diegobxr
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Hi everyone, I wanted to share with you this little project, hopefully it can be of use to someone.
I'll post pics about this particular job and also try to make a tutorial on how to inexpensively refinish a firearm at home.
Disclaimer: I strongly advise NOT to do a spray-on refinish to any valuable gun or one that has its original finish. I'd advise to do this only on commonly available guns, that have already been modified, refinished, or are in very poor condition.
What you'll need:
- Detergent and hot water (any degreaser for that matter)
- Fine grit sandpaper (240 to 360 grit)
- 1 can of Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy Paint
- Masking tape
- Kitchen oven
- Time and patience (Total time: 5-8 hours) It can be done in just one day.
I bought a surplus argentine FM Hi Power (these were manufactured under license from FN Belgium from 1969 to 1989). These guns were mainly for military and police use, and they have very rough machining.
The gun was in good shape but had a pretty awful, brownish, poorly done cold blue job.
These guns came from the factory with a black enamel paint finish. My intention with this project was to leave it closer to original.
This is how I got it:
It was an Uruguayan Army gun. This is the Uruguayan crest:
(You can see the ugly browness of the bluing in that pic)
I'll briefly describe the first steps in the refinishing job:
1) Detail strip the gun
2) I filled a bucket with boiling water and detergent. Threw the gun in there and thoroughly degreased it with a sponge. Then air dry.
3) I used Birchwood Casey Blue & Rust Remover to remove the bluing, but you could do without this step.
4) Thoroughly and gently sand with 240 to 360-grit sandpaper
5) Degrease again and let it dry
6) Mask the firing pin area (do not paint the firing pin channel)
Now to the fun part:
This is the paint:
I hung the parts in my backyard and gave two thin coats of paint:
Go easy on the paint. Spray evenly 6 inches away. Practice first on some cardboard to get the hang of it. Two thin coats spaced 15 minutes between them is all it takes.
Left it to dry for half an hour.
Pre-heat your kitchen oven to 390ºF, carefully place the parts inside and bake for one hour.
Open doors and windows because it will smell a bit.
These are the parts after one hour of baking:
The parts are extremely hot. Be careful and let them cool off.
The baking tones down on the shine:
After 24 hours and reassembling... This is the final result:
Sorry for the crummy cellphone pics taken in the kitchen, it was the only place with good lighting!
This paint cures to a really hard, durable finish. I did the same to my Mossberg 500 receiver and it's going strong after two years.
So... what do you think?
Hope you enjoyed the thread and all opinions and suggestions are welcome!
Have a great week!
Diego
I'll post pics about this particular job and also try to make a tutorial on how to inexpensively refinish a firearm at home.
Disclaimer: I strongly advise NOT to do a spray-on refinish to any valuable gun or one that has its original finish. I'd advise to do this only on commonly available guns, that have already been modified, refinished, or are in very poor condition.
What you'll need:
- Detergent and hot water (any degreaser for that matter)
- Fine grit sandpaper (240 to 360 grit)
- 1 can of Rustoleum Appliance Epoxy Paint
- Masking tape
- Kitchen oven
- Time and patience (Total time: 5-8 hours) It can be done in just one day.
I bought a surplus argentine FM Hi Power (these were manufactured under license from FN Belgium from 1969 to 1989). These guns were mainly for military and police use, and they have very rough machining.
The gun was in good shape but had a pretty awful, brownish, poorly done cold blue job.
These guns came from the factory with a black enamel paint finish. My intention with this project was to leave it closer to original.
This is how I got it:
It was an Uruguayan Army gun. This is the Uruguayan crest:
(You can see the ugly browness of the bluing in that pic)
I'll briefly describe the first steps in the refinishing job:
1) Detail strip the gun
2) I filled a bucket with boiling water and detergent. Threw the gun in there and thoroughly degreased it with a sponge. Then air dry.
3) I used Birchwood Casey Blue & Rust Remover to remove the bluing, but you could do without this step.
4) Thoroughly and gently sand with 240 to 360-grit sandpaper
5) Degrease again and let it dry
6) Mask the firing pin area (do not paint the firing pin channel)
Now to the fun part:
This is the paint:
I hung the parts in my backyard and gave two thin coats of paint:
Go easy on the paint. Spray evenly 6 inches away. Practice first on some cardboard to get the hang of it. Two thin coats spaced 15 minutes between them is all it takes.
Left it to dry for half an hour.
Pre-heat your kitchen oven to 390ºF, carefully place the parts inside and bake for one hour.
Open doors and windows because it will smell a bit.
These are the parts after one hour of baking:
The parts are extremely hot. Be careful and let them cool off.
The baking tones down on the shine:
After 24 hours and reassembling... This is the final result:
Sorry for the crummy cellphone pics taken in the kitchen, it was the only place with good lighting!
This paint cures to a really hard, durable finish. I did the same to my Mossberg 500 receiver and it's going strong after two years.
So... what do you think?
Hope you enjoyed the thread and all opinions and suggestions are welcome!
Have a great week!
Diego
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