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Phosphate coating damage?
4/14/2012 5:20:23 PM
Hi everyone,
Been reading around here for a good while, finally starting to put together my second AR.
My question to you is what to do about scratches to the phosphate coating on my new barrel. It just arrived today, and the packaging had been visibly damaged. The barrel was clearly thrown from the box at some point, as it was not even in its cardboard holder inside the box.
There are scratches all along the barrel. This is a relatively hard to find barrel at the moment (DD 14.5" LW Mid), so I would rather not have to return it. I also would prefer not to spend a ton of money having it refinished.
Can I touch it up myself? Or is the damage purely cosmetic? Sorry if this is noob stuff, my other AR has a stainless barrel so I didn't have to worry about marring the finish.
Thanks.
Been reading around here for a good while, finally starting to put together my second AR.
My question to you is what to do about scratches to the phosphate coating on my new barrel. It just arrived today, and the packaging had been visibly damaged. The barrel was clearly thrown from the box at some point, as it was not even in its cardboard holder inside the box.
There are scratches all along the barrel. This is a relatively hard to find barrel at the moment (DD 14.5" LW Mid), so I would rather not have to return it. I also would prefer not to spend a ton of money having it refinished.
Can I touch it up myself? Or is the damage purely cosmetic? Sorry if this is noob stuff, my other AR has a stainless barrel so I didn't have to worry about marring the finish.
Thanks.
4/14/2012 5:28:13 PM
I would be a bit irritated but it is just cosmetic. i prefer to cause my own scratches.
4/14/2012 5:28:26 PM
Try some cold blue, it sometimes works way better than you think. It won't hurt anything and the match is surprising.
4/14/2012 5:28:44 PM
Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black (works on steel too)
4/14/2012 5:31:14 PM
Sell it to me for $25.00... Or put some clp on it and deal with other folks stupidity. Nothing should show when built and if you can live with it I would be OK. It does stink. PERIOD. It will shoot great, the only thing is, you will know it was scratched. I will still buy it for CASH.
4/14/2012 6:08:28 PM
Thanks everyone. I will look into Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black as well as other cold blues. It says on the BC website not to use Aluminum Black on other metals, but if it worked for you (and others according to Google) I'm willing to give it a try as long as it won't promote rust or have any other corrosive effects.
As long as she shoots straight!
As long as she shoots straight!
4/14/2012 6:26:01 PM
hi temp barbque grill paint frum walmart.
4/14/2012 6:34:06 PM
Have you tried rubbing it with clp?
4/14/2012 6:44:22 PM
Originally Posted By WI57:
Have you tried rubbing it with clp?
Have you tried rubbing it with clp?
I would try that (or any oil) before painting it.
4/14/2012 6:45:14 PM
Word
Originally Posted By mvician:
Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black (works on steel too)
Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black (works on steel too)
4/14/2012 7:19:57 PM
You could repark it yourself if you have a suitable container that was large enough, or send it out to have it reparked, shouldn't cost that much. The quick and dirty way is the previously mentioned cold blue. I wouldn't slather it with oil or anything just yet, since you'll never get the oil out in order to do any of the refinishing options.
4/14/2012 9:07:11 PM
Just cosmetic.
4/14/2012 9:12:40 PM
I Norrell's moly-kote my barrels before installation so I don't have to worrty about maintaining the area under the handguard/rail.
4/14/2012 9:48:59 PM
Originally Posted By dcs12345:
I would try that (or any oil) before painting it.
Originally Posted By WI57:
Have you tried rubbing it with clp?
Have you tried rubbing it with clp?
I would try that (or any oil) before painting it.
I've "scratched" many a barrels just to find all it did was just rub a grey spot on the parkerizing that disappeared with a little oil.
4/14/2012 9:53:26 PM
Originally Posted By kream:
Thanks everyone. I will look into Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black as well as other cold blues. It says on the BC website not to use Aluminum Black on other metals, but if it worked for you (and others according to Google) I'm willing to give it a try as long as it won't promote rust or have any other corrosive effects.
As long as she shoots straight!
Thanks everyone. I will look into Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black as well as other cold blues. It says on the BC website not to use Aluminum Black on other metals, but if it worked for you (and others according to Google) I'm willing to give it a try as long as it won't promote rust or have any other corrosive effects.
As long as she shoots straight!
I've used it on front sight/gas blacks after shaving them down.
