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Craftsmanship => Accoutrements => Topic started by: Jumpy on July 17, 2016, 01:26:27 PM

Title: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: Jumpy on July 17, 2016, 01:26:27 PM

What do you powderhorn builders use to put a shiney finish on your horns? Do you just use oooo steel wool and leave it at that?

Title: Re: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: PetahW on July 17, 2016, 02:23:13 PM

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I've long used Johnson's Paste Wax, buffed.

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Title: Re: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: Jumpy on July 19, 2016, 12:08:37 AM

Thank you, PetahW.

Title: Re: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: PetahW on July 19, 2016, 01:00:49 PM

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Please don't wax a surface smoothed only with 0000 steel wool, as there are still minute scratches on the material, not readily visible to the naked eye - for the best results, the horn should be polished after the steel-wool treatment.

I use the EASY button,  polishing with a polishing compound on a felt wheel mounted on the shaft of a bench-mounted electric motor mounted -  but I suppose the polishing can be done manually with an automotive rubbing/polishing compound & elbow grease.


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Title: Re: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: RobD on August 06, 2016, 08:30:56 AM

i see no issue with going direct to johnson's paste wax right after buffing the horn out with 4/0 steel wool.  that will produce a dull satin finished look as opposed to a gloss shine, and that's good enuf for me in terms of both looks and protective finish.

(http://i.imgur.com/PyVaYaW.jpg)

(http://i.imgur.com/JUB0W9p.jpg)

Title: Re: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: PetahW on August 06, 2016, 03:59:20 PM

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Yep - Why some men prefer Blondes, and others prefer Brunettes.   .  :toast   )

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Title: Re: Question for Powderhorn Builders
Post by: RobD on August 06, 2016, 04:19:51 PM

cheers for choices, good sir!  :bl th up