Tim’s 45 minute refinish

[Tim]

I picked up an old Westernfield/Mossberg 550/500 from another member a while back. Wood is very nicely done, but the receiver was trashed. I got tired of looking at it this afternoon, so….




That’s where we started…then got it roughed up…



And I had a bit of camouflage paint on hand from a previous effort. I should’ve gone tan or green, not particularly happy with the brown. But, it served the purpose of letting me ignore work for an hour.

And….here we are.

 

[heavydoc]

Looks pretty good, I've used high temp engine enamel on a few, but never shot them enough to know if it worked or not.

 

[fieldgrade]

I like it.

 

[barf]

You can still camo it with brown as the base color. Tape and spray my friend, tape and spray.

 

[Flashpoint]

That's brown?

 

[Red Marley]

Nothing wrong with that!

 

[Windini]

As we redneck carpenters say: "Looks better'n it did!"

 

[Average Joe]

Nice work sir.

 

[Tim]

As we redneck carpenters say: "Looks better'n it did!"

pretty much my goal!

 

[Pop N Shots]

Try Brownell’s Alumahyde II, matte or satin black.. I’ve had pretty good luck with it. The matte does a good job of hiding rough spots / imperfections.

 

[Tim]

That's brown?

It is. Think Woodland Camo, deep chocolate

 

[ChickenHawk]

That looks good to me.

 

[Red Marley]

Can one even get Kal-Gard Gun Kote any more? Decades before I ever heard of Cerakote, I finished some motorcycle wheel hubs with Kal-Gard. You sprayed it on from a rattle can and then baked it in the oven; it produced a dark satin greenish-gray finish not unlike a nice Parkerizing job, without filling in fine detail or tolerances, and it was tough as nails. It was simple to use, and still looked like the day it was applied when I finally sold the bike on.

 

[rufrdr]

Can one even get Kal-Gard Gun Kote any more? Decades before I ever heard of Cerakote, I finished some motorcycle wheel hubs with Kal-Gard. You sprayed it on from a rattle can and then baked it in the oven; it produced a dark satin greenish-gray finish not unlike a nice Parkerizing job, without filling in fine detail or tolerances, and it was tough as nails. It was simple to use, and still looked like the day it was applied when I finally sold the bike on.

I use engine paint on my stainless mini 14, then hit the dried paint with a heat gun and then in the oven at 200 to harden it. The paint doesn't like bore cleaner though. It usually lasts 5 years before I have to do it again.

 

[ronn47]

Can one even get Kal-Gard Gun Kote any more? Decades before I ever heard of Cerakote, I finished some motorcycle wheel hubs with Kal-Gard. You sprayed it on from a rattle can and then baked it in the oven; it produced a dark satin greenish-gray finish not unlike a nice Parkerizing job, without filling in fine detail or tolerances, and it was tough as nails. It was simple to use, and still looked like the day it was applied when I finally sold the bike on.

Yes you can and they have several flavors.

Gun-Kote 16/2 | Kal-Gard

www.kal-gard.co.za

 

[Red Marley]

Yes you can and they have several flavors.

Gun-Kote 16/2 | Kal-Gard

www.kal-gard.co.za

News you can use! That’s the stuff, it’s excellent. I’d use it on a field gun in a heartbeat.