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Posted: 1/20/2006 7:57:50 AM EDT

[#1]

When you sandblast what psi do you use so that you dont take off alot of meat (lettering)

Posted: 1/20/2006 8:33:48 AM EDT

[#2]

Quoted:
When you sandblast what psi do you use so that you dont take off alot of meat (lettering)

are you referring to the engraving on the lower? Sandblasting won't take off the lettering. Just stop when you see silver! just kidding. just a light sandblasting is all you need.

Posted: 1/20/2006 9:01:43 PM EDT

[#3]

do you need to take all the old paint off or just a little?

Posted: 1/21/2006 3:33:53 PM EDT

[#4]

Quoted:
do you need to take all the old paint off or just a little?

sandblasting is just to rough up the surface- especially if it's a teflon coated upper/lower etc.

Posted: 1/23/2006 8:20:44 AM EDT

[#5]

This is it but im going to make the bbl black
http://i6.photobucket.com/albums/y204/bhulsizer/DSC00946.jpg

Posted: 1/23/2006 10:26:55 AM EDT

[#6]

was it previosly all green? I'm just going to assume that the front sight base, barrel and delta ring are all going to get coated in black by the end of the day?

is that duracoat? Which color?

Posted: 1/23/2006 11:07:15 AM EDT

[#7]

WoW! Very Cool!!! What did you use to paint it with. Any problems with the barrel heating, flakeing off paint? Thanks for shareing.

Posted: 1/23/2006 11:33:44 AM EDT

[#8]

the AR is strong with this one. Fan-fu**-tastic

Posted: 1/23/2006 12:52:33 PM EDT

[#9]

Man that Looks Good

Posted: 1/23/2006 1:14:06 PM EDT

[#10]

thanks guys. If you are referring to me, it's Duracoat ~~made~~ mixed by Lauer Custom Weaponry. In all reality, it's called Polane-T and it's made by Sherwin Williams.

Posted: 1/23/2006 1:40:57 PM EDT

[#11]

what are you going to use that for..............?

Posted: 1/23/2006 1:54:14 PM EDT

[#12]

use what for?

Posted: 1/23/2006 6:51:55 PM EDT

[#13]

Have to make some changes, well a few.

Posted: 1/23/2006 7:04:00 PM EDT

[#14]

Yes all the green is going to go to black. It is desert tan od green and factory black. The green looked good in my head but it sucks on the gun. I used Norrells molly resin. With this stuff it is best to take all the old paint off before you put it on because the different finishes determine the outcome of the gloss of the new paint. Also there is some chipping where I didn’t take it down enough. First time paint job so im learning.

Posted: 1/23/2006 8:00:53 PM EDT

[#15]

Joseph,
Have you used anything other than duracoat? If so what do you like the best?

Posted: 1/29/2006 6:30:28 PM EDT

[#16]

noone wants to criticize? even after all the crap I give everyone? damn...

Posted: 1/29/2006 7:32:08 PM EDT

[#17]

Joseph
How do you "shoot" the duracoat? Do you have some type of Bay that you sand blast and paint in? How do you get that baby looking soooo Joe

Posted: 2/25/2006 9:18:38 AM EDT

[#18]

BUMP!

Posted: 2/25/2006 10:05:19 AM EDT

[#19]

Great looking rifle. I'm in the process of refinishing a couple of my rifles with DuraCoat. One AR will be all OD Green, while I am going to do the metal on a couple bolt guns in OD as well (including scopes).

Joseph, IM sent!

Posted: 2/25/2006 10:34:42 AM EDT

[#20]

very nice, has this had the stickman seal of approval

Posted: 2/28/2006 9:44:33 AM EDT

[#21]

Quoted:
Joseph
How do you "shoot" the duracoat? Do you have some type of Bay that you sand blast and paint in? How do you get that baby looking soooo good?
Joe

Sorry it took so long...

I have a badger anthem 155 double action that always clogs after I use it (I don't clean so well.)

I don't use a booth. I just hang the pieces from assorted sizes of wires or elevate them over a cut length of 2x4 using different sizes of steel rods from Home Depot- from 1/8" diameter to 1/4" diameter, bent and shaped with one end stuck into a hole drilled into the wood plank.

I bake them in the oven in my house that way. I got a little bit of sap smell last time but no noxious paint smell.

I get a very very smooth finish when I'm done. I leave the garage open and let the excess get carried out by the wind- which usually isn't much at all. I have even had my cherokee in the garage for some small jobs and haven't found any duracoat on it. Just make sure to leave your car very dirty. The duracoat usually dries in the air and lands dry on the dirt on the car.

If you do spray in a small area like a booth, you can get a rougher finish from the dried particles landing on the wet and fusing together.

I am not sure if I have Stickman's seal of approval. He only gives those to the MolyResin crowd I believe. I am in the Duracoat crowd still. Not for long though...

Posted: 2/28/2006 10:43:30 AM EDT

[#22]

Tag

Posted: 2/28/2006 11:16:09 AM EDT

[#23]

Quoted:
noone wants to criticize? even after all the crap I give everyone? damn...

Nothing TO criticize..... your refinishes are always great, JR

Posted: 2/28/2006 5:38:38 PM EDT

[#24]

thanks!

Posted: 2/28/2006 6:58:43 PM EDT

[#25]

VERY nice!

Posted: 3/1/2006 2:46:15 AM EDT

[#26]

Very awsome looking AR ....h

Posted: 3/1/2006 6:27:21 AM EDT

[#27]

midwayusa.com is one place i've ordered from.

brownell's has camo packs that are just combinations of colors in smaller quantities.

Posted: 3/12/2006 7:30:48 PM EDT

[#28]

I have used all that you talk about and all your ideas when refinishing this. With that said I have to give you some credit for this. Although it is molly resin, it’s still the same process. You do some fine work and produce some fine looking AR’s. I showed you this same AR a few weeks ago but chose to redo it because I had some chipping on the tan. Sand blasted and now it’s great. Thanks for the help Bryon

Posted: 3/15/2006 7:19:00 PM EDT

[#29]

nice and smooth lookin!!

I like it much better this time around too!

a little grainy

Posted: 3/16/2006 10:27:17 AM EDT

[#30]

I, and I'm sure most others, are sick of seeing this so called rifle.

Please send it to me. I'll put it in my safe where none of the other members here have to ever see it again.

Its for the children.

Thanks.

Posted: 3/16/2006 11:19:13 AM EDT

[#31]

Didn't you try and get someone to send you all of their ACOGs in another thread recently? You are quite a humanitarian!

Posted: 4/1/2006 11:47:59 AM EDT

[#32]

Posted: 4/1/2006 12:47:58 PM EDT

[#33]

Joseph, the pics look great. Here's a link to a shotgun I just refinished with DuraCoat...

www.ar15.com/forums/topic.html?b=6&f=2&t=196933

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