Thank you gentlemen....I appreciate the time and advice.

The solution I have is the Brownells Classic Rust Blue for the slow-rust process. I did use distilled water and a new pot that has never had anything else in it.

It's going to take me a bit to digest all of the advice. I'm deep inside a Ruger Security Six at the moment and saw this during a break. I'll be back when I get that one back together....