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Unread 02-22-2005, 11:35 PM   #4
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Gotta go with Hugh. The Brownell's Oxpho has worked pretty well on touching up my .45 single-action shooters. The real secret to any touch-up blue is clean-clean-clean...and then clean it one more time. Oil, silicone, CLP, etc. negates any attempt to darken the metal.
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