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Mark Taylor
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I picked up a 94 levergun the other day. Made in 57 so a couple years younger than me. Big Grin Mounted a peepsight on it and proceeded to look in my stash for a classy front sight comparable to the front on it. Have a sleek one with an ivory bead, which is what I desired. Prob is it is darkened quite a bit. What is the best way to brighten these up? Tried a bit of gentle brushing but seemed not to help. Any cleaner work?


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You can polish it with Fabulustre on a cotton buff. The dark color could go all the way through though.
 
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Originally posted by Mark Taylor:
I picked up a 94 levergun the other day. Made in 57 so a couple years younger than me. Big Grin Mounted a peepsight on it and proceeded to look in my stash for a classy front sight comparable to the front on it. Have a sleek one with an ivory bead, which is what I desired. Prob is it is darkened quite a bit. What is the best way to brighten these up? Tried a bit of gentle brushing but seemed not to help. Any cleaner work?


I wonder if a commercial tooth whitening preparation would bleach it?
 
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Hydrogen peroxide is used to clean and whiten ivory piano keys. That is usually the active ingredient in tooth whitening preparations.

Worth a try, I don't see it harming anything.

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