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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/7/2024 8:55:51 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Vick25]
I have two SuperDuty uppers and on one the barrel looks green in the light? It’s around two years old is it a coating they used to put on thier barrels.
Still trying to figure out how to post pics without paying a hosting site https://imgur.com/a/raYVMg0 |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 9:19:11 PM EDT
[Last Edit: stickyheat]
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The greenish ones were phosphate coated. The blacker finish may have been black oxide. I own both and both are fine. No issues with rust shooting out in the rain all day but I spray the barrels of my rifles with birchwood casey barricade once or twice a year.
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:16:50 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Vick25: I have two SuperDuty uppers and on one the barrel looks green in the light? It’s around two years old is it a coating they used to put on thier barrels. Still trying to figure out how to post pics without paying a hosting site Use imgur.com |
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Posted: 5/7/2024 10:36:31 PM EDT
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Phosphate coatings routinely have a green tinge to them in direct lighting.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/8/2024 7:46:36 PM EDT
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Having owned both, the black oxide was definitely darker black and the phosphate looks a lot like anyone else's. If phosphate barrels get dried out and looking weird for any reason, I just oil them, wipe off the excess well, and that will make them look darker/uniform again.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:28:08 PM EDT
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Originally Posted By Vick25: I have two SuperDuty uppers and on one the barrel looks green in the light? It's around two years old is it a coating they used to put on thier barrels. Still trying to figure out how to post pics without paying a hosting site https://www.indianagunowners.com/attachments/img_7043-jpeg.351425/ Originally Posted By tarheel7734: Use imgur.com I'm assuming you don't have the image upload option here because you're not at least a Bronze member. Imgur is a great substitute - particularly if you want to post images on other sites too. There's a hair of a learning curve, but it's not too bad. It also has some nice options for image organization, automatic thumbnail creation, etc. |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:48:41 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Vick25]
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See if this works. Hopefully I have it now.
https://imgur.com/a/raYVMg0 |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:51:17 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vick25: See if this works. Hopefully I have it now. https://imgur.com/a/raYVMg0 That's greener than any park I've seen.  That looks like Cerakote   Attached File |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:55:37 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Vick25]
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Yeah- totally different than another complete upper I bought that is phosphate and a blem 12.5 barrel I bought. Chamber too….. A Garand I used to have had a greenish tint parkerizing.
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SC, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 12:58:07 PM EDT
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I'd pull the handguard, give it a good oiling, see if it doesn't look a bit darker.
The parked barrel will never look as black as the black anodized handguard though. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:01:14 PM EDT
[Last Edit: TGWLDR]
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That's darker than any M14 park that I've come across.
OP, is that a blem barrel? ETA: Was it sold as a blem, to be clear? |
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IN, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:02:03 PM EDT
[Last Edit: Vick25]
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I bought it as a complete upper straight from Geissele, not a blem.
It doesn’t bother me but I was just curious if anyone else out there might have received the same? Thanks for looking and advice. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:09:48 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vick25: I bought it as a complete upper straight from Geissele, not a blem. It doesn’t bother me but I was just curious if anyone else out there might have received the same? Thanks for looking and advice. I kinda dig it. 
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TN, USA
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Posted: 5/9/2024 1:18:52 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vick25: I bought it as a complete upper straight from Geissele, not a blem. It doesn’t bother me but I was just curious if anyone else out there might have received the same? Thanks for looking and advice. The difference between a Geissele blem and Geissele standard SKU product is often blurred. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 2:00:01 PM EDT
[Last Edit: tarheel7734]
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By Vick25: See if this works. Hopefully I have it now. https://imgur.com/a/raYVMg0 To post an image you need to put Img in brackets at the beginning of the url of your image and /img in brackets at the end of the url. It would look like this.  Attached FileThen you get thus 
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Posted: 5/9/2024 2:10:02 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By TGWLDR: That's greener than any park I've seen. That looks like Cerakote https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/416992/Screenshot_20240509-115004_Chrome_jpg-3209595.JPG I have a few different rifles that have that tint if I shine a flashlight in my safe. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 2:21:50 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JamesJones: I have a few different rifles that have that tint if I shine a flashlight in my safe. Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By JamesJones: Originally Posted By TGWLDR: That's greener than any park I've seen. That looks like Cerakote https://www.ar15.com/media/mediaFiles/416992/Screenshot_20240509-115004_Chrome_jpg-3209595.JPG I have a few different rifles that have that tint if I shine a flashlight in my safe. I've got a couple, but not that vivid, even under direct lighting. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 9:53:41 PM EDT
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Looks like a phosphate barrel. Looks pretty awesome.
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:25:21 PM EDT
[Last Edit: -OdieGreen-]
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Welcome to the green phosphate club.
There’s also the blue nitride club, the silver nitride club, and the purple anodizing clubs you may wish to join. |
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Posted: 5/9/2024 11:56:50 PM EDT
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Manganese phosphate will have that greenish tint to it under bright light if the parkerizing solution hadn't had any steel wool or something similar when starting out fresh.
Adding the steel wool when the solution is up to 200° will give it the very dark grey/black look after dipping in oil. (<did the parkerizing at Barrett for quite a few years) |
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Posted: 5/10/2024 9:24:42 AM EDT
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Holy smokes, that looks awesome!
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Posted: 5/12/2024 5:11:57 PM EDT
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I need this for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles build for my kid
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Posted: 5/12/2024 10:00:27 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryOriginally Posted By BobbyHill: I need this for a Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles build for my kid Must bother the OP alot, it's listed in the EE |
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NV, USA
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Posted: 5/13/2024 6:53:13 AM EDT
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Originally Posted By Vick25: Still trying to figure out how to post pics without paying a hosting site ImgBB is a great one for forum use: https://imgbb.com/ |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 1:56:25 PM EDT
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Limited Edition... 1 of 10K... Lol
I haven't ever seen one that green. Provided the finish works as needed, then green it is. Kind of unique. |
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Posted: 5/13/2024 2:01:16 PM EDT
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It'll just make rattle-canning it ODG that much easier
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