Thread: Ballistol For Healing Horn?

Crawler,

I for one like to 'Play'! I know full well how Neatsfoot Oil works, but I would like to see how the Ballistol works for you!

You never know! You might have stumbled upon a Miracle Cure!

I"ve actually played with WD 40 AFTER soaking in Neatsfoot Oil and I thought it added a little more shine. Again

Originally Posted by cudarunner

Crawler,

I for one like to 'Play'! I know full well how Neatsfoot Oil works, but I would like to see how the Ballistol works for you!

You never know! You might have stumbled upon a Miracle Cure!

I"ve actually played with WD 40 AFTER soaking in Neatsfoot Oil and I thought it added a little more shine. Again

Indeed. Sir FAL's generous offer will in no way keep me from doing this experiment . Right now, the only thing keeping me from already having splashed, photographed, wrapped, photographed, and posting about it is: I'm at work. But I'll get it sorted tomorrow, SWMBO permitting lol.

If the horn has beetle bites, little pits, you can restore them using some 5 minuet epoxy and black dye to fill the holes. Then sand up through micro-mesh to clean up and polish the horn then give it some neetsfoot oil to condition but do not condition it before you fill the pits. The oil will prevent a good bond with the epoxy.

Originally Posted by Crawler

...But I'll get it sorted tomorrow, SWMBO permitting lol.

My wife has had me busy as the primary handyman with her project of turning large wooden spools from an electrical supply house into end tables & ottoman's. So I didn't get around to splashing some Ballistol on the W&B until tonight.

So I tried to use the light box my very crafty wife made. It is surprisingly difficult to get a picture of delaminating edges of black scales. I hope y'all can adequately spot the problem areas I refer to.

"...A splash of the shine, muh dear??"


All wrapped, and ready for a soak.

Im doing the self same thing with Ballistol, was going to get some neatsfoot but I already had the Ballistol and thought what if?

I'll let you know how mine turns out.

How's the speriments going?

Originally Posted by dinnermint

How's the speriments going?

Yesterday morning, before bed, I checked mine at about 8 hours elapsed time. No noticeable difference in either the scales, or the amount of Ballistol pooled around it. The fumes were quite strong when I unrolled the wax paper, though. I don't recall them being so potent the other times I've used it. But I also didn't give it time to "ferment", so to speak.

I'll try to remember to check again when I get home from work, in the wee hours.

Mine have been soaking a couple of days now and are looking a lot better, i even applied more as the first coat had been soaked up.l will probably give them a sand and shine and post some photos tomorrow if I get the time.

Originally Posted by Crawler

Indeed. Sir FAL's generous offer will in no way keep me from doing this experiment . Right now, the only thing keeping me from already having splashed, photographed, wrapped, photographed, and posting about it is: I'm at work. But I'll get it sorted tomorrow, SWMBO permitting lol.

Soak one scale side in Neatsfoot and the other in Ballistol. Compare the resultant end and decide which did best.

I have both Neatsfoot and Ballistol on hand for many applications.