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Posted: 5/26/2014 7:38:26 PM EDT
| I am looking at nice pair of early handguards a guy has. They are mottled, but kinda dinged and scratched. If I buy them, sand them down, and wet sand them for a final finish, will they stay mottled? I really want mottled ones for my 602 to match the mottled stock and grip, but don't want to spend a fortune. |
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i've only seen polishing bring out more mottling, not take away from it. I agree with this. I've only played with a half dozen sets so far, but buffing brought out the mottling, if it were there already. I have not been able to produce it on guards that did not already show some. I'm guessing they are made with different material and newer. I have not found the history of hand guards yet, but I'm sure someone knows what all the dates and spec are. It would be a fun read. |
| Age and being mottled may not go hand in hand. I always assumed that the older they were the more likely they would be mottled.....as far as material they were made out of. I've got two sets of "no drain hole" guards that I obtained from, I believe, Cdenmark. I would think being no drain hole that they are old enough to be made from the type material that would mottle with wear. Both sets are relatively "solid" colored, no mottling. I'm not sure if they were just not used, and haven't wore through to the fiber reinforcing shards, or if the fiber shards are non existent in these. I'm afraid to sand them to find out. |
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Age and being mottled may not go hand in hand. I always assumed that the older they were the more likely they would be mottled.....as far as material they were made out of. I've got two sets of "no drain hole" guards that I obtained from, I believe, Cdenmark. I would think being no drain hole that they are old enough to be made from the type material that would mottle with wear. Both sets are relatively "solid" colored, no mottling. I'm not sure if they were just not used, and haven't wore through to the fiber reinforcing shards, or if the fiber shards are non existent in these. I'm afraid to sand them to find out. +1 to that. i've seen matte no drainhole and mottled drainhole. also seen mottled type E stocks. i think it all comes down to the material used at the time. |
Stick with finer grits like 220 (most coarse) and use a rubber backer or block if you sand. Even better is wet sanding, keep the paper sharp an won't clog. That will help preserve the details of the fibers and where they lay. I think I took these up to 800 then buffed a little with a cheap car buffer and fine compound. These were not mottled when I started but after painting them green/brown several times and removing the paint I started to notice fibers sticking out. Took quite a bit of work, but they turned out stunning.
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Stick with finer grits like 220 (most coarse) and use a rubber backer or block if you sand. Even better is wet sanding, keep the paper sharp an won't clog. That will help preserve the details of the fibers and where they lay. I think I took these up to 800 then buffed a little with a cheap car buffer and fine compound. These were not mottled when I started but after painting them green/brown several times and removing the paint I started to notice fibers sticking out. Took quite a bit of work, but they turned out stunning. <a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/b_rogers/media/IMG_4874.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/b_rogers/IMG_4874.jpg</a> <a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/b_rogers/media/IMG_4873.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/b_rogers/IMG_4873.jpg</a> very nice! |
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Stick with finer grits like 220 (most coarse) and use a rubber backer or block if you sand. Even better is wet sanding, keep the paper sharp an won't clog. That will help preserve the details of the fibers and where they lay. I think I took these up to 800 then buffed a little with a cheap car buffer and fine compound. These were not mottled when I started but after painting them green/brown several times and removing the paint I started to notice fibers sticking out. Took quite a bit of work, but they turned out stunning. <a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/b_rogers/media/IMG_4874.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/b_rogers/IMG_4874.jpg</a> <a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/b_rogers/media/IMG_4873.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/b_rogers/IMG_4873.jpg</a> very nice! Thanks! |
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Stick with finer grits like 220 (most coarse) and use a rubber backer or block if you sand. Even better is wet sanding, keep the paper sharp an won't clog. That will help preserve the details of the fibers and where they lay. I think I took these up to 800 then buffed a little with a cheap car buffer and fine compound. These were not mottled when I started but after painting them green/brown several times and removing the paint I started to notice fibers sticking out. Took quite a bit of work, but they turned out stunning. <a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/b_rogers/media/IMG_4874.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/b_rogers/IMG_4874.jpg</a> <a href="http://s42.photobucket.com/user/b_rogers/media/IMG_4873.jpg.html" target="_blank">http://i42.photobucket.com/albums/e344/b_rogers/IMG_4873.jpg</a> Wow!, would love a set like that!, will heavy sanding on some of the triangles get this? |
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They look great! I'll have to try that on a spare set. Anyone know what the difference is between brown and silver mottling? Any way to tell before you start? Pretty sure the earlier models had brown mottling (601/602) under green paint. Most of the surplus triangle ones you will find are silver I believe. |
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