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Thread: polishing the old boy

  1. 04-09-2012, 04:52 PM #1
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    polishing the old boy

    I just received my new but second hand shotgun today in the post .The gun is a side by side Gorosabel from Spain ,27inch tubes English stock and for its older age not in bad condition really .

    I would like to enhance the metal work as age has dulled it somewhat to a rust colour state on the old nickle plating if that is what it is --any ideas people on how to do this without making a complete balls up????
    Tweed or not to Tweed that is the question
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  3. 04-09-2012, 04:53 PM #2
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    mmm side by sides are hot
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  4. 04-09-2012, 04:54 PM #3
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    they fully Tweed !!!
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    I grew up with one....

    Decemated the population of ducks, pheasants, quail and anything else that could possibly be named smallgame in the moutere valley Man I shot some shit with that thing... Good memories
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    El B, you could have picked a less thought provoking title for this thread. I thought you had come up with another term for spanking the monkey.
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  7. 04-09-2012, 08:55 PM #6
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    everything has to have a hook to catch a comment!
    Still no cleaning ideas
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    Forgive my heritage here but Brasso? Silvol? Tiny little cirlces and many many hours. Seems to have worked on every kind of metal the army could throw at me.
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    I think it's called patina and removing it/refinishing lowers the value of the gun. Or it might just be rust. Fine line. Collectors are weird.
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  10. 04-09-2012, 09:32 PM #9
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    Quote Originally Posted by Dougie View Post
    Forgive my heritage here but Brasso? Silvol? Tiny little cirlces and many many hours. Seems to have worked on every kind of metal the army could throw at me.
    sounds like a job for the wife
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    Quote Originally Posted by gimp View Post
    I think it's called patina and removing it/refinishing lowers the value of the gun. Or it might just be rust. Fine line. Collectors are weird.
    It's a $200 Spanish tomato stake. There is no collector anything other than the thing collecting rust
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    I did not read the thread.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Spanners View Post
    It's a $200 Spanish tomato stake. There is no collector anything other than the thing collecting rust
    Gimp had me excited ,I though I as in the money with a flash gun made of patina -a rare fine metal surely LOL
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