can anyone suggest a place to refinish my AR

[Cabinetman]

I sprayed my lower on my preban with Duracoat to match the original SP1 upper I had and it's been perfect for well over 5 years. That Duracoat process is easy and works just as advertised. Just follow the instructions and send your wife away for a few hours when you clean and heat the lower before finish.

Duracoat does offer a good match to most typical black uppers. And, no,duracoat is not reactive to brake cleaner, nor any oils.

Rome

 

[Underwhere]

If you were going for durability go for anodizing. It bonds with the metal. You an do it at home too, it's supposed to be pretty fun.

Duracoat is a paint. Pretty much anything painted will be eaten by brake cleaner.

 

[S&WMan]

These guys are recommended and used a lot on the berettaforum.net. I don't have any experience with them though.
http://www.ccrrefinishing.com/

 

[meth0d]

Note to self, do not use brake cleaner on AR lowers.

In for results of refinishing!

 

[Squished]

Brake cleaner is fine on AR lowers, I use it on mine all the time. The non-chlorinated kind(green can at Auto Zone).I can't vouch for the red can.

 

[Dench]

Brake cleaner is fine on AR lowers, I use it on mine all the time. The non-chlorinated kind(green can at Auto Zone).I can't vouch for the red can.

yep, your right.
i know or a fact that the non chlorinated does not bother the normal AR finishes. the red can is more harsh, i used that on the mosin! haha

 

[Squished]

I'd bleach your mosin if I owned it. Better yet, cover it in gas and burn the dirt off.

 

[wolf223]

El Dench is crazy. he sleeps with them.... hence, the finish wore off

he told me so today.

209A! he's crazy.


hey Dench, get some more spray paint and actually use them to "spray" paint on the lower.

ok buddy?

 

[cekim]

I'd bleach your mosin if I owned it. Better yet, cover it in gas and burn the dirt off.

I hear this guy refinishes wood stocks... Gives them that nice "burned in" look:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eNAohtjG14c

 

[Fixxah]

Dench, try one of these.http://762precision.wordpress.com/custom-duracoat-firearm-finishes/snakeskin-finishes/

 

[Dench]

id like to thank squished for providing duracoat and applying it to my lower.
id also like to thank terraformer for letting us hang out at his house and use his oven!
and even thank chetd, who supervised the entire thing!

ill have pics of the lower up when we reasemble it tomorrow night!

thanks everyone for the suggestions

 

[cekim]

and even thank chetd, who supervised the entire thing!

Oh man, how did that happen? How many times did you have to redo it?

Did you know Chet had a patented business "process" named after him?

 

[Squished]

id like to thank squished for providing duracoat and applying it to my lower.
id also like to thank terraformer for letting us hang out at his house and use his oven!
and even thank chetd, who supervised the entire thing!

ill have pics of the lower up when we reasemble it tomorrow night!

thanks everyone for the suggestions

Sounds like a union gig....1 to do the work, 1 to provide the space, 1 to "supervise"

 

[Taipan01]

Seems like I'm a bit late but for quick work I like Brownells Aluma-Hyde II. Takes a while to fully cure (about a week) for solvent use, but it holds up really well and the black matte is a great match.

 

[wolf223]

hey, i'm buying a can to do my M&P Fotay slide

if it works out, i'll even do my 1911 frame.

 

[terraformer]

hey, i'm buying a can to do my M&P Fotay slide

if it works out, i'll even do my 1911 frame.

You know where to come for the oven. Dench will be along to volunteer Squished for the spray booth job.

 

[Dench]

heres the after look.

thanks for the help

 

[Jasper]

Sounds like a union gig....1 to do the work, 1 to provide the space, 1 to "supervise"

dont forget the "subcontractor" who disassembled the lower for him!

 

[Blitz1]

Looking good Dench! I want to assault it even more now.

 

[pdm]

Damn, that looks pretty good.

 

[Squished]

Looks like a battle rifle to me.

 

[EddieCoyle]

That looks great. Nice work guys.

 

[wolf223]

looks freaking great buddy!

 

[Mike S]

Let's break it in soon.