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DAMASCUS BARREL CLEANING

fdeesfdees Member Posts: 13 ✭✭
edited November 2010 in Ask the Experts
HOW SHOULD A DAMASCUS BARREL BE CLEANED TO BRING OUT THE DETAILS OF THE DAMASCUS WORK? IS THERE A SPECIAL PRODUCT FOR THIS PURPOSE? THANKS.
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  • Ned FallNed Fall Member Posts: 662 ✭
    edited November -1
    The details of a damascus barrels are brought out in the process of finishing the metal
    (bluing or browning) Just before the barrels are finished they are swabbed down with a mild acid like nitric or hydrocloric acid. This brings out the pattern in the metal.
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  • XXCrossXXCross Member Posts: 1,379 ✭✭✭
    edited November -1
    I'm afraid just cleaning the barrels will have little effect on the appearance of the damascus or twist paterns. If they have lost their contrast, refinishing is the only solution.
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