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Posted: 5/23/2017 8:30:50 AM EDT
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Colt gray is a little too dark for me. I normally add a little park (puts just a touch of greenish hint in there) or just a dot of white to it. Too much and you end up with a battleship gray. Some folks are good with Colt gray right out of the bottle. It was rare for an upper and lower to be the exact same color, so for me this is a bit more realistic.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:31:46 AM EDT
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If skip the duracoat and use norrels grayish black flat.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 9:51:18 AM EDT
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I've had bad luck with the aerosol Duracoat. It sprays on a bit thick and does not seem a durable as other finishes. I re-finished one I did in the past with Norrel's and was very happy with the result. I was also kinda weirded out by how easy the Duracoat lifted from my parts with some paint stripper...
With Duracoat: 
Stripping: 
Stripped: 
And with Moly Resin: 
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Posted: 5/23/2017 10:14:18 AM EDT
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Just a reminder that not all early receivers are the same color. Earlier vs later (as well as Colt vs other contractors) can be noticeably different.
Fortunately, the upper and lower doesn't have to match exactly (many of the originals didn't), but if you're looking for an exact match, you'll probably need to do some testing and experimentation. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 10:41:41 AM EDT
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I like Norrells because it is easily applied, the color matches, it is by far the thinnest spray-on oven cured finish, and is impervious to solvents once cured.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 11:11:38 AM EDT
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This might be better suited for the Refinishing forum but since we're talking about retros, I have a formerly black Nodak lower that was cerakoted by a local company to try and match a vintage upper. I'm not really happy with how the color turned out and wondered if the cerakote can be removed so I can have it re-done with Norrell's moly resin. I do have several other pieces with their grayish-black flat and am very satisfied with it.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 12:08:43 PM EDT
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wondered if the cerakote can be removed so I can have it re-done with Norrell's moly resin. |
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Posted: 5/23/2017 6:38:57 PM EDT
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I tried Duracoat, easy to apply but as was said, too dark.
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Posted: 5/23/2017 10:45:34 PM EDT
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+1 again for norelles, and doesn't go on thick or runny. (had bad mojo with Alumahyde also)
Below, Lower US Anodizing, Upper Norelles If I hadn't told you could you tell which was anodized by color or texture? If you do go Duracote I wish you all the luck and happiness, however I found it to be not just about the color but the finish quality too. This stuff looks like anodizing and is very difficult to wear, flake, peel off. 
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