"Age-ing" a nickle magazine???

[Ben M.]

what did/does the urine soak do to the wood of a magazine?

[Ron Wood]

Originally Posted by Ben M.

what did/does the urine soak do to the wood of a magazine?

It would do it a world of hurt. In addition to discoloring the wood and raising the grain, the wood will swell and probably stink forever.

[sheepherder]

OK, I have accumulated 1 1/2 liters of etching fluid...and it's in a cut-off plastic 2 liter AWB Root Beer bottle...On an old desk on the back stoop...Surrounded by garbage containers...and interested dogs...

And the test subject is my infamous C96 Mauser with the new 30 cal barrel...I posted the 'before' pic below...(Bore plugged off)...

I really want this to 'brown'...Etching is OK but incidental...If, after 48 hours immersed in George's Magic Elixir it doesn't turn brown, I'll wash it off in boiling water and then get some Birchwood Casey Plum Brown and try that...

I'll post the 24 hour pics here tomorrow...

[rhuff]

Good luck with your project. The Uric Acid contained in urine, along with NaCl(salt) should react with the metal and begin the "aging" process.

[sheepherder]

While waiting for the C96 'test' piece to soak, I browsed the Web and found sites stating that Phosphoric acid would etch nickel/chrome...Various household products were mentioned...I don't have any of them...But Naval Jelly has Phosphoric acid in it (a very mild solution)...So I brushed that on one of the nickel plated Mec-Gar mags and left it overnight...The pic below shows how it affected the nickel...Not really etched...More like tarnished...

Not exactly what I'm looking for...But it is a step in the right direction...