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Posted: 9/15/2014 10:19:12 PM EDT
Matches NDS grey almost exactly. I tested it on a charging handle & a trigger guard. I was floored that it matched!
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Aren't you worried the paint will strip off when you use your charging handle? other wise it looks cool. Quoted:
Aren't you worried the paint will strip off when you use your charging handle? other wise it looks cool. I just did it as a test. I really only need it on the part(s) that are seen when it is fully forward. I am going to use a scotchbrite pad to remove any excess off of the forward 'shaft' My A1 kit was one of the ones without the trigger guard so I needed something not so 'black' as the ones I had laying about. As far as wear, I can always shoot it again. I do plan on hitting it with a heat gun to see if it makes it more durable. Not sure what this will do to the matte finish, but will find out. If it turns out to be durable, this will be a great way for us po'-folk to have a reasonably decent example without the expense of sending small bits off for anodizing. Quoted:
There's a cross reference part number for it too. It's also sold under the NAPA auto parts brand gray primer. Here is the can I used 
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If you didn't see my post way back on this as inspiration, congrats on discovering it just like I did. I've used it on different pieces and parts without any trouble at all. . I've got two lowers finished in it and I've never have had a wear problem.
Trust me it works, and is durable |
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Color match is excellent, easy to apply and cheap.
However, wear is poor, and not even remotely in the same league as alumahyde, (whatever)kote, norrels, etc. I have tested and tried it and would not use it over the real gun coatings. If you're making the argument that's it's a beater/shooter/whatever who cares, I would only say, why paint it in the first place then? |
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i was at my local home depot, looking for some rusty metal primer (to do some spot work on my 1950 ferguson tractor) and noticed rustolem has a color they call Grey Anodize.. so i bought it and did a lower. while the color matches gray parkerizing exactly. the gloss is all wrong (way to shiney).
so i just knocked it down with some 0000 steel wool. i have a old electric rostiery/oven that i bake my painted parts in.. warm the part up.. spray it let it off gas for a couple mins and then put it in the oven on low for about 20 mins shut the oven off and let it cool slowly... really makes the paint durable. if you warm the part up with a propane torch or heat gun to the point of just shy of being to hot to hold.. and hold the piece about 18 inch away and dust spray it... you can get a rough surface feel to the paint.. and it will dull down the gloss some. i've been in the restoration buis for 40 year.. and back in the day before you could buy home/shop parkerizing kits. i devloped the above proceedure to simulate cast iron, cad plating and parkerizing.. it worked great for a lot of years .. Pete |
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