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Great Neighbors, Mistakes, and Touch-up Paint.....the Story of a New Blackhawk

Frogdog
So, I have an 84 year old neighbor who I have become great friends with during my two years in Miami. He is an Italian immigrant, retired master carpenter/craftsman, and an all-around amazing American. I am really proud to know him - like a grandpa to my whole family. In any case, he heard that I just got a new Ruger Blackhawk, and insisted on making me some white oak grips for it. Pictures are below. I think they look great, fit the hand really well, and it was such a generous gesture by him. The only hiccup was that he did some of the sanding with the grips ON the frame (his first ever attempt at grips or gun stuff), which led to some mishaps, as you can see in the first picture. Hahaha....no worries - all good. I just had to laugh...can't keep it new forever, I guess. :D That said, I would like to touch up the damage. I tried some flat black oil-based rustoleum paint already. Blended real nicely with the original finish of the aluminum grip frame. However, it doesn't seem to stick very well. Does anyone know what would be a better choice of paint for touch-up?

Thanks!


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  • oldemagics
    look at brownells, i think they still sell aluminum black
    basically cold blue for aluminum, worked/matched well for several old parts i had
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  • SoreShoulder
    Oak may corrode any steel part it touches such as the roll pin.
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  • Frogdog
    SoreShoulder wrote:
    Oak may corrode any steel part it touches such as the roll pin.

    Interesting. I had no idea oak would do that. I gave the grips a few good coats of polyurethane all over, including the roll pin notch. I would imagine that would prevent the effect, right?
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  • oldemagics
    oak is highly acidic, so moisture combined with whatever dried sap may be in the wood causes the corrosion.
    sealed with any good moisture barrier finish should do the job
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  • spasmcreek
    have used Alumahyde from Brownells..on several for touchup...cleaned and sprayed them in a wire holder and set them in a toaster oven at 250* for a while...seems to work reasonably well......
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  • David Nunn
    I have refinished aluminum parts such as grip frames and .22 rifle receivers, using flat black high temperature stove paint. I make a tree from a metal coat hanger to hold the part, and spray it. Then, I bake it in the oven at 200 degrees for a few hours. Once it's cool I shoot it with some Gibbs and rub it in. Can't tell it from the original finish, and it holds up well.
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