Cleaning relics with vinegar, before and after pics

[tamiller]

These are pictures of a Civil War Springfield musket rear sight. It was a two position sight that had a slide for elevation. The pictures are as it was found and after four days of soaking in white vinegar and scrubbing with a toothbrush.

 

[lairmo]

Nice!! At first glance I thought it was a Batmobile Hot Wheel...lol

 

[Potts]

They say that Black Molasses also does a nice job and it won't remove any paint....the down fall to using it is it takes up to a couple of Months or longer.

 

[Davers]

These are pictures of a Civil War Springfield musket rear sight. It was a two position sight that had a slide for elevation. The pictures are as it was found and after four days of soaking in white vinegar and scrubbing with a toothbrush.


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Look's Good.

 

[A2coins]

Awesome job I actually soaked a bucket of metal and iron bling in vinager and being lazy its frozen in the 5 gallon bucket outside been about 2 months hope it worked lol oooops

 

[A2coins]

Your post actually is what reminded me of my bucket

 

[dirtlooter]

I thought that it did an awesome job, at least now it is quite easily identified.