Posted: 12/26/2008 7:09:10 PM EDT
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So I was down to my last (3) mags to upgrade––––new springs, followers, and paint job. . .(here in NYS we still have AWB, so I can only buy mags made before 9/04). . . I usually use the Brownells Teflon paint, but I'm trying to save some bucks, and I had some Krylon sitting on the shelves. . .(these are the UK steel mags, BTW. . . )
Anyway, I thought, let me try something a bit different. . .what colors do I have? Black, gray, and white. . . Hmmm let's try some three shade camo! So here they are: 
Not really useful, (other than the new springs and followers), but it was an enjoyable way to spend the day. . . |
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The VHT is a brand of silica header paint that you bake on. I tried some and it had the exact same odor as durabake and the Brownells stuff. I spray it on and bake it at 400 for an hour. After that it is very tough and solvents don't hurt it. It resists temperatures up to 2100 degrees so a warm barrel radiating heat shouldn't hurt it either.
I get mine at Advance but others should have it too. |
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cbsaf: ok, yeah, I just googled VHT. . . you're right $8. . .damn. . . I was looking for a cheaper alternative to the Brownells––-I figured there had to be someone who made something similar––-but cheaper! I tried googling "Teflon Paint", but no luck.
Have to buy some mags and get some of this VHT paint. . .thanks for the info! |
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cbsaf: ok, yeah, I just googled VHT. . . you're right $8. . .damn. . . I was looking for a cheaper alternative to the Brownells––-I figured there had to be someone who made something similar––-but cheaper! I tried googling "Teflon Paint", but no luck. Have to buy some mags and get some of this VHT paint. . .thanks for the info! When you bake the header paint use light coats and use wire to suspend the pieces. After you get the parts baked, you can't just reach in and grab the piece with a rag or glove on. The paint is still slightly soft at that point. You have to turn the oven off and let it cool on it's own. Once it gets cool it is very tough. I guess it bonds together better as it cools. |
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cbsaf: Well, when I used the Brownells, I made a "baking rack" out of wood––-piece of 3/4" plywood that I installed several pairs of dowels in to hold the mags on their sides. . Course I was only heating the oven to about 250 degrees. .At 400, you're getting close to combusting that wood. . .
Hmmm––suspending wires in the wife's oven. . . . maybe wait till she's out of the house . . . 
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