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Dann
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 02, 2008 7:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Nah I didn't use any blacken it, just the perma blue.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 5:10 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

ok. Though looking at the worldcon pics again the metal areas look really dark. will more permablue make it darker like this?

I'm assuming I'll just need the one bottle Smile
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 9:59 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

One bottle of Perma Blue should be more than enough to do a kit --maybe 4 or 5. I believe you can make the finish darker with repeated applications of Perma Blue...someone listed the Permsa Blue web site and they have a super-dooper Perma Blue (Super Blue Liquid Gun Blue) that says it makes it even darker - more black -- so you may wanna try that...here's the link...

http://www.birchwoodcasey.com/sport/blueing_index.asp?categoryID=1&subcat=5
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:02 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

Also, it's my understanding that if you heat up the metal (a few seconds with a hair dryer, for example), that the bluing "reaction" works better.

Anyway, that's what I'm going to do when I get my SidCon. *shrugs*
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 03, 2008 10:22 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

cool, thanks for the tips Smile I found some super blue on ebay along with the tru-oil. gonna order them now.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 12:48 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Hows about the rattle can paint? What brand, and what kind of results did you get?

I'm about to repaint an old Coyle resin blaster and I'm planning on using high gloss Krylon for the grip frame and side panels.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I used that BBQ black paint. It dries real flat, I just polished the heck out of it to get it shiny. It's pretty durable but I'm not gonna take a fingernail to it or anything. I haven't really messed with clear coat and may try that somewhere down the road.
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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 2:12 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Oh, I see. I've used BBQ paint before too, once it's cured it is pretty tough, but it's only semi-gloss, so it's a bit flat.

I used a clear acrylic high gloss for clear coating, and it's fairly durable too once cured.

Thanks Dann.

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PostPosted: Mon Jun 09, 2008 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Did you get any orange peel from that clear, and are you supposed to polish or wet sand clear coat, or just spray and leave it?
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:07 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've polished Duplicolor clear coat before and had good results. Don't know that it was absolutely necessary, but I did it to even it out as much as I could on a SW Stormtrooper helmet.
Not sure about other brands.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 4:32 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I've only ever gotten orange peel on the first coat, after that it evens out, and after 3 coats it generally smooth as glass.

I just spray and leave it.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 10:40 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I painted my black parts with black primer and then gloss black -- I forget the exact brand but I picked it up from an auto shop. It seems to have worked pretty well, and as I planned to weather the black painted parts (brushed them with steel wool) I wasn't overly concerned if paint chipped a bit here and there as it added to the weathered look -- but I suppose if I planned on handling the gun a lot or wanted a more pristine finish, I would consider a clear protective gloss coat.

I like weathered finishes for the very reason that if the gun finish get marred a bit with handling, I don't stress out as it just adds to the look.
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 10, 2008 12:34 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Cool, thanks for the info.

The thing is, I'm generally the same way about natural weathering, but with this gun I really didn't want metal to show through on the black parts that are supposed to be plastic.
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