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Posted: 5/8/2005 5:07:23 PM EDT
I plan on refinishing an ak with alumahyde. Do I need to take the safety lever off or just move it up and down and spray it? How hard is it to remove?
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Continue repub18 say were working with a WASR AK how would you further disassemble the rifle, I know about furniture removal all that easy stuff can you really take the barrel on and off that easy? I always thought of that to be a big "No, No" unless it was really needed for repair. |
No need to take the barrel off since you will likely want to refinish the barrel as well. Just completely take everything off the gun. I.E. Fire control group, furniture, selector, pistol grip, and the gas tube. You can cover the front site with some foil if you'd like. After you degrease the gun (let dry or even prior to degreasing bake the gun to get all the oil out of its hiding spots) or sand blast, spray paint all over the rifle (evenly). You might also want to plug the front muzzle and the chamber. I have refinished two AK's with this method and both turned out great. Even using $5 engine paint, you will receive best results using a airbrush compared to a can. |
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Refinishing is not difficult at all. You do need the right equipment to do a proper job though. This includes an aircompressor, sandblaster, airbrush, an oven and lots of brake cleaner. I learned how to refinish an AK from this site.... Refinshing Also, I would use MolyResin or GunKote as a finish. |
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