Thread: Horn Scale Resto Help Please

I've been playing around with some old horn lately in attempts to get a really nice restore on a few sets of scales. First off I couldn't help but try to fill with epoxy. My epoxy did not stick to the horn very well. Perhaps it was the epoxy I was using, not sure but it did not work right. I did do a bunch of filling and soaking with CA. The very thin CA really seems to penetrate the horn and seal it back together, and even after filling and sanding and then soaking in Neetsfoot oil just before final sand and polish the CA seemed to be having in there. Some of course worked better than others. I will keep messing with it nut at this point it seems straight forward. Use coarse sandings from horn for filler for bug bites and combine it with CA. I have not experimented with it but logic says do all your repairs before oiling the scales.