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Posted: 2/19/2018 12:23:54 PM EDT
I am trying to recreate my rifles cosmetic wear when I was in. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to produce a purple hue on a lower or upper? Below is a picture of my rifle and effect I am trying to achieve on a new AR-15 lower.
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Posted: 2/19/2018 1:05:39 PM EDT
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I am trying to recreate my rifles cosmetic wear when I was in. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to produce a purple hue on a lower or upper? Below is a picture of my rifle and effect I am trying to achieve on a new AR-15 lower. http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/wigglesdabum/P5140426.jpg" target="_blank">http://i14.photobucket.com/albums/a325/wigglesdabum/P5140426.jpg I think the Sendra uppers are prone to purpling so your best bet is to put a WTB in the EE. There are a bunch of Barney uppers around. If it wasn't impossible to replicate on a lower I would have built a Barney AR already! I gave up on it because the purple parts can be had but I don't think anyone can duplicate that purple on a lower. You should easily find a purple upper and slip ring in the EE with some patience and luck. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 1:09:39 PM EDT
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Quote HistoryQuoted: Well FIRST you have to collect 20 pounds of unicorn poop.......... I think the Sendra uppers are prone to purpling so your best bet is to put a WTB in the EE. There are a bunch of Barney uppers around. If it wasn't impossible to replicate on a lower I would have built a Barney AR already! I gave up on it because the purple parts can be had but I don't think anyone can duplicate that purple on a lower. You should easily find a purple upper and slip ring in the EE with some patience and luck. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 1:42:16 PM EDT
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I remember back in the day Bushmaster put out a lot of purple uppers and lowers, every one complained
 about it. Probably lots still out there.
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Posted: 2/19/2018 2:31:47 PM EDT
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Just find the most incompetent anodizer out there and ask for black....................................
 Or check out some of the paintball guys. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:00:57 PM EDT
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Try rubbing 100% DEET Bug Juice on Type II anodizing interspersed with long soaks in Dry Cleaning solvent?
Or maybe some MEK in a well ventilated area wearing safety goggles (because the first time I used it the vapor ruined my polycarbonate eyeglasses) and other protective gear? Or an unfinished receiver soaked in Grape Crush or Kool-aid for a year or two? Seriously, don't try any of these....I just always assumed it was a bad anodizing job that didn't hold up... |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:16:08 PM EDT
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Try rubbing 100% DEET Bug Juice on Type II anodizing interspersed with long soaks in Dry Cleaning solvent? Or maybe some MEK in a well ventilated area wearing safety goggles (because the first time I used it the vapor ruined my polycarbonate eyeglasses) and other protective gear? Or an unfinished receiver soaked in Grape Crush or Kool-aid for a year or two? Seriously, don't try any of these....I just always assumed it was a bad anodizing job that didn't hold up... |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:25:03 PM EDT
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Try rubbing 100% DEET Bug Juice on Type II anodizing interspersed with long soaks in Dry Cleaning solvent? Or maybe some MEK in a well ventilated area wearing safety goggles (because the first time I used it the vapor ruined my polycarbonate eyeglasses) and other protective gear? Or an unfinished receiver soaked in Grape Crush or Kool-aid for a year or two? Seriously, don't try any of these....I just always assumed it was a bad anodizing job that didn't hold up... 
I would SO build a (retro) bARney15 and have a lower engraved with PBS or a big barney head just for the crazy looks it would get! Anyone else remember the My Little Bronie AR? |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:42:34 PM EDT
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I can't see the fuckitbucket pictures.
I used to have a blem psa lower that had a purple hue. |
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Posted: 2/19/2018 3:49:56 PM EDT
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There was a component in the anodizing that was subject to to UV deterioration that caused that purple hue to show up after a few years, every once in a while we will see it in some of the newer receivers, I know we anodize suppressor tubes and it happens to us, but not very often and these days it is not all that common.
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Posted: 2/19/2018 6:48:00 PM EDT
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I’m with you. Is Photobucket even relevant anymore?
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Posted: 2/22/2018 12:15:03 PM EDT
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Maybe put it in a tanning bed for a few days.
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Posted: 2/22/2018 7:48:13 PM EDT
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Maybe put it in a tanning bed for a few days. (I once left a partial fence NDS lower on the roof for several week while ageing it.) 
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