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Posted: 2/12/2017 5:46:54 PM EDT
| Long story short I have a transferable US property marked A1 receiver. It required some machine work and was refinished in black moly resin. I'm wanting it redone in the correct color. I've emailed victor, but I'm pretty sure that moly resin is indesructible/not removable and can't be anodized again. So what are my other options? Can someone repsray it the correct color? Based on Norrells website they offer a xm grey type/A1 type color. |
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Google is your friend:
https://molyresin.com/moly-resin-application-instructions/ So, drive to Home Depot, buy MEK or acetone & soak, if you want to remove the moly resin. I suspect methylene chloride will work, too. Any remaining anodizing will dissolve with lye, and I'm sure the anodizer can do it before re-anodizing. Remember, MEK & acetone are VERY FLAMMABLE! So outside away from fire. |
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You can clean the receiver and spray right over the old moly resin with grayish/black moly resin. If you are not equipped to do it yourself, you can send it to Norrells for a very reasonable price.
And as far as soaking to remove old moly resin, it ain't gonna happen. Once cured it has to be bead blasted or sanded off. From the Norrells FAQ: 16. How can I remove Moly Resin from my firearm without blasting with media? There does not appear to be a chemical that will remove cured Moly Resin. If you wish to remove the coating before curing, it may be wiped off with Acetone, MEK, and common solvents. Moly Resin’s resistance to chemicals is one of the strong attributes of the product. |
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Quoted:
Google is your friend: https://molyresin.com/moly-resin-application-instructions/ So, drive to Home Depot, buy MEK or acetone & soak, if you want to remove the moly resin. I suspect methylene chloride will work, too. Any remaining anodizing will dissolve with lye, and I'm sure the anodizer can do it before re-anodizing. Remember, MEK & acetone are VERY FLAMMABLE! So outside away from fire. Found that. But reading further into the FAQ it says there's no chemicals available to remove cured moly resin. |
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Google is your friend: https://molyresin.com/moly-resin-application-instructions/ So, drive to Home Depot, buy MEK or acetone & soak, if you want to remove the moly resin. I suspect methylene chloride will work, too. Any remaining anodizing will dissolve with lye, and I'm sure the anodizer can do it before re-anodizing. Remember, MEK & acetone are VERY FLAMMABLE! So outside away from fire. Ok, I'm an idiot Mea culpa! |
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You can clean the receiver and spray right over the old moly resin with grayish/black moly resin. If you are not equipped to do it yourself, you can send it to Norrells for a very reasonable price. And as far as soaking to remove old moly resin, it ain't gonna happen. Once cured it has to be bead blasted or sanded off. From the Norrells FAQ: 16. How can I remove Moly Resin from my firearm without blasting with media? There does not appear to be a chemical that will remove cured Moly Resin. If you wish to remove the coating before curing, it may be wiped off with Acetone, MEK, and common solvents. Moly Resin’s resistance to chemicals is one of the strong attributes of the product. Didn't know they did refinishing. Sent them an email. Thanks for that heads up. Probably going to go with: GRAYISH-BLACK SEMI-GLOSS – This is a dual color product. Dark gray-black but with a slight sheen. Also may be called Gray-Black Satin. This color is also popular in closely matching the older Colt AR-15 (model SP1) and M-16A1 but when a slight amount of gloss sheen is desired. When desired, if the curing temperature and bake time are modified a slight green hue/tint can be produced to replicate the greenish color of old Parkerized U.S. Military rifles resulting from them being stored in Cosmoline. Since this sounds closely to the finish on it before. |
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