How to age new Silvers pad?

[Phil Yearout]

Never done a Silvers but I have re-ground a few used pads and have found that just a few applications of any kind of light oil well rubbed in will blend the new and the old very nicely, so I imagine it would darken a new pad too.

[Bill Murphy]

Used crankcase oil works a bit faster than new oil, but both work if you give the new oil enough time. I just use the gun.