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Posted: 4/30/2005 12:11:41 PM EDT
Hey Ya'll,
I was kinda thinking that we should have a thread dedicated to AR's (or any firearm for that matter) that you have refinished. Duracoat, NMR whatever you got! Below are my latest efforts, please post yours, mebbie we can get this tacked if it picks up - Gazukull OD NMR    TAN NMR   Stickman, I am gunna probably snap those pics for you this weekend. Also does anyone have experience using Brownells Moly seems like it is NMR under a different name, and with dealer discount it is DIRT cheap! - Gazukull |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 12:14:01 PM EDT
[#1]
very nice.
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Posted: 4/30/2005 2:44:07 PM EDT
[#2]
Don't bother with that stuff, it is nasty. BTW, nice rifle and pics. |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 3:55:07 PM EDT
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So, I take it from the pics you just shot the rifle assembled and through it in the oven?
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Posted: 4/30/2005 3:57:16 PM EDT
[#4]
Those look great.
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Posted: 4/30/2005 3:59:56 PM EDT
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Stickman,
Here they are! Sorry it took so long, I was out last two weeks.    - Gazukull |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 4:02:24 PM EDT
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Yepper, as per the tutorial at pre-ban, I just heated / sprayed the parts, than cooked em. Then I assem'd them after that. I use a $4 dollar airbrush and a 55 dollar compressor from Harbor Freight (yah... I know... Chicom junk...). - Gazukull ! |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 4:07:51 PM EDT
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So you did shoot the parts seperately? Looks good either way, just curious. |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 4:14:50 PM EDT
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Here are a few contributions. Not an AR, but it gets the job done.
This was my first attemp using Norrells OD and Flat Black on mag ext. http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/Ice8168/HPIM0682.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/Ice8168/HPIM0683.jpg http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v216/Ice8168/HPIM0681.jpg |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 5:45:30 PM EDT
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Who wants to post my pics. I'm too dumb to do it myself!
 OK, I'll try, here goes nothing!    Did it work? Holly shit, I'm a genius!!!!! Thanks for the lesson. |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 6:52:06 PM EDT
[#10]
Those are all nice,
I may have to get some paint |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 6:56:36 PM EDT
[#11]
Very nice!
C4 |
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Posted: 4/30/2005 8:35:00 PM EDT
[#12]
Glad you got the message. Looks good
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Posted: 5/1/2005 2:39:59 AM EDT
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They all look great to this point. ,
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Posted: 5/1/2005 7:08:42 AM EDT
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Before Mr. Norrels Molyresin........................
 And after.......................  Done with a 29.00 airbrush and lots of GREAT info and tips from these boards!!!!. The hardest part was waiting for the little woman to leave for long enough to use the oven!!!!!! |
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Posted: 5/1/2005 2:58:12 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/1/2005 5:59:08 PM EDT
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 OD green 9mm RRA... Spooky |
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Posted: 5/1/2005 6:30:11 PM EDT
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Show-Off...dude I'd want my thread "sticky'd" if my guns looked that god too  Nice job they look great. The sticky's a good idea but could you all agree to post the finish type, and color/combinations of...for purposes of referrence? Thanks. /S2 |
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Posted: 5/1/2005 6:49:28 PM EDT
[#19]
I used Duracoat on the upper receiver and the moderator.
Dan 
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Posted: 5/1/2005 6:53:42 PM EDT
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krylon tan ,dark brown, little green with primer gray stipes....
http://pic2.picturetrail.com/VOL963/3522582/7244889/95097281.jpg |
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Posted: 5/1/2005 8:34:59 PM EDT
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mongo001,
Is that NMR? If so, what color? I found the tan alot harder to use than the OD. The OD goes on like a dream, whereas with the tan I had to thin the crap outta it with MEK. Thanks! - Gazukull |
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Posted: 5/2/2005 2:43:22 AM EDT
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I had a hell of a time putting this on, especially on the MEGA lower. I'm thinking the teflon on the MEGA lower had something to do with it, as all the other parts took the NMR pretty well. The plastic parts were a one time deal and hold the NMR much better than the lower did. The lower has three thin coats on it. I'll try for some better, nonglossy pics later this week. |
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Posted: 5/2/2005 5:10:36 AM EDT
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Truer words have never been spoken here.......I have a barrel waiting as we speak. |
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Posted: 5/2/2005 10:42:23 AM EDT
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Here are mine. Mossy w/ od krylon, Sav- w/ StoneFlek paint & AR- w/ alumihyde II earth brown
  
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Posted: 5/2/2005 10:50:13 AM EDT
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Can I get an opinion on how you guys think a Win 1300 Defender would look in Desert Tan?
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Posted: 5/2/2005 11:42:56 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/2/2005 12:25:46 PM EDT
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Goofy if you have the one w/ the fat wooden forend, but I think those are goofy to start out. If you have the lower profile plastic version, my vote is "damn cool". |
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Posted: 5/3/2005 5:26:20 PM EDT
[#28]
In an attempt to keep this thread alive, here is a 40 yr old 1911 redone in GK Grey.
 I know there are more refinished fire arms here :D - Gazukull |
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Posted: 5/3/2005 7:32:58 PM EDT
[#29]
Here is one I did in gray and black.....
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Posted: 5/3/2005 7:43:20 PM EDT
[#30]
What fore-end is that?? |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 4:57:57 PM EDT
[#31]
XD-9 Sub done in GK grey. The GK seems to hold up well.
 - Gazukull |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 5:14:33 PM EDT
[#32]
 I like the contrast...
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:04:12 PM EDT
[#33]
When you bake the Duracoat on a complete upper, can all the parts stay on [except for the handguards]?
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:12:30 PM EDT
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rag,
From what I understand you dont bake duracoat, it just takes a ton longer to cure. Someone correct me if I am wrong. Moly resin is baked on, you could do it all at one time including the handguards, but then you would not get the anti rust properties on the barrel of your ar. Which in my humble opinion, needs it most. Hope that helps. - Gazukull |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:13:05 PM EDT
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Oh so true, I had to take a half day off of work to bake mine. I did it in the morning in case I needed all day, and also to allow time for the house to ventilate the rest of the afternoon. But as it turned out, the KG-gunkote stuff had no odor while baking. Only while spraying and cleaning (that MEK is toxic stuff onces it's sprayed out in the open). |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:48:19 PM EDT
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To D-V-D-A: That is a Speedfeed forend that was included w/ the pistol grip stock.
To MONGO: I am going to refinish my AR soon (RRA Entry Tactical w/ VLTOR). How did your plastics hold up to baking? Do you bake to the recommended 300/ 1hr or something else? Thanks |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:51:04 PM EDT
[#37]
Just to be safe, I'd go with 200F for about 2 hrs. I don't think the plastic is anywhere near close to the melting point there. |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:53:57 PM EDT
[#38]
Is this how yours were baked, if so did you check the finish to make sure it had cured fully?
Thanks |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:56:51 PM EDT
[#39]
Cure plastics in the oven at 250 for 90 minutes. Verify that it is properly cured by using acetone or similar solvent.
The biggest thing aside from degreasing is making sure that your oven is the correct temperature. There have been a lot of people who have emailed me, only to find out that their oven settings are way off when they actually use a thermometer...... It won't cure if your oven settings are off. |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 6:57:10 PM EDT
[#40]
It's on there. It is holding up much better than the coating on the lower receiver, that's for sure. |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 7:03:01 PM EDT
[#41]
Thanks, that makes me feel better about the plastics refinish. 200 it is.
You say its a MEGA lower. Their finish is different that others isnt it? Possible Teflon? Was thinking about a MEGA for my next one. Didnt see Stickman (refinish GOD) post. 250 and everything came out of the over without warpage? |
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Posted: 5/4/2005 7:17:34 PM EDT
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I can't say for certain, but IMO, the MEGA lower receivers are clear hard anodized with some type of teflon coating over them. My experience with the relatively large chip coming off in one accidental impact incident makes me pretty sure about that. Just to be a hard headed moron, I intentionally recreated the same impact accident on a Bushmaster lower, not once but twice, just to prove my stupidity, BUT, the Bushmaster anodizing didn't chip, it just dented, as I expected. This is just my opinion and feeling, but MEGA lower receivers are off my list of parts to use. Everyone raves about their finish, but alot of machining marks can be covered up with whatever coating they use. As always, YMMV.
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Posted: 5/5/2005 7:37:40 AM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2005 11:59:00 AM EDT
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 More Images out there, I's Knows It :D - Gazukull PS Tan Machine in the Great Out Doors |
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Posted: 5/8/2005 12:10:00 PM EDT
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Where do you get that face camo from? It works great!!!! 
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Posted: 5/8/2005 2:23:26 PM EDT
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Courtesy of emule :D
- Gazukull |
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Posted: 5/8/2005 3:35:07 PM EDT
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Posted: 5/8/2005 6:25:12 PM EDT
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here are some of my pics as seen in one of my threads......
   the last pic is my AR outside from about 25-30 feet away.... camaro |
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Posted: 5/8/2005 6:58:01 PM EDT
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Does anyone have a pic of something done in Duracoat coyote? I've got some sitting here waiting for next weekend but I just wanted to see what the finished product looks like
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Posted: 5/8/2005 6:58:19 PM EDT
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I did the barrel, upper, lower, and the mag
 
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