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Posted: 12/29/2016 1:56:31 PM EDT
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I have found R Guns and PC Armament, anybody else out there make colored stuff?
Wanting to make my 6.5 a little different, like buffer tube, charging handle and dust cover something other than black or red. |
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Anything that is raw can be anodized - which is the process they use. If you buy something raw, there are probably a ton of people around you that do it. The closest place is an hour away and doesn't have a website. I am not after anything really wild just wondering if there was more stuff out there that is ready to go. |
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You could always try and roll your own. There is some info out there, a lot of it done by an acquaintance of mine. Simple run down of steps from raw aluminum:
1: Desmut (cleaning oils off) 2: Rinse 3: Anodize (sulphuric acid with electrical current) 4: Rinse 5: Color (Rita color dye works, other specialized colors are out there) 6: Rinse 7: Sealer (I think it's nickel acetate) 8: Rinse This is from memory, so take it with a grain of salt. I know that the hardest to have done will be the lower receiver because whom ever does it will likely have to have an FFL as well. |
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Is your heart absolutely set on anodizing? Unless you get it all from the same place, the color probably won't match. Even if the shade of red/yellow/etc. is the same, the surface treatment prior to anodization can change the appearance of it from matte (etched/sanded) to high gloss (polished) and various degrees of those in between.
If you want to have the parts anodized to match, it's even more difficult, because the layer of anodized material has to be physically removed, before it will take anodization again. CeraKote applicators are all over the place, it comes in a full rainbow of shades and colors, and can easily go over the top of either anodized or raw parts. You would just have to get past the reality that it isn't anodizing. |
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