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Archived [ARCHIVED THREAD] - Baking enamel on aluminum
Posted: 9/6/2004 1:39:41 PM EDT
I'm working on a dummy AK, and am to the point of refinishing the dummy reciever to match the rest.  Is it safe to bake the aluminum recever as i did the rest of the steel parts?  What's a safe temp/time?  Thanks!

Link Posted: 9/6/2004 2:13:36 PM EDT
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Generally putting an AL part into an oven is a bad idea. That's how AL is aged/tempered. Since it's a dummy it doesn't matter. If it's just enamel why bake it? Why not just hang it and let it dry?
Link Posted: 9/8/2004 8:52:57 AM EDT
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Aluminum needs some special prep to paint properly. It needs to be washed in acid(I dont know what kind) then dipped in Aladyne, an iodine solution, then primed with aluminum primer, then painted.

Or you could just use Alumahyde ll. It works great.
Link Posted: 9/10/2004 6:04:51 PM EDT
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Or you could just get some Birchwood -Casey Aluma black.That is what I use to touch up my AR with.

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