[ARCHIVED THREAD] - Stripping Paint off LR

Posted: 8/29/2005 6:59:37 PM EDT

I followed the advice of a contact at a gun show and painted the lower receiver with high temp paint. I think I screwed up and didn't wait long enough before handling??? Not sure what I did, but I can rub it and get black off.

I'm guessing I need to strip it of parts, excluding roll pins (which I'll leave in) and do it over. I'm guessing it's not a good idea to leave the parts installed and attempt to mask. True? Then what should I do to take the paint off the lower receiver? Mineral Spirits? It had a good gray finish before I painted it - just didn't like the gray.

Then what - paint it with Norrells? Any other recommendations?

Posted: 8/29/2005 10:10:41 PM EDT

[#1]

Did the paint you use require baking the part to cure? That is probably why it didn't dry properly. However you should have used a dedicated weapon paint such as Duracoat or Norelles.

Posted: 8/30/2005 2:05:27 AM EDT

[#2]

It said 1/2 hr dry to touch and 1-2 hours dry for curing. The only post-paint heating referenced that it make smoke at high temps initially and that was normal.

Anyone has more insight for stripping the paint and starting over?

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