Product to darken shiny metal

[bisblue]

Hey folks,
I have a watch with a decent sized metal piece that has gotten very shiny from wear. I shoot a recurve so need to get close.

I thought I heard someone saying they used something in the military to black out metal parts... Any suggestions?

 

[josef]

Sharpie or shoe polish. Both suck pretty much. You could look for some matte paint but it’ll likely wear again.

 

[Shraggs]

Coffee, mustard, citrus, onions all will force a patina on knives if in carbon steel. Your watch maybe stainless tho. Think I’d carefully cut sone tiny strips of gorilla duct tape. Yep I would

 

[MattB]

On bows with shiny parts I have used adhesive backed felt or moleskin in a pinch. Matte spray paint also works.

 

[Vrybusy]

Not sure how large of a metal piece you're talking about or if you want to make it permanent. For temporary measures, a sharpie as noted above works ok. For a more permanent solution you could acid etch the piece(s) of metal with a Q-tip....same method that you would use to acid etch a knife. It will turn the metal a dull gray in under a minute. Just search that topic and you'll get the info you need.

 

[Desk Jockey]

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you can also spray a bit of mat paint in a cup and dab it on with a brush or q tip.

 

[nettereo16]

Alumablack

 

[bisblue]

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you can also spray a bit of mat paint in a cup and dab it on with a brush or q tip.

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