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    Quote Originally Posted by outback View Post
    If you have a dappling block, you can reshape the collars, make them look new, again.


    And yes...those are the original scales, after restoration.

    A tip for you:!

    Clean the collars the best you can, before you remove the pins. Once removed, their hard to hold on to.

    Some of us use a pin vice, and a piece of pinned rod, to hold them for cleaning, after their removed.


    Just pin the collar into the vice, for a tight grip.
    That one looks beautiful, nice work Mike . You can tell it was looked after by the condition of the support collars..A good tip is to take it easy on the Dappling Block because a good whack can split old collars

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    Quote Originally Posted by Skorpio58 View Post
    Really a great Job...!

    Thanks for your hints!

    Did you also sanded the scales or just used neatsfoot oil?
    They were sanded and repaired. Then a long soak in Neatsfoot oil.

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    The bugs had almost ate thru the scales, real fun getting it to come apart in one piece. Well, two pieces.

    This is how they were, after the oil bath.

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    wow


    I've also a couple of Bengall Cast Steel whose scales needs to be repaired & restored... and these too are waiting for us to move freely.


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    Put them in hair dye, after sanding. Then soak in oil.

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    The last two pics are of what happens if you do a repair with CA, before the hair dye. You have to use epoxy, before dye
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    So, if I've correctly understood, the procedure should be:

    1) Sanding
    2) Repair (if needed) with Epoxy Resin
    2b) Sand again/finish
    3) Hair Dye (the scales will be of the color I'll choose... right?)
    4) Neatsfoot oil
    Last edited by Skorpio58; 01-11-2021 at 03:48 PM.
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    Yes.

    You can use different color dye's, only on honey horn, or something transparent.

    If I sand a set, then find out their honey horn, and in good condition. ( little to no bug bites, and delamination ) I'll restore them in their natural state.

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    If they need a lot of repair work, I like to dye them to hide/ blend the repairs. Typically done with bog oak dust, and epoxy.

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    Hey Mike, if you are polishing them do you seal the epoxy with CA so it will take a polish?
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    After what I've seen here... think I'll have to buy the necessary to restore & repin the scales ASAP!
    Can't wait to await to free move and meet my experienced friend...!
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    Yep.! Just like clear coat, on auto finishes.
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    All respect to you Mike. You know way more than I do but maybe you can give me correction. The last pair of horn scales I tried to dye in hair dye wouldn't ever darken. I soaked them multiple.times, one time at least for a couple of days if I remember and they would get tanned but not brown. I wound up using some RIT fabric dye and they browned up nicely first try. Am I doing something wrong?
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