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Posted: 7/23/2013 3:44:34 PM EDT
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I have a an M16A1 kit and just got my A1 barrel and want to do prep up my Faux Coltguard A1 Clone.
I was prepping and sorting parts to get ready and my hand guards are good. Only one tooth is chipped on the left but overall good, but some surface scratches nothing too deep. They look like they were shiny and I was wondering if I wet sanded starting with 220 or 320 to remove scratches and worked up to 400 or 600 then apply some auto wax to get glossy. has anyone tried this sort of method to revive old hand guards? Any other suggestions and I don't want to paint if I can help it, it just doesn't look the same. |
If you hit them with a palm sander and a 220 grit pad, and work them up to 600 grit then buff them with a buffing wheel on a bench grinder with some polishing compound you will get something like this. Sanding will bring the glass fibers out. Be sure that's what you want or try something less aggressive. Over sanding will bring out white streaks of fibers that may be undesirable. These photos are of the second set, after ruining one set.
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Thanks for the pics, That is helpful. I want it to be shiny ALL black so I might just buff with Mothers as others have stated without sanding much at all.
This forum is great! Quoted:
If you hit them with a palm sander and a 220 grit pad, and work them up to 600 grit then buff them with a buffing wheel on a bench grinder with some polishing compound you will get something like this. Sanding will bring the glass fibers out. Be sure that's what you want or try something less aggressive. Over sanding will bring out white streaks of fibers that may be undesirable. These photos are of the second set, after ruining one set. <a href="http://s1146.photobucket.com/user/dedzeppo/media/G11_3426.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o535/dedzeppo/G11_3426.jpg</a> http://<a href=http://i1146.photobucket.com/albums/o535/dedzeppo/6047.jpg</a>" /> |
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