Coating to avoid tarnish?

[COREY]

Howdy guys. I have Joe Laroche making me a cowboy holster and cartidge belt as a last hurrah before my wife has our first child (just hope the little bugger ahs a head smaller than mine ). I was going to make up some inert rounds to go in the cartirdge slots; I am not shooting CAS so the slots are more for show than anything. I was going to make them out of nickel plated casings, but the look would not be quite the same, although the gun is a Ruger New Vaquero in bright stainless.

Do any of you know of something that could be sprayed on the finished cartridges, if I were to make them of actual brass, that would keep them from corroding if left in the cartidge loops?

 

[mwjones]

if they're clean, give them a shot of some kind of light oil and they'll stay looking good for quite a long time. As far as cleaning goes, you can use hot soapy water to clean them, and let them air dry. Brass is pretty tough stuff, and generally won't corrode unless it's wet AND covered in corrosive salts, acids, etc.

 

[tactical870]

if they're clean, give them a shot of some kind of light oil and they'll stay looking good for quite a long time. As far as cleaning goes, you can use hot soapy water to clean them, and let them air dry. Brass is pretty tough stuff, and generally won't corrode unless it's wet AND covered in corrosive salts, acids, etc.

It will still go green in leather. Ends up with a substance that looks and feels like green crayon on them if they're in contact with leather for any length of time. I'd like to know a good solution too....

 

[Ganderite]

Try waxing them.

 

[sunray]

"...inert rounds...for show..." Spray 'em with clear lacquer.
"...with a substance..." Copper oxide. Literally the copper coming out of the alloy.
"...head smaller than mine..." You're ok until he/she hits mid to late teens and starts using all your stuff. snicker.

 

[mikeystew]

clear tremclad spray on laquer.