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Dylan Rhodes 06-10-2025 07:19 AM

Freshening up a DHBP
 
Hey everyone,

I bought a lower value gun to dip my toe into the restoration waters. Forecasting the journey ahead, I have a decent idea of what needs done and how to do it, time will tell how good I am at it. Anyways, the DHBP has me stumped, it’s turned to brown almost, presumably from 100 plus years of UV exposure and breakdown of plasticizeers/etc. is there a way to get these back to black, or am I better off sourcing a replacement? Of course, that would require its own fitting adventure.

Thank you,

Chuck Bishop 06-10-2025 08:52 AM

Black liquid shoe polish

David Livesay 06-10-2025 10:04 AM

I didn't realize that they all started out black, I like the lighter colored brown.

Bill Murphy 06-10-2025 10:09 AM

When I have tried to bend a buttplate in hot or boiling water, they have turned brown.


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