Color Dyeing brass
I have heard of IPSC shooters dyeing their brass so its easier to find. Does anyone know what they use? Since I bought a 10mm I would like to keep the brass(its worth its weight in gold) Thanks for your time.
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No idea about coloring the brass, but congrats on the 10mm. That is by far my favorite centerfire round. 0 -
I have a really old book with lots of stuff for metal coloring, which colors are you considering? 0 -
There was a writeup years ago in AMERICAN RIFLEMAN almost any bright color you wanted . Problem I had was getting a Chemical supply company to sell to me In quantities That I could use and afford. I asked a druggist I knew and it just was not worth spending $50.00 to color my brass That was over 30 years ago. Price Now [?][?][?][?][?][?][?] 0 -
Prolly a dumb question, but would a permanant marker work for a round at the range? I realize one might have to paint the cartridges after each reload, but apart from the time, it is affordable. 0 -
I use a permanant marker on some of my brass, stays on the bottom for several loadings.
W.D.0 -
Dykem machinist's layout marking chemical. 0 -
quote:Originally posted by forgemonkey
If you know someone who has the book; 'The Colouring, Bronzing and Patination of Metals' by Michael Rowe' that you could look at,,,,,there are any number of recipes for coloring brass,,,,,[;)]
There are a number of copies of this book available on addall.com .
Log on to the site and enter the Used and Rare book section. Then, check off all of the book selling sites. When the form comes up, just load the title of the book you want.
This site is the best on the internet for locating books for sale.0 -
quote:Originally posted by Txs
Dykem machinist's layout marking chemical.
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In red and blue.
http://www.durablesupply.com/dystredlafl.html0 -
telohf,
I have not tried it on brass shells, but the stained glass industry uses patina-inducing chemicals on their lead, brass, and zinc came & other metal fittings. Novacan is one company that sells small bottles of patina chemicals. Google "stained glass chemicals", and see what you get.
You also could Google "patina chemicals", and get some results, like these:
http://www.sciencecompany.com/patina-formulas-for-brass-bronze-and-copper-W160.aspx
http://www.sciencecompany.com/Patina-Chemicals-List-W159.aspx
http://www.sciencecompany.com/Patina-Chemicals-C672.aspx
Good luck.0
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