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What to coat a gun with?

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blackheel Longbeard Joined: Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:59 pm Posts: 203	What to coat a gun with? I am bringing an old rusted 870 back from the dead. I am having to strip the receiver and barrel down to bare metal. Should I just reblue the gun or is there something I can spray on the gun? This does not need to be a showpiece. I didn't think spray paint would let oil get to the metal.
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:00 pm

Bird Dog King of Spring Joined: Sun Dec 05, 2004 4:50 pm Posts: 2650 Location: central Va	I'd say take it to a gunsmith and get it parkerized or camo dipped,probably both of these might be to expensive for an old gun. Or, why not spray paint it. If it's a good paint job why does oil need to get to the metal? The paint will keep it protected from rust, you only have to oil bare metal.
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:27 pm

TScottW99 Boss Gobbler Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 10:59 pm Posts: 2851 Location: Roanoke	Have heard of people using Gun-Kote and having really good luck with it..... http://www.brownells.com/aspx/ns/store/ ... N%20FINISH Lauer also makes a finish in quite a few colors but it is more expensive. The gun-kote you can harden in your oven. _________________ "What gets us jangly is the suddenness of everything. We hunt turkeys because we want to hear them gobble, watch them strut and all that, and we hunt them with shotguns because we want to be close to them when those things occur." - Jim Spencer
Wed Mar 29, 2006 9:59 pm

STRIKER1300 King of Spring Joined: Sat Apr 23, 2005 7:33 pm Posts: 938 Location: BIG LICK VA.	GET IT DIPPED IF YOU ARE GOING TO HUNT WITH IT.
Thu Mar 30, 2006 11:27 am

Amy Longbeard Joined: Fri Dec 03, 2004 2:52 pm Posts: 165 Location: Goodview, VA	Blackheel, Have a good friend who hunts with a spray-painted shotgun that he camo'd himself...it's been that way for years and he's killed a bunch of turkeys with it. I hunt with a gun that Freddy got dipped in camo for my birthday and I love it; before, it had a parkerized finish and I killed turkeys with it then too. Just depends on personal preference and what kind of money you want to spend. Good Luck this spring.
Thu Mar 30, 2006 12:21 pm

FlatLand Gobbler King of Spring Joined: Mon Dec 06, 2004 8:46 am Posts: 753 Location: Hampton, VA.	I also have a bubby who painted a camo patern on his shotgun. it also has been that way for years. He just touches it up every couple of years. Use a good epoxy primer then pait as desired. The epoxy will seal the metal. _________________ Ron "Turkey hunting, when you knock all the feathers off it, is a game of infinite variables, played on a field of unlimited dimension, against an opponent who doesn't know the rules and wouldn't play by them if he did." ...Jim Spencer
Thu Mar 30, 2006 1:05 pm

RONnTN Longbeard Joined: Sat Dec 04, 2004 8:24 am Posts: 182 Location: Knoxville, TN	I have an older Marlin 22 bolt action rifle that i picked up for next to nothing. To pass the time between deer season and turkey season, i stripped the stock and refinished it. I stripped the barrel and all metal parts and reblued. I also ordered some replacement parts. It turned out good. Not professional but i am pleased. The BIrchwood Casey products worked just fine. Just an opinion. ron
Thu Mar 30, 2006 2:22 pm

blackheel Longbeard Joined: Wed Mar 02, 2005 2:59 pm Posts: 203	Thanks for all the help thus far! I really am leaning towards the spray paint method Flatland-what is a good exopy paint to use? will it have to be brushed on or do they have it in a spray?
Thu Mar 30, 2006 3:33 pm

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