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is it possible to get a revolver painted to have a metallic gold finish?
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ohiojerry
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I'm sure its possible. One of the things I liked about American Guns was the finishes they would do. They have an American flag motif on some guys old 29 in one episode. I don't know if it was powder coating or what. You can look it up on youtube.
Comrad
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Gold plating?
venomballistics
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thats usually not paint .. its plating.
venomballistics
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defie gold plating please
its an electrochemical process where a thin layer of actual gold is deposited on a metallic substrate Its not paint and its not exactly something you want to try at home as it involves chemicals to include some of the most powerful acids on earth as well as other chemicals to include such things as cyanide
jlrhiner
US Veteran
Ok now, they don't just dip it in gold.
Complete dis-assembly, plating of appropriate parts, re-assembly then final polish. I don't believe it will effect accuracy.
Complete dis-assembly, plating of appropriate parts, re-assembly then final polish. I don't believe it will effect accuracy.
venomballistics
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well assuming your thinking its a matter of dropping a revolver into a plating tank .. yeah it would mess with performance pretty bad ... it would effectively weld it.
The gun must be completely disassembled, polished and cleaned and the individual parts are plated as needed.
plating a gun wouldn't be my favored route ... Engraving and gold inlay is by far more elegant and desirable
venomballistics
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go to google.com and type in engraved guns ... zillions of pictures await
Comrad
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CAJUNLAWYER
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It's also possible to pound one's hand with a ball peen hammer until every bone in it is broken, but for the life of me I can't figure out why one would want to do either.
I prefer plaid......
Gold is soft, and the guns I have seen that are actually used and carried show wear, some I have seen have wear through the finish. If you are looking for something that is both durable and definitely sets your gun apart from others you might consider one of the ceramic coatings:
Cerakote Coatings
Gold is soft, and the guns I have seen that are actually used and carried show wear, some I have seen have wear through the finish. If you are looking for something that is both durable and definitely sets your gun apart from others you might consider one of the ceramic coatings:
Cerakote Coatings
Jst1mr
Member
Did you need the sights moved to the side of the barrel as well?
Fishslayer
US Veteran, Absent Comrade
I believe that finish is titanium nitride like you see on drill bits.
As for painting revolvers... just because you can doesn't mean you should...
red feather
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