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Permalink Reply by Bad Finger (Eric) on March 28, 2012 at 2:03pm

I'm pretty sure there is a commercial product for this. Brass Darkening Solution or something like that.

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Permalink Reply by Darren Wolbold on March 28, 2012 at 8:02pm

Not had a go myself but heard of people using cider vinegar

also found this link on the subject which looks interesting

http://www.steampunklab.com/howToAgeBrass.php

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Permalink Reply by Dan F on March 30, 2012 at 2:34pm

The Steampunk article mentions ammonia fuming--this will also turn oak brown (the vapors react with the tannin).

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Permalink Reply by Ron "Oily" Sprague on March 28, 2012 at 10:24pm

Keep it in your pocket, handle it a lot, scuff the protective coating off it with some steel wool, let it soak in acid (apple cider vinegar) for a coupla hours, handle it some more, put it on a string and tie it to your car bumper for a week - lots of aging methods.

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Permalink Reply by Crimson Toad on March 29, 2012 at 1:46am

Soak in laquer thinner for a 5-10min., wire brush or steelwool to clean...disolve baking soda in water till no more will disolve and spritz on clean brass...let dry and repeat...OR..there is a gunsmithing product called Brassblack...quik, chemical ageing...

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Permalink Reply by Hellhound Custom Built Guitars on March 29, 2012 at 4:35am

To age gun barrels some people bury them in coffee grinds

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Permalink Reply by Scott Meredith on March 29, 2012 at 10:00am

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Permalink Reply by Wade on March 30, 2012 at 4:38pm

scuffing and using ammonia may work with old solis stuff. I tried this with a brass plated key and the brass was so thin it ate right through to the steel!

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Permalink Reply by Thomas "Duck" Petry on March 31, 2012 at 6:43pm

Heat it with a propane torch.

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Permalink Reply by Snuffy on April 5, 2012 at 1:21pm

Birchwood Casey has a product called Brass Black for aging brass. You can get it from Brownells gunsmith supplies. I haven't used it myself but hear it works pretty well. Just brush it on I think.

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Permalink Reply by Scott on April 6, 2012 at 12:43pm

I usually heat up the part with a torch until it just starts to glow and then douse it in vinegar.

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