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jdavionic · 04-02-2008, 02:27 PM

I hope to finish my first AK build in a couple of weeks (delayed due to interuptions). For the metal parts, I was thinking of parkerizing them. But I'm not dead set on going down that path.

For those that have done this before, how did you finish the metal parts when you were done with the kit build and test?

Thanks.

**einheit 13** · 04-02-2008, 03:40 PM

Engine/grille/stove paint and an oven, as long as you can stand the wifes 'point of view-...do it when she isn't home. Works great, thats how I finish mine.

blefferd · 04-02-2008, 03:54 PM

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Originally Posted by einheit 13

Engine/grille/stove paint and an oven, as long as you can stand the wifes 'point of view-...do it when she isn't home. Works great, thats how I finish mine.

lmao i can hear it now, "why does the oven stink like chemicals?!"

**einheit 13** · 04-02-2008, 04:18 PM

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Originally Posted by blefferd

lmao i can hear it now, "why does the oven stink like chemicals?!"

Hey, she still doesn't know that I've cleaned some gun and motorcycle parts in the dishwasher.......

blefferd · 04-02-2008, 04:37 PM

lol i guess you know what they say, what they dont know wont hurt them eh!

**einheit 13** · 04-02-2008, 06:41 PM

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Originally Posted by blefferd

lol i guess you know what they say, what they dont know wont hurt them eh!

What they don't know won't hurt ME!!!

**AZXD** · 04-02-2008, 07:19 PM

JD,
What's your build again ?? What are you changing, if anything, or are you just slapping a receiver on a cleaned up kit ?? I'm real curious, because you're about 4 weeks ahead of me. I placed my order this morning

So what are your plans for that kit you bought ??
Now I gotta go find that gun you bought!

einheit,
Won't hurt you, is right!!

ETA:

Fill me in. What's this stand for ??

**einheit 13** · 04-03-2008, 02:56 AM

WWI Prussian Eagle helmet insignia that goes on the side of the 1916 pattern stahlhelm.

jdavionic · 04-03-2008, 04:27 AM

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Originally Posted by AZXD

JD,
What's your build again ?? What are you changing, if anything, or are you just slapping a receiver on a cleaned up kit ?? I'm real curious, because you're about 4 weeks ahead of me. I placed my order this morning

So what are your plans for that kit you bought ??
Now I gotta go find that gun you bought!

I'm building a Romanian AK. You make it sound so simple with "just slapping a receiver on a cleaned up kit"

I thought it was that simple, but not anymore. I bought the kit at Military Gun Supply, who is now out of them. I believe Apex had some too, but I heard they are now out stock too.

I've got the barrel pin out, rear trunnion off, and the trigger guard with the little support piece off. I'm working on a tool for removing and reinstalling the barrel based on this guy's idea
How to make a barrel tool for

My friend is building 2 AKs with kits from the same supplier. We've got a fixture for bending the Tapco flats. Not sure if it works, but we should know soon.

My plan for the rifle is get it looking like it just came off the Romanian assembly line. I will likely buy some alternate furniture for it too, so I can switch it around. But the alternate furniture will likely go on a "beater" second build that I'll try in another month or so.

This gun will just go in a collection of 'good to have' guns that serve a variety of purposes. I shoot the heck out of my guns so it won't be a shelf or safe baby.

ichy_trigger · 04-03-2008, 04:54 AM

John Norrell Arms

Its cheap and very durable!
Heat the parts up to 200 degrees instead of 100 degrees before applying and it will give it a more parerized look but it will be much more durable.

04-02-2008, 02:27 PM	#1
jdavionic XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: GA Posts: 5,105	AK finishing tips needed for kit builds I hope to finish my first AK build in a couple of weeks (delayed due to interuptions). For the metal parts, I was thinking of parkerizing them. But I'm not dead set on going down that path. For those that have done this before, how did you finish the metal parts when you were done with the kit build and test? Thanks.

04-02-2008, 03:40 PM	#2
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,383	Engine/grille/stove paint and an oven, as long as you can stand the wifes 'point of view-...do it when she isn't home. Works great, thats how I finish mine. __________________ Wer nicht zweifeln kann, ist ein dummer mann! (He who cannot doubt, is a stupid man!) “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

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04-02-2008, 07:19 PM	#7
AZXD XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Valley of the GUN Posts: 10,780	JD, What's your build again ?? What are you changing, if anything, or are you just slapping a receiver on a cleaned up kit ?? I'm real curious, because you're about 4 weeks ahead of me. I placed my order this morning So what are your plans for that kit you bought ?? Now I gotta go find that gun you bought! einheit, Won't hurt you, is right!! ETA: Fill me in. What's this stand for ?? __________________ Voting for Obama is like putting a gun to your head and hoping he calls for its confiscation before you can pull the trigger - AZXD Goracle Profit Zombies ... It's not their fault. Gore's nutty idea Gore proposed last week that the United States "commit to producing 100 percent of our electricity from renewable energy and truly clean carbon-free sources within 10 years." Not just all new electricity, mind you, which would be challenging enough. But all existing electricity, too.

04-03-2008, 02:56 AM	#8
einheit 13 XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Virginia, C.S.A. Posts: 5,383	WWI Prussian Eagle helmet insignia that goes on the side of the 1916 pattern stahlhelm. __________________ Wer nicht zweifeln kann, ist ein dummer mann! (He who cannot doubt, is a stupid man!) “It is the lack of will power, and not the lack of arms which render us incapable of offering any serious resistance.”

04-03-2008, 04:54 AM	#10
ichy_trigger XDTalk 5K Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 7,412	John Norrell Arms Its cheap and very durable! Heat the parts up to 200 degrees instead of 100 degrees before applying and it will give it a more parerized look but it will be much more durable. __________________ "The person who has nothing for which he is willing to fight, nothing which is more important than his own personal safety, is a miserable creature and has no chance of being free unless made and kept so by the exertions of better men than himself." http://militarysignatures.com/signatures/member2645.png

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