The bottle I received had no instructions. I found some on the internet & You-Tube. The only discrepancy was the initial color change, I didn't get any blue green as per the instructions. I live in Houston so humidity was not an issue. I kept following the instruction & got a GREAT brown on all my Hawken parts. Two caveats: One, the Hawken parts fit so tightly & this solution adds a few thousandths that I had to sand the breach plug, tang, lock plate & bolster to get them to fit again. Two, I also had to chase the threads & screws for the underrib. The Hawken was my first kit, next time I won't be so sloppy with it. Anyhooo, great stuff, bought another bottle & will use again.