Factory Painted Guns?

[BigBill]

Some guns are being offered already in a epoxy painted finish. With the high cost of doing the nickel and blues finishes environmental wise the painted epoxy finish just maybe the trend for the future?

I have the cz pistols with the epoxy finishes and there holding up.
I've used the brownells aluma-Hyde II to touch up the worn pasteurized finish in Gray park and for a decade now it's holding up. I think this is the gun finish of the future? Besides stainless.

 

[GatorFarmer]

The British used some sort of bake on black paint in WW2 and immediately after. Years ago I had a brand new surplus No4 Mk2 that came out Ireland that was thus finished. I think it was dated 1947. It seemed reasonably attractive and durable.

 

[DR505]

I've got one I really like...a Wilson Combat CQB:

 

[CAJUNLAWYER]

Let's try to remember that originally finishes such as bluing were solely to control rust. Period. Back then it was the best they had. Had they had the kind of finishes back then as we have today, I seriously doubt old Col. Colt would be messing with bluing now would he??? Same with case hardening-it was used to harden metal surfaces such as a sear. If there was a way to do it that was better they would have used it. Quite frankly, I would think that a can of today's Krylon Bar B Que spray paint properly applied would provide better rust protection than the old rust bluing of yeasteryear. Looks like **** compared to a nice high gloss bluing, but form follows function.

 

[sheepdawg]

My 1987 CZ82. Looks pretty good, my most everyday carry. Finish is very even. I have seen some CZ82s that looked like you know what though.

 

[Vulcan Bob]

Its been all the rage in European military weapons for quite awhile, seems to work for them. Ya sorta get used to the look.

 

[Cyrano]

The British used some sort of bake on black paint in WW2 and immediately after. Years ago I had a brand new surplus No4 Mk2 that came out Ireland that was thus finished. I think it was dated 1947. It seemed reasonably attractive and durable.

described as being 'cuit au four' which means cured in an oven. Pistols, rifles and SMGs received the same treatment. it's virtue was that it was rust proof, and the French army fought in some very humid places. It chipped easily however and didn't look good after some wear. The weapons were usually parked under the enamel, which sort of gave them two levels of protection.

 

[rwsmith]

I don't know what I've got against.....

I don't know what I've got against nickel finish. Blue, stainless, paint, parker and a few others all look fine to me. I guess I just don't like mirror shiny guns. I'd never make it as a good guy in the old west because I wouldn't carry a shiny gun and would look silly in a white hat. (actually I look silly in about ANY hat).:)

 

[DR505]

I don't know what I've got against nickel finish. Blue, stainless, paint, parker and a few others all look fine to me. I guess I just don't like mirror shiny guns. I'd never make it as a good guy in the old west because I wouldn't carry a shiny gun and would look silly in a white hat. (actually I look silly in about ANY hat).:)

I think your taste is impeccable. ;) Nickel firearms make me want to hurl. Any time I see one I expect a large brim fedora, platform shoes, and purple leisure suit is somewhere close by.

 

[Harleystoo]

H&K and FN has been painting them for decades, but that don't make it right. Cerakote seem to be pretty tough, but I'll stick with parkerizing.

 

[alwslate]

The Beretta 92FS has a baked on epoxy finish on the slide.

 

[DR505]

Wilson Combat calls theirs "Armor Tuff" and it wears very well. It is a good finish for a field gun.