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Hello, I'm looking for a small do it yourself finish touch up kit. I have a few small parts that are going to be modified soon and they will need refinishing. I have a 1911 ambi safety that’s getting modified for Crimson Trace grips and a Troy front flip-up sight that’s getting modified into a more standard AR style sight. I'm not really worried about refinishing the complete part, just the bare metal.
Do you guys have any suggestions?
You would do better just refinishing the entire piece with Norrells or KG. Touching up small areas is pretty much confined to paint. With a thermal coating, at least you have solvent resistance, and protection that won't wear like the cheaper paints and finishes.
CapnCrunch
07-03-06, 12:09
Stick hit the nail on the head.
If you want something to just "touch up" other parts, then buy a craftstore paint pen. I've got a blue one and a white one that I use to mark my screws and crap, and it holds up pretty darn good.
BravoCompanyUSA
07-03-06, 12:15
If the parts are steel, the Brownells Coldblue works pretty good.
I wouldn't recommend it if you wanted the part to look like new, but it does cover bare steel enough for "duty" use.
Heavy Metal
07-04-06, 20:15
Stickman,
I tried the K-Phos this weekend.
For small parts (I did a trigger group today, a blued AK trigger group)
1) Rough with 330 grit sandpaper.
2) Apply K-Phos with a small paintbrush.
3) Airbrush with some Satin KG Gunkote.
Gave a nice tough finish and a nice looking piece.
I refinished an Arsenal SLR-105A1(AK-74). The stock paintjob sucked.
I stripped to the grey phosphate primer and used K-Phos to touch up raw areas where the single stack magwell was opened up.
Then I refinished with Satin KG Gunkote.
Replaced black NATO furniture with Plum K-Var Warsaw Pact length stuff.
I am very pleased with the final product.
I used Norells Colt Grey-Black on the Trigger/Hammer pins and the Rear sight to keep them grey.
If the parts are steel, the Brownells Coldblue works pretty good.
I wouldn't recommend it if you wanted the part to look like new, but it does cover bare steel enough for "duty" use.
I use coldblue as well for anything that shows bare metal. Works pretty good, seems to resist rust okay. The bluing almost never matches the original finish though if that matters.
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