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Posted: 4/6/2005 11:26:40 AM EDT
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whats a good one for small paint chips on my lower ? flat black would be great. ETA: i think i found something click me |
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Ok, there are four Birchwood Casey products to consider when touching stuff up, and since I've used all four, I'll save you some $$ so you can buy the exact product you need. Let's start with what BM is offering. Birchwood Casey Super Black is a marker-like, felt-tip applied paint (unlike the other products) that is great for filling in dings and scratches. I had a few dings on my P228 and it filled them really nicely in. Allow 24 hours for it to dry before using the firearm. As far as I can tell, it can be used like touch-up paint would be on a car and sticks to just about everything. Next, there is Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black and Perma-Blue/Super-Blue. These are essentially the same concept but for different metals or color. Aluminum black actually dyes aluminum black rather than paints over it. Perma-Blue does the same thing to steel. Super-Blue gives you a ligher color of blueing than Perma-Blue, but otherwise is the same (Super-Blue is the only product I have not used first hand b/c Perma-Blue has worked really well for me). Finally, there is the Presto touch up pen. Although BC says this will work on steel, I've used it on aluminum parts with good success. To be quite honest, I'm not exactly sure what this pen is, since the substance that comes out is just about clear. It works really well when you have a bit of wear or a surface scratch. So, to answer your question, for a chip, Birchwood Casey Super-Black in Flat Black. Apply a bit, let it sit for 24 hours, rub it over with a Tuf-Cloth, and you'll be good to go. |
Touching up here and there, I've used both cold blue and flat black spray paint. To completely refinish I would use Norell's or just pull the barrel and have it re-phosphated. |
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