Just wondering
either provisionally or do-it-myself
Thanx

Does it need to match a gold tooth? If so, I'd go by the paint shop and have it custom blended.

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.

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So a body shop would be able to make it look like gold chrome?
I like the color of the desert eagle gold but id like to know if that same color can be applied to a revolver without affecting performance

Gold plating?

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defie gold plating please

thats usually not paint .. its plating.

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it just needs more voltage

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

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Ok so it sounds like gold plating a revolver would mess with performance IF gold platting gets on gun internals, but I want the exterior only.....

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.

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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

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Can you post a couple pictures of engraved guns snd gold inlay guns so I get a better idea
Thanx

go to google.com and type in engraved guns ... zillions of pictures await

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Another interesting engraved gun, gold plated with diamonds.

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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.

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there is a place in Littleton Colorado that anodizes firearms to what color or pattern you want.
I forgot the name but will find out.
They do very nice work.

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

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Even older, even crankier....

Did you need the sights moved to the side of the barrel as well?

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...

Surely you JEST.

Back in the mid 1800's they called that Tin Horn stuff.

I think i saw "Huggy Bear" carrying one on Starsky and Hutch.

Chuck

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TiN gold color coating would work. If that's what trips yur trigger.

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PLATED FINISH: GOLD TITANIUM NITRITE


FINISHES - Metal Finishes | APWCOGAN


Hope This Helps



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Why in the wide, wide world of sports would you want to do something like that?

Okay, let's see: You're a relative of Saddam Hussein and like his son's garrish and hideous looking guns.

Now maybe if the gun was an Arminius, Titan FIE, or a Gluck (as in Yuck), it would be okay, because you can't do anything to them that would ruin them any worse than the way they already are.

Now THAT'S funny!!

Now, now boys. Different strokes for different folks. Long as you are a consenting adult and it does not hurt anyone else, have at it, is my motto!

For a more conventional approach, here is some gold inlay on a stainless M65:

If you've got the money, Desert Eagles were even Gold Plated from the Factory.

Expensive.

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Arlo,

I've got an old 3rd Model....I'd like to have engraved and
dressed up like SA Jerry Campbell's Gold .44 Special.

Jest cause I can....


Su Amigo,
Dave

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keith44spl,

I just had a firearm built by APW(COGAN)

I DON'T THINK THEY'RE STILL OFFERING THAT TITANIUM GOLD TREATMENT.

He could call them and ask.

They do really nice work.

I had a Hard Chrome finish also, beautifully done.

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KRYLON PREMIUM METALLIC 18K GOLD PLATE SPRAY PAINT for sale

There ya go, Dave!

If you have not seen it, check out this thread from 2005 wherein you can see that gun, and others, owned by Jerry Campbell, as well as the man himself firing a Thompson -- ratty tat tat! -- with an RM on his hip.

FBI Agent with Reg Mag - Update

lol i see all those replies with sarcasm and jokes, they are funny, but im not aiming to that.
2010 my great grandfather died at 98 and on his will he basically split belongings between all the family.....i noticed something, not once did someone mention a family heirloom. I did some research and yep no heirloom.
The reason I made this thread is to get info on making the first family heirloom,
In my mind im picturing a model 500, 8in long, gold plated, engraved with our family crest and with this engraved on the barrel "Deus Benedicat Familia Mea"

It is certainly possible as I have just had my Registered Magnum (serial number 4) gold plated and had it's 6.5" barrel replaced with a 10.765" one. Actually turned out way better than I expeceted. I think that the scope I had it drilled and tapped for really sets it off.

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Are they casting the villains for the next James Bond movie already?

On the cheap, Charter Arms has revolvers in all colors of the rainbow. Including gold.

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well in that case grasshopper, your google fu is weak .. you must train in the ways of the internet ...
do NOT try to deck out a gun yourself. I strongly, and probably correctly suspect your level of patience is not of a level required of this sort of work. A "bubba'd up" gun does not an heirloom make
DO take a few days, weeks and months searching the web for shops specializing in engraving firearms. look for feedback from former clients as well as samples.

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Yes it is, if you are a Mexican drug lord..

We will want photos.

If you're a Mexican drug lord you can afford to have it professionally plated.

I presume this will be just an heirloom an not a shooter right?

If you want to make a heirloom why not take something that your family would value and engrave that? Perhaps grandpas old boot knife or straight razor or something. Taking some random object (be it a gun or can opener) and throwing a lot of money at it would not make a heirloom in my eyes. Heirlooms are usually something that started out valuable (grandmas diamond ring she made it through the holocaust with) or something that brings back memories. If your set on the gold engraved gun, research research research. Im sure there are forums dedicated to gaudy gold plated firearms and they will be able to point you in the right direction.

This coating is called Titanium Nitride... I got mine done at www.titaiumgun.com they were cheap and really really fast about a week I think.. check them out.

It's complimented here with especially nice wood work.

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ZOMBIE THREAD!!!

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I prefer "timeless" rather than "zombie"

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Maybe you were a spin doctor in another life?

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my vote would be for titanium nitride plating. I think this is what IMI uses on their "gold" desert eagles.

I would guess if you were to plate the entire revolver, you would have to buff out the chambers and the barrel to maintain the correct bore sizes.

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Here's a Colt that was gold-plated about the turn of last century down in Mexico and then engraved. Traces of the gold remain.

BBQ anyone? Western pimp: a Stetson, beaver coat, tooled gun belt.



PS: Grips are ivory and eyes are rubies.

Many metals require that the piece be copper plated first, IIRC.

ROFL!!!!!!!!!!

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I CAN'T HELP IT.
This reminds me of a description of a Texas banker----All hat and no cattle.
Blessings

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