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JAK71454
What is the best finish for an aluminum receiver? Any good gunsmith you can recommend that do refinishing? Local gunsmith would be a plus, any in the Cincinnati area? Jim

Jim Kammerer
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  • nononsense
    Jim,

    What are the specifics on the receiver; brand, shotgun, rifle, pistol, chambering, etc.

    Thanks.
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  • JIM STARK
    Most Aluminum receivers are anodized (chemical etch sort of thing). I usually glass bead blast with fine beads (almost polishes the aluminum), then spray with automotive flatblack (or gloss) laquer. I do three light coats and bake... IN BETWEEN COATS... in the wife's oven (when she's gone off) for 15 minutes @ 350 F... smells funky,but holds up pretty well. I"ve done marlin .22's, and mossberg 500's a bunch of times and had good luck... multiple light coats is the key... GOOD LUCK...
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  • Wehrmacht_45
    Gun Kote or Lauers duracoat work the best. I did a friends Ruger P89 in it(gun Kote). Both hold up better than anodizing or regular laquer. Duracoat is nice because it doesnt need to be bakes, but I think from experience with both that the Gun Kote is a bit more wear resistant. Plus there are more options on colors by doing it this way. Go to Lauers custom Weaponrys website and check it out. They list a bunch of certified refinishers.
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  • Colonel Plink
    quote:Originally posted by JIM STARK
    Most Aluminum receivers are anodized (chemical etch sort of thing). I usually glass bead blast with fine beads (almost polishes the aluminum), then spray with automotive flatblack (or gloss) laquer. I do three light coats and bake in the wife's oven (when she's gone off) for 15 minutes @ 350 F... smells funky,but holds up pretty well. I"ve done marlin .22's, and mossberg 500's a bunch of times and had good luck... multiple light coats is the key... GOOD LUCK...





    Just curious, would more coats before the baking process be any better, or is three pretty much optimum?

    "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro"
    Hunter S. Thompson"
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  • JAK71454
    It is a Benelli 12 ga shotgun model 121 M1. Jim

    Jim Kammerer
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  • JIM STARK
    Colonel Plink,& others..I appologize.. I let my thoughts run on in my instructions for baked laquer finish..The item being refinished should be baked in bewteen coats.. Sorry for any confusion... I use 3 coats, because both one & two coats had a tendency to scratch easier..
    JIM..............
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  • SP45
    John Norell makes a molly resin that is baked on. It works very well and llooks like a matte finish. He has a web site.
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  • Colonel Plink
    Gotcha. Thanks much.

    "When the going gets weird, the Weird turn pro"
    Hunter S. Thompson"
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  • nononsense
    Jim,

    I've used most of the spray on stuff over the years, especially on older shotguns with aluminum receivers. Your best bet is in the preparation of the metal surfaces. They must be free of the old finish but just as important is that they must be scrupulously clean before applying any coatings. Handle parts with latex gloves without the talc and suspend the parts with a soft iron wire for painting. As Jim points out below, thin coats, baked in between.

    For professional finish work:

    CERAKOTE

    http://www.fit4duty.us/index.htm

    OR

    H.D. Coat by

    http://www.hdrifle.com/CamoYourRifle.html
    (which I think is the same as Cerakoat)

    Best.
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