Thread: Coloring Discolored Horn Scales

Hi Guys,
Thank you all for your replies. I've been thinking about this for over a year, lol, so I certainly didn't rush into it. I keep the blade in mostly original condition, so I didn't want to have shiny-new looking scales, which the long soak would impart.
So I tried our old friend the shoe polish. A light sand from 400-1200, washings in between, then a good application of kiwi shoe polish, followed by a light soak in Viol, which is a cleaner/polisher/worm preventative solution mainly for wooden instruments. I should probably apply a coat of ren wax, to seal it a bit more but I personally don't like it that much. (I used viol only cause I had some lying around and thought I'd try it.)
I think it did a pretty nice job; a nice healthy matt finish. I doubt it's as permanent as hair dye, but hasn't seemed to come off on a test wash and towel dry.
Anyway, just a simple and humble effort.