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dhindo · 05-21-2007, 10:45 AM

I re-blasted and re-park'd again...

It's on the way out to be Gunkoted...LMAO!

**agalindo** · 05-21-2007, 11:26 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhindo

I re-blasted and re-park'd again...

It's on the way out to be Gunkoted...LMAO!

Did it not come out OK?

No pic?

jtkratzer · 05-21-2007, 11:36 AM

little old lady from the wendy's commercial from the 80s - "Where's the PICS?!"

Myk9noseknows · 06-05-2007, 02:52 PM

I posted this in a separate thread, but to get more info:

Ok, I'm going to Parkerize a semi auto handgun and probably the accompanying magazines. This is going to be the base for a color job. I will briefly blast the outside with aluminum oxide before the parkerizing.
Obviously MANY people have done this before, especially for WWII relics like the 1911.
My questions are this:
1. Since the entire frame and entire slide will be submerged into the solution, what are the ramifications of having the insides parkerized. Example the Mag well of the frame, the inner crevices of the slide such as the channel that houses the firing pin as well as the slide rails?
2. Along the same lines, what happens to the inside of a magazine that is parkerized? I always lightly coat my mags with oil or a silicone gun cloth, but will I have to oil more often?
3. What are the chances of rust in the areas that I will not be able to oil very easily, (firing pin channel, underside of the extractor..etc, etc)
Anyone with experience or knowledge on Parkerizing, I would appreciate it much. I want to do it right and am not going to rush into it.

dhindo · 06-06-2007, 01:47 PM

There you go...I'm just waiting for the sights that I ordered from PG then its off the the GS...

jtkratzer · 06-06-2007, 02:21 PM

interesting, it almost has a camo color to it.

**agalindo** · 06-06-2007, 03:51 PM

I doesn't look to bad considering your going to paint over the park. My guess for the color differences would be oils on the slide or maybe a shot park solution.

dhindo · 06-06-2007, 05:47 PM

Its weird...Because the other slide came out good...The only thing I can think of is the kind of metal....

jtkratzer · 06-06-2007, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by dhindo

Its weird...Because the other slide came out good...The only thing I can think of is the kind of metal....

now did you take the melonite finish off?

dhindo · 06-06-2007, 11:30 PM

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Originally Posted by jtkratzer

now did you take the melonite finish off?

wasnt one of the melonited ones yet..

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05-21-2007, 10:45 AM	#31
dhindo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 230	I re-blasted and re-park'd again... It's on the way out to be Gunkoted...LMAO!

05-21-2007, 11:36 AM	#33
jtkratzer XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 16,291	little old lady from the wendy's commercial from the 80s - "Where's the PICS?!"

06-05-2007, 02:52 PM	#34
Myk9noseknows XDTalk 1K Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 1,787	I posted this in a separate thread, but to get more info: Ok, I'm going to Parkerize a semi auto handgun and probably the accompanying magazines. This is going to be the base for a color job. I will briefly blast the outside with aluminum oxide before the parkerizing. Obviously MANY people have done this before, especially for WWII relics like the 1911. My questions are this: 1. Since the entire frame and entire slide will be submerged into the solution, what are the ramifications of having the insides parkerized. Example the Mag well of the frame, the inner crevices of the slide such as the channel that houses the firing pin as well as the slide rails? 2. Along the same lines, what happens to the inside of a magazine that is parkerized? I always lightly coat my mags with oil or a silicone gun cloth, but will I have to oil more often? 3. What are the chances of rust in the areas that I will not be able to oil very easily, (firing pin channel, underside of the extractor..etc, etc) Anyone with experience or knowledge on Parkerizing, I would appreciate it much. I want to do it right and am not going to rush into it.

06-06-2007, 01:47 PM	#35
dhindo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 230	There you go...I'm just waiting for the sights that I ordered from PG then its off the the GS...

06-06-2007, 02:21 PM	#36
jtkratzer XDTalk 10K Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Lancaster Co., PA Posts: 16,291	interesting, it almost has a camo color to it.

06-06-2007, 05:47 PM	#38
dhindo XDTalk 100 Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Posts: 230	Its weird...Because the other slide came out good...The only thing I can think of is the kind of metal....