petersclan Posted February 5, 2008 Report Share Posted February 5, 2008 hiya, just out of interest has anyone had there barrels re painted or is it call parkerised, if so what did it cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gadgit Posted February 6, 2008 Report Share Posted February 6, 2008 Just The Facts Parkerizing or Phosphating is a metal finish that really gained in popularity during WW2 when the US Government was looking to replace the typical blued finish on most small arms with a Rust Resistant and Anti Reflective coating that would be both Durable and Abrasion Resistant and hold up in all weather extremes, for this they chose Parkerizing or Phosphating. The Parkerizing technique is a Phosphate etching process that produces a hard Matte or Dull finish that is both very Durable and Anti Reflective and with excellent oil holding properties. The most commonly types used are the original WW2 type, known as Grey Oxide and the latter Black Manganese, still in use by many Military and Civilian Manufacturers in many countries on a wide variety of products. The standard Grey Oxide Parkerizing may range from light grey to a darker grey depending on the type and hardness of the metal it is being applied to, whereas the Black Manganese Parkerizing will usually always be in the Charcoal Black category. Either type of Parkerizing Finishes will offer much more protection from harsh weather than bluing, and is very simple to apply and maintain. Parkerizing is much easier to use than bluing because as it is a Matte Finish the parts or items you want to Parkerize do not have to be polished, they can be acid dipped, sanded, bead blasted or sand blasted. In fact a lot nicks and scratches that would show up on a blued item would not even be seen after Parkerizing. Parkerizing is an immersion process requiring the solution to be heated to approximately 190-210 degrees and the dipping time can range from 5-45 Minutes or so, depending on the hardness of the metal and the desired thickness of the coating. It can be used on any type of Mild or Gun steel, it is not for use on Stainless or any types of Aluminum. Parkerizing is sometimes refered to as black oxide, however this is a misnomer as black oxide is nothing more than a type of black bluing which does not offer the protection and corrosion resistance of a parkerized part Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
petersclan Posted February 7, 2008 Author Report Share Posted February 7, 2008 thats great and sure we have all learnt summat there but has anyone had there barrels re coated and what was the process and cost? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lord Geordie Posted February 11, 2008 Report Share Posted February 11, 2008 I am about to endeavour on a re finish job on an old Air rifle in the next week or so and I am only going to use satin finish black enamel in a spray can. The outer metal has suffered years of wet weather and there is some surface rust just starting to rear it's ugly head now. I plan to use Wire Wool to carefully remove the rust but I know it will leave visible marks when the blueing has been reapplied so I am going to clean it down with degreaser etc then spray the action and barrel in a good few coats of enamel then have it baked on before putting it all back together again. On cheap guns it's often not worth spending loads on. I just want to tidy this up and make it last a few more years, LG Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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