Inletting GOLD

[whitebear]

I ordered some things from Track the other day and received them today.  One of the things was inletting gold I opened the package and saw this tiny little bottle and wondered what kind of sample they had sent me along with my order.  The tint 1/2 oz, bottle was the $13.00 inletting gold.  Now I know one of the reasons that they call it
GOLD.

Now for my question:  I have seen references to using inletting black by different builders on the forum but never a post specifically on this subject.  Will someone give me some information on the use of this product?  I remember that it was used very sparingly but what have I forgotten?  Thanks Whitebear

[Dave Dolliver]

The "inletting gold" is for use on dark woods just as inletting black is used on light colored woods.  I tried some on a walnut stock project and didn't find it helped any more than inletting black.

Dave Dolliver

[D. Taylor Sapergia]

Walnut is not so black that Jarrow's Inletting black won't show.  I use it on all my inletting jobs.

[westbj2]

I have come to rely on Prussian Blue by Permatex.  Available at auto parts stores, comes in a handy little tube and is not any messier than the others.  About $3.
Jim

[Chris Treichel]

Steal some of your girlfriend's lipstick... comes in lots of colors and shows up real well on even the darkest wood. 
OH snap 

[whitebear]

[quote author=whitebear link=topic=29612.msg283341#msg283341   Will someone give me some information on the use of this product?  I remember that it was used very sparingly but what have I forgotten?  Thanks Whitebear
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[eddillon]

And on shirt collars, also      !!  I am just now about to open my second jar of Jarrow's to replace the one I bought 17 years and 27 rifles ago.  Light wood or dark, I'll stick with Jarrow's and a Q-tip.

[tbarnes66]

I have both and primarily just use the black. I do like using the gold sometimes other than just walnut. Towards the end of an inlet, if I have a lot of black along the sides, I like switching to gold which will show up on those last few fittings.

[Acer Saccharum]

I keep an old toothbrush handy to apply the thinnest little coating on the parts. If you put a lot of black or gold on your parts, it will be all over the place. Face, hands, clothes, stock.

[Jim Chambers]

Like Jim I use the Permatex Prussian Blue.....been using the same little tube for over 10 years now.  Apply it with a q-tip.

[Acer Saccharum]

When I run out of my inletting black (little jar is 15 yrs old now, probably I have another 5 yrs worth), I'll switch to Permatex Prussian Blue. If I can remember.

Trouble with the web is I don't have to remember anything anymore. I can just google it. Then the memory gets lazy. This is reverse evolution of the species. We're turning back into vegetables. I want to be a Zucchini when I grow up.

[Habu]

We're turning back into vegetables. I want to be a Zucchini when I grow up.

I read this shortly before falling asleep last night, and had a horrible dream of someone posting pics of an elegantly-carved Kuntz-style rifle covered with zucchini vines. . . .   

[Sawatis]

When I run out of my inletting black (little jar is 15 yrs old now, probably I have another 5 yrs worth), I'll switch to Permatex Prussian Blue. If I can remember.

Yeah this stuff lasts a long time...took a look at my tube of Prussian blue cause I didnt remember when I bought it (yup I'm anal...I put dates on all that stuff) it said 11-74 stamped into the tin (or whatever the tube is made out of) seam that I do remember punching in there.  This thing it's only about an inch long now will be around after I ain't !