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Posted: 9/17/2018 6:16:13 PM EDT
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The coatings used on the stocks was completely different than plastic dip, plastic dip does not maintain a shiny look and it is very easy to gouge with minimal handling, I have used a lot of it over the years for tools and it does not hold up.
I have better things to do with my time than dipping stocks and allowing them to drip and dry. The original was actually a hard vinyl acetate that held up quite well. |
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Posted: 9/17/2018 6:40:01 PM EDT
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Plasti dip is WAY TOO SOFT to use on a stock.
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Posted: 9/17/2018 6:42:33 PM EDT
[#3]
Be better off trying to find a semi-gloss bedliner paint.
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Posted: 9/17/2018 10:07:03 PM EDT
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Powder coat an alloy one.
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Posted: 9/17/2018 11:05:55 PM EDT
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Plastidip is a new spray on finish used on cars, rims ,ect. Not the stuff you dip tool handles in. And it come in a nice gloss black among many colors. I can't believe it would scratch too easily if people use it on rims. I know it adheres to plastics well also. The plastic m1s CAR stock i have was only $40 compared to an original $250 aluminum CAR stock. It would match my shiny 6 hole handguards better also.
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Posted: 9/17/2018 11:16:58 PM EDT
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I would have to study the specifications on this new fangled spray, where I live, I guarantee you, that wheel would have dozens of chips and scratches on it the first time I drove it into town and back!
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Posted: 9/18/2018 1:24:13 AM EDT
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It’s not very authentic. It’s still softer than the vinyl acetate, and it just doesn’t look or feel right. I’m familiar with it bc I Plastidipped the wheels on my Camaro. There is a powder coat coating that matches it exactly.
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Posted: 9/18/2018 11:33:35 AM EDT
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I've powder coated them with black Plastisol it looks right, but it's slightly softer than the real thing.
The real ones where nylon coated not "vinyl acetate", I've not been able to find any vendors of nylon powder coating selling it in less than case qty. Polyvinyl acetate is the main ingredient other than water in most wood and paper glues like good old Elmer's School glue, I don't understand how the internet came to think Colt was coating stocks in it. Here's an example of the Plastisol powder coat. 
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Posted: 9/18/2018 2:54:53 PM EDT
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Plasti dip is probably too soft but rattle can isnt exactly heavy duty either. But realistically most of our guns are just range toys anyways.
I was looking for something to coat a plastic stock to give it a more glossy look. Powdercoat and ceramicoat both require too much heat to be applied. On another note. Who makes good reproduction aluminum stocks now? I wouldn't mind powder coating my own. |
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Posted: 9/18/2018 7:14:53 PM EDT
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I’ve had pretty good luck with Alumahyde II in semi-gloss black.
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