brush painted it on then let it dry in the sun. Must say though, our oven is not big enough for a Bren body with a barrel attached and besides anything else Mrs. Ragtop would have had a fair bit to say about putting guns in her new oven let alone sticking the house out. With varous militaria around the house and a Land Rover in the garage I really do no need to be uspsetting the apple cart.