unusual question.

[eighteenninetytwo]

in fact the opposit eof most quetsions I see on here. For a friend making a short film, how do I recreate (without cosmo and 30 years) the dried on cosmoline and 30 years of dust look on a rifle found in the loft without damaging wood or metal. It needs to be cleanable again quickly and easily. Any bright ideas folks? I was thinking Hoppes gun oil and dust from vacum cleaner but that;s the best I can come up with right now.

[olhunter]

Charcoal ash from the BBQ? A clean run without the drippings.

I wouldn't put oil on it first if you want it to clean up easily.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

What about using Vaseline with vacuum cleaner dust?

[locktime]

the ones that come out of the attic mostly look brown and rusty, with the wood dried out

[eighteenninetytwo]

I like the idea of the vaseline and vacum dust - that would be a good impression of cosmoline.

[Eat Dirt]

Interesting ....Very Interesting .............

[eighteenninetytwo]

It should be fun dirtying up a gun for a change - plus of course I get to clean it afterwards again. I've ferreted around in several gunstore back rooms in my time. I know exactly what look I'm going for. I'll take a couple of pics afterwards.

[Mssr. Eleganté]

For the real dried on crud look you could try white Elmer's glue mixed with something. You should make sure it won't hurt the finish first, but it always peeled off of my hand real easy back in kindergarten.