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Old 07-24-2018, 01:11 PM
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Hello all.
I've spray painted my 15-22, very happy with the results, until....

mags kinda stick, and don't just fall when the mag release is engaged. I'm afraid i've used a bit too much spray paint and the mechanism is a bit gunked up. Anyone had the same problem? Any particular way / solvents to un**** this?
Thank you so much.
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Old 07-24-2018, 01:19 PM
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I would just let the paint dry and cure completely and repeatedly insert and drop out mags and see if it eventually loosened up. I would think it would wear away eventually. If that failed I would get a rag and dip it in turpentine or mineral spirits (paint thinner is the same stuff BTW) and wrap it around my finger and rub it around inside the mag well.
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Old 08-01-2018, 03:11 PM
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I spray paint my mags too and found they stick and require a tug to get them out, however the more I use them the easier it gets.
I should add they would kind of stick in the well before painting, I also want to add your camo pattern looks bad ***!
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Keep,in mind that spray paint may dry to touch in a couple of hours but it takes several days to cure hard!
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