How would "you" finish bright brass?

[JD Combs Sr]

I am converting an empty 30-06 cartridge to a bullet pen. I am using this kit:



(THIS IS NOT MY PEN, ONLY THE PICTURE THAT THE VENDOR SHOWS WITH THE KIT.)

I will be using every thing in the kit except the casing shaped tube. This is a progress photo I sent to the customer. She gave me the casing because it was her fathers and she wants to give it to him for fathers day as gift pen.


All the markings and labeling are for the customers benefit.

The real casing of course does not have any protective coating on it. after I get it more or less shined up (I am leaving some distress on it) what would you recommend that I coat it with to keep it from tarnishing?

 

[ldb2000]

Powder coat is what most here use .

 

[Sylvanite]

I generally powder-coat my bullet pen kits, but I also offer no finish (just in case the customer likes tarnish) and brass-lacquer. Brass lacquer is not as durable as powder-paint, but it does not require a powder-coat gun nor oven.

Regards,
Eric

 

[PenMan1]

I use Brasso or Flitz with micromesh to 12000 and just leave it that way. Brass keeps tarnishing no matter what "coating" I put over the top of it. That way when it does tarnish, I can clean it with more Brasso, Semi-Chrome or Flitz and a fiber towel.

A tip....Once you use flitz or metal polish on the mm pads, I seperate these pads and only use them for metal. Flitz makes a big ole mess over CA.

 

[Monty]

I generally powder-coat my bullet pen kits, but I also offer no finish (just in case the customer likes tarnish) and brass-lacquer. Brass lacquer is not as durable as powder-paint, but it does not require a powder-coat gun nor oven.

Regards,
Eric

Ditto. PC or no finish.

 

[DurocShark]

No finish here (I don't do casings, but I do use a lot of brass). I instruct my customers to use Brasso if it tarnishes.

 

[pssherman]

I use PC on mine. I tried the spray lacquer for wood but it chips very easily and can be scratched off with your fnigernails.

 

[Dudley Young]

I MM to 12000 and put 2-3 coats of renwax.

 

[JD Combs Sr]

I generally powder-coat my bullet pen kits, but I also offer no finish (just in case the customer likes tarnish) and brass-lacquer. Brass lacquer is not as durable as powder-paint, but it does not require a powder-coat gun nor oven.

Regards,
Eric

Powder coat is what most here use .

Thanks for all the helpful hints guys. I ended up using CA just as I do on my wooden pens mainly because I already had it.

Thanks Sylvanite I will be checking into powder coating for future use. I have this same posting on the IAP sight and probably 95% of the recommendations are to use powder coating.

Thanks again everyone.