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Offline handirifle

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« on: October 27, 2004, 02:03:17 PM »
Seems like a read of some handi owners "Parkerizing" their rifles some time back.  Anyone have any DIY info on this.  I'd like to get rid of the glossy barrel on my bolt gun.
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« Reply #1 on: October 27, 2004, 02:33:08 PM »
handirifle,
Have you read GrayBeards description of the spray-painted flat-black Remington 700 he did years ago?  He was pretty happy.

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« Reply #2 on: October 27, 2004, 04:51:21 PM »
No, where do I find that?
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« Reply #3 on: October 27, 2004, 05:39:06 PM »
Handirifle,
Check this link out...should bring you to the post!

http://www.graybeardoutdoors.com/phpbb2/viewtopic.php?t=4431

I tried the same thing but the only paint I had was flat black stove paint and it is still on there after 7 or 8 years.

Good luck!
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« Reply #4 on: October 27, 2004, 05:47:06 PM »
Parkerized finishes are great at not only reducing glare, but also resisting rust.  However, for those people who want it for its rust resisting qualities, just be aware that the finish is only applied to the outside of the barrels and action, and thus not the inside of the barrel.  So you still have to worry about potential rust problems inside the barrel.

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« Reply #5 on: October 27, 2004, 05:50:47 PM »
TCshooter,
Thanks, that's exactly what I was looking for.  Cheap and effective :grin:
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« Reply #6 on: October 28, 2004, 01:48:24 AM »
Over the years Walmarts had offered a spray paint camo kit, made by Krylon, in the Sporting Goods section.  It came with 4 cans of black, browns and greens and a few stencils.   I did my squirrel gun in it a few years ago and it came out pretty good.   They are flat, earth tone colors.

I also cut a few more stencils myself from small leaves I picked up in the areas where I hunt squirrels.

I haven't seen the kits this year but I haven't really looked for them either.  More Stencil materials can be found in the Arts and Crafts section and cans of flat spray paint in the Paint Dept in Walmarts.

So far it has held up good under hunting conditions.  Even if it did get scuffed, it's easy enough to get the can and stencil out and go over it.  The squirrels won't know the difference.
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« Reply #7 on: October 28, 2004, 07:33:50 AM »
Yes I've seen those kits also.  And as half-inch-group mentioned, go to Walmarts paint dept. and get the large spray cans of paint.  I think the same company, Krylon, has the same camo colors in the large cans sold separately.
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« Reply #8 on: October 28, 2004, 12:46:06 PM »
Krylon does not give the same metal protection as does Rustoleum. The Rustoleum paint is designed to arrest and prevent rust. Krylon is not. So it's not impossible that you'll end up with rust under and and not know it until it's done a real job on your gun. I'd stick with Rustoleum myself.
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« Reply #9 on: October 28, 2004, 01:12:10 PM »
You are probably right about using Rustoleum for the metal parts.  I have mine painted about 3 years now and I haven't seen any blistering so far.  I believe if rust occurs underneath the paint, it should blister and lose the paint.  I check it yearly and so far, nothing.

The Krylon camo kit is dandy for black synthetic stocks.  Or maybe an overlay to Rustoleum on the metal.  As far as I know, Rustoleum doen't make a whole lot of flat earth tone colors.  At least I have never found it.  It would be ideal if they did.

One other thing.  Make sure you coat your screws with something before you paint.  Paint is like Lock-Tite if you don't.
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« Reply #10 on: October 28, 2004, 03:58:05 PM »
Quote from: Graybeard
Krylon does not give the same metal protection as does Rustoleum. The Rustoleum paint is designed to arrest and prevent rust. Krylon is not.


Good point but if you are applying a primer for a base are you still getting that benefit of the Rustoleum seeing how it is not on the metal?  

Just a thought

As I mentioned before I used a flat back high temp stove paint that I used on our cast iron stove and it seems to be holding up pretty well.  Though I can't guarantee what it is doing under it.
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« Reply #11 on: October 29, 2004, 05:58:38 AM »
Rustoleum offers primers with the 'stop rust' formulation - see the 'clean metal primer' and the 'rusty metal primer'.  

They also have a set of camo colors for boats, blinds and whatever.  

Check out their website, it's just what you think it is, www.rustoleum.com
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« Reply #12 on: October 29, 2004, 07:36:37 AM »
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Rustoleum offers primers with the 'stop rust' formulation



Great info....thanks a lot!  I may just get a bug and strip the paint off mine and redo it!  

Better safe than sorry!    8)
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« Reply #13 on: October 30, 2004, 09:07:56 PM »
I already bought mine, now just need the time to do the work.
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« Reply #14 on: October 30, 2004, 10:18:57 PM »
I just painted a blued 30/06 barrel that I had for my encore.  It was the only blued barrel that I have and in alaska anything blued will rust.  I gave the whole thing a quick coat of gray primer than followed up with a good coat of ultra flat black krylon.

I prepped the whole thing first by using a rag soaked in break cleaner to clean off all oils.  I then did the primer coat and then the good coat of ultra flat black.  

My girlfreind has a lot of skin trouble with the winters here in alaska so she has a humidifier running on overtime.  This really plays hell with my blued guns.  I have to wipe them down two to three times a week with triflow.  I still have to run a patch down the bore of my blued guns once a week or so but painting helps quite a bit.  

I have noticed that painting my guns has helped a lot to protect my rifles during the rainy season,  if you have ever been to alaska in the fall you will notice that it starts raining in late august and doesn't stop until it starts to snow.  At least it seems that way.  I normally have the end of my barrel taped off with black tape to protect from the worst of the rain and snow.   The best thing about krylon is that if you ever want to remove it it is quite easy to take off with break or carb cleaner.  It ends up looking just as good as it did the day you painted it.
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« Reply #15 on: October 31, 2004, 12:59:32 PM »
Bear
dump the girl before she ruins your guns :grin:
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