Just thought I'd post a before and after pic of some mags i refinished.
Usually when I get the mags out of my box o mags and decide to refinish them they still have tape residue, dirt, etc on them from being used 20 or so years ago. I disassemble the magazines completely and then take the magazine body and go over it with a wire brush in my drill press. This removes and tape or anything else that may be sticking to the magazines. After I have ran the magazine against the wire brush on my drill press I then wipe it down with a rag to remove any oils, etc from handling it. (I'm in the process of getting a sandblaster to do the paint removal.) I then insert the mags into my paint box, which I do all my painting in to protect my garage walls). A couple coats of whichever paint I'm using for the mag and two coats of paint and a day later the mags look like new.
Usually when I get the mags out of my box o mags and decide to refinish them they still have tape residue, dirt, etc on them from being used 20 or so years ago. I disassemble the magazines completely and then take the magazine body and go over it with a wire brush in my drill press. This removes and tape or anything else that may be sticking to the magazines. After I have ran the magazine against the wire brush on my drill press I then wipe it down with a rag to remove any oils, etc from handling it. (I'm in the process of getting a sandblaster to do the paint removal.) I then insert the mags into my paint box, which I do all my painting in to protect my garage walls). A couple coats of whichever paint I'm using for the mag and two coats of paint and a day later the mags look like new.
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