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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:31:28 PM EDT
So after receiving my McKay lower last month I was really excited to see the heads up about the Brownells lowers being back in stock. So I ordered one right away having a Colt model 653 build in mind. I had already ordered a Brownells A1 upper, and I also purchased one of the 14.7" blem barrels.
Anywhoo, I saw the thread about the safe/semi marks being on both sides... Figured I'd still buy it anyway. What the heck, right? It'll still be less work than the McKay was. I started with a good degreasing/cleaning of the lower. Then I gooped on a bit of JB weld. 
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:36:31 PM EDT
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The next step is an important one. After waiting 24 hours or so for the JB to cure, I baked it in the oven at 300 degrees for an hour. In the past I had filled one, sanded it, then sprayed it with Norrels. When it came out of the oven, the JB had shrunk! So I learned to bake the JB before sanding.
After baking I sanded very carefully. 
It's important not to sand all of the way down to the level of the aluminum, but to leave the layer proud of the surface just slightly (another lesson learned from past attempts). It becomes somewhat transparent. |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:38:20 PM EDT
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After that it was just a good cleaning and spray with MolyResin grayish flat black.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:40:11 PM EDT
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If you look carefully, you can see that there were three air bubbles present where the "SAFE" mark is. I chalk this up to not properly inspecting after the post sanding cleaning. If I had seen them then I would have filled it one more time before spraying.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:42:39 PM EDT
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I did not notice the air bubbles until the parts came out of the oven with cured MolyResin on them. I decided to go ahead and assemble the carbine anyway. I may go back and fix it in the future.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:48:27 PM EDT
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One of these days I'll break down and get on the list for some NoDak Spuds receivers. Maybe a 601 with some reproduction green furniture from Brownells.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:49:25 PM EDT
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Very nice, looks great!
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:56:43 PM EDT
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Great job!
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Posted: 6/20/2017 9:57:35 PM EDT
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Thanks!
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:10:24 PM EDT
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I might have to do this with mine, did you have a problem with the nozzle getting clogged like I've heard on the reviews? That's my main concern with doing it myself.
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:12:50 PM EDT
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looks great
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:30:39 PM EDT
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Have you considered grinding down the 'NDS' on the upper?
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:40:38 PM EDT
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I might have to do this with mine, did you have a problem with the nozzle getting clogged like I've heard on the reviews? That's my main concern with doing it myself. The clogs did spit out a few globs of MolyResin. I cured the parts and was able to carefully knock down the spots with RemOil and 0000 steel wool. |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 10:48:51 PM EDT
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Have you considered grinding down the 'NDS' on the upper? |
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Posted: 6/20/2017 11:03:38 PM EDT
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Have you considered grinding down the 'NDS' on the upper? |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 1:27:31 AM EDT
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Looks great! I plan on doing similar when these lowers show up again as blems depending on price.
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Posted: 6/21/2017 7:14:12 AM EDT
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Thanks for posting this. I never heard back from Brownell's about sending mine back, so I might give this a try and take the $25 since I was going to paint them anyway.
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Posted: 6/21/2017 8:13:25 AM EDT
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What kind of paint gun or airbrush do you use, if you don't mind me asking. I have a really cheap airbrush, but I'm not sure if it would be good for the Norrell's.
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Posted: 6/21/2017 9:38:48 AM EDT
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What kind of paint gun or airbrush do you use, if you don't mind me asking. I have a really cheap airbrush, but I'm not sure if it would be good for the Norrell's. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 9:42:20 AM EDT
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Very nice work.
If you didn't know the marks had been there you'd never notice. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 12:17:31 PM EDT
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One thing you can do, you can order an upper from Nodak Spud and have the NDS forge code removed for $20 extra. I just got one in today that I had that done to. I wish I had known about that option years ago. I have two other AR with NDS uppers. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 1:06:59 PM EDT
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What kind of paint gun or airbrush do you use, if you don't mind me asking. I have a really cheap airbrush, but I'm not sure if it would be good for the Norrell's. Has anyone here used a PreVal with Moly Resin? |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 9:19:52 PM EDT
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I haven't used the Preval with MolyResin, but I have used it with Duracoat. I thought it sprayed too thick/too much volume.
Here is a rifle I had done years ago with a Preval: 
Makes for a thick glossy finish. Never was happy with the look. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 9:46:01 PM EDT
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I haven't used the Preval with MolyResin, but I have used it with Duracoat. I thought it sprayed too thick/too much volume. Here is a rifle I had done years ago with a Preval: http://i24.photobucket.com/albums/c25/charlesschenkbecher/101_1393_zps869688bc.jpg Makes for a thick glossy finish. Never was happy with the look. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 11:19:22 PM EDT
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I have a PreVal and a defective 80% lower, maybe I'll spray one side of that and see how it comes out. |
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Posted: 6/21/2017 11:47:05 PM EDT
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Post the results if you do. I'm sure several are interested to see how it comes out (myself included). I was never quite sure if the thick spray was a result of the PreVal or the Duracoat. I did some Duracoat on a lower a few years ago and wasn't too happy with it either (with a PreVal). But I was mostly unhappy with the color. |
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Posted: 6/22/2017 9:37:19 PM EDT
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If this sells for $300, I'll buy all Brownell's has and corner the market on expensive blem lowers
http://www.gunbroker.com/item/658842651 |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 10:59:02 AM EDT
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I've seen a couple Brownell's lowers popup on Gunbroker now, I can never remember to go back and see what they sell for.
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Posted: 6/23/2017 11:37:55 AM EDT
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If this sells for $300, I'll buy all Brownell's has and corner the market on expensive blem lowers http://www.gunbroker.com/item/658842651 |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 11:52:17 AM EDT
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I seen that the other day, thoroughly laughed. Quote HistoryQuoted:
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If this sells for $300, I'll buy all Brownell's has and corner the market on expensive blem lowers http://www.gunbroker.com/item/658842651 http://www.gunbroker.com/item/657331385 |
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Posted: 6/23/2017 1:53:10 PM EDT
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The seller is laughing too, all the way to the bank. Here's his previous auction where someone clicked the Buy Now button a couple of days ago. http://www.gunbroker.com/item/657331385 
Theres a sucker born every second I guess. |
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Posted: 6/25/2017 9:28:00 PM EDT
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Post the results if you do. I'm sure several are interested to see how it comes out (myself included). I was never quite sure if the thick spray was a result of the PreVal or the Duracoat. |
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Posted: 6/26/2017 9:21:06 AM EDT
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I sprayed it tonight, wasn't all that happy with how it came out. It does seem to be a bit heavy on the spray, kind of splotchy on the finish. The 80% that I sprayed is 'scrap', so it doesn't really matter. It's curing now, but I won't use a PreVal on my 'real' lower. I'll do what I knew I'd end up doing, and get an airbrush. You can get good results with an inexpensive airbrush. My first one was bought for MolyResin. I purchased it on eBay, I think it was like 50 bucks with a compressor and hose. It was actually a cake decorating airbrush, but it worked great for spraying rifles too. The airbrush died from lack of cleaning but I still use the compressor and hose. The compressor is a bit weird though, it's shaped like an elephant... Why not right? |
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Posted: 6/26/2017 12:59:28 PM EDT
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Appreciate the update. You can get good results with an inexpensive airbrush. My first one was bought for MolyResin. I purchased it on eBay, I think it was like 50 bucks with a compressor and hose. It was actually a cake decorating airbrush, but it worked great for spraying rifles too. The airbrush died from lack of cleaning but I still use the compressor and hose. The compressor is a bit weird though, it's shaped like an elephant... Why not right? I ordered an airbrush last night. I had planned to, but figured if the PreVal did a good enough job, I'd save the money. As it was, the cheapo airbrush that was recommended in the instructions on the Moly Resin website, was only $10. If I use it once and throw it away, it's like using a PreVal anyway lol. |
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Posted: 7/5/2017 10:37:11 PM EDT
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I been checking Brownells for any blem/returns of the A1 lowers that may have been sent back. I saw that today Brownells had their A1 lowers back in stock...when I checked the closeup pictures I didn't see any safe/semi marks on the right side. I ordered a couple. cant wait to see how they look. I needed a few anyway so maybe they will be in my mailbox in a week or so. I needed a few anyway.
UPDATE: well this sucks...I just checked my order and it said it was cancelled/unable to fulfill order. I went back to the A1 lowers on their website and they said sold out...Must have had a pretty good run on them. |
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Posted: 7/5/2017 11:04:50 PM EDT
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I been checking Brownells for any blem/returns of the A1 lowers that may have been sent back. I saw that today Brownells had their A1 lowers back in stock...when I checked the closeup pictures I didn't see any safe/semi marks on the right side. I ordered a couple. cant wait to see how they look. I needed a few anyway so maybe they will be in my mailbox in a week or so. I needed a few anyway. UPDATE: well this sucks...I just checked my order and it said it was cancelled/unable to fulfill order. I went back to the A1 lowers on their website and they said sold out...Must have had a pretty good run on them. Maybe it was just a mistake that they showed up as in stock again, and all they have right now are the blems. |
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Posted: 7/5/2017 11:28:40 PM EDT
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I been checking Brownells for any blem/returns of the A1 lowers that may have been sent back. I saw that today Brownells had their A1 lowers back in stock...when I checked the closeup pictures I didn't see any safe/semi marks on the right side. I ordered a couple. cant wait to see how they look. I needed a few anyway so maybe they will be in my mailbox in a week or so. I needed a few anyway. UPDATE: well this sucks...I just checked my order and it said it was cancelled/unable to fulfill order. I went back to the A1 lowers on their website and they said sold out...Must have had a pretty good run on them. On my return invoice it says something about the item should be put back in inventory and for a certain employee to be notified. I'm guessing they are going to sell these as blems once most come back and everything is sorted. Showing in stock was likely a mistake. |
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Posted: 7/6/2017 10:25:19 PM EDT
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When I spoke with them after my order was cancelled they told me that they had some in Stock but that they sold out fast..now I read that there may be a different story, and I didn't realize that the pics for the previous run did not have the safe/semi marks on the right side either. I just need two receivers,,,,guess the wait is on. Still waiting for nodak to make a run of early slicks idea or partial fence lowers for an early build. Guess the hunt is part of the adventure..
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