Does Aluminum Black smell like Cold Blue?

[khc3]

Using cold blue on an aluminum lower can best be described as trying to piss up a rope! Cold blue is for steel and it ain't very good for that either. Aluma Black is nothing more than expensive paint. If you cannot justify the cost of Cerakote an 8 dollar can of mat black Krylon is probably your best bet. BTW, WTF does smell have to do with anything?

I think you’re thinking of Aluma-Hyde from Brownells, which is is spray-on coating. Aluminum Black is not paint, it colors the aluminum through chemical reaction. It works pretty well for touch up, if prep and application is done right.

[SHERWINVILLARETE]

I double checked it just now. There is some odor with Aluminum Black, but not as intense as cold blue and best I can recall it does not linger as long either.

I appreciate the solid answer. I decided just not to and just deal with it. It adds character lol

[tehpwnag3]

Also works really well to clean up shiny spots, like after torqueing and staking a castle nut. Makes the job look "finished".

Cold blue is handy for sight blackening. Not good for eternity, but rarely was the original finish either.

[SHERWINVILLARETE]

Also works really well to clean up shiny spots, like after torqueing and staking a castle nut. Makes the job look "finished".

I like the rust protection it gives but the smell is ****ing gnarly. I've yet to see AR15 steel components rust, maybe those Navy seal dudes have.

[tehpwnag3]

Left untreated, I've seen cold blue rust parts!

I like the rust protection it gives but the smell is ****ing gnarly. I've yet to see AR15 steel components rust, maybe those Navy seal dudes have.