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Post by singleaction on May 22, 2019 9:46:59 GMT -5
If one were to fit a carbon steel grip frame to a stainless revolver (in this case PC #5, which is not available in stainless), what would be the best coating for the gf that would reasonably match the brushed stainless and give good wear/weather resistance? If there is nothing suitable, guess I could have the hole think blacked with Ionbond, but would rather keep it in SS. Thanks
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Post by Deleted on May 22, 2019 9:52:24 GMT -5
Hard chrome in either brushed or matte looks very close to brushed or bead blasted stainless.
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Post by eagle1899 on May 22, 2019 9:52:41 GMT -5
Give Robar a call or Metaloy a call.
NP3 Plus or brushed hard chrome should come close.
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Post by Encore64 on May 22, 2019 10:01:24 GMT -5
"Stainless" Cerakote good too...
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Post by kings6 on May 22, 2019 15:04:03 GMT -5
Np3 looks very much like brushed stainless. I had a custom OM 41 done in it and it looks great.
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Post by AxeHandle on May 22, 2019 16:15:33 GMT -5
Hard chrome the entire gun... Had a Clements 44 Special done that way.
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Post by dutch41 on May 22, 2019 20:25:45 GMT -5
Like axe says, do the whole gun, in your choice of plating.
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Post by singleaction on May 22, 2019 21:02:02 GMT -5
Thanks for the suggestions fellas!
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Post by deaconkc on Jun 17, 2019 23:14:00 GMT -5
Brownell's has several of their spray n bake finishes in several stainless tones.
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Post by bradshaw on Jun 19, 2019 21:43:12 GMT -5
If one were to fit a carbon steel grip frame to a stainless revolver (in this case PC #5, which is not available in stainless), what would be the best coating for the gf that would reasonably match the brushed stainless and give good wear/weather resistance? If there is nothing suitable, guess I could have the hole think blacked with Ionbond, but would rather keep it in SS. Thanks ***** Gun was mine, and it isn’t, I’d probably leave it be and throw lead. As for visually matching a coating to stainless, I’d forget it. Stainless with thousands of miles on it looks new. Plating by definition is subject to wear-through. Thanks to chromium content, stainless steel has a cool silver hue. Nickel looks warm silver. I think “hard chrome” is promotional jargon for an exceedingly thin coat of chromium, dimensionally insignificant. Various nickel plates, probably industrial in origin, have been practiced for years. Robars NP3 is one such matrix of durability of real aesthetic appeal. I believe has a nickel base, thus its warm appearance. Applied to rust-magnets like the old Berettas, SIGs, Brownings, and notoriously rust-prone Heckler & Koch pistols, NP3 makes the pistol fit for duty in swampy heat and southern downpours. So, while I’d probably spray or brush flat black on the handle and strap it on, I have nothing against these funny coatings. Hard chrome looks closer to stainless than the others. The only reason to coat stainless steel, such as SIG USA started on the slide of the P229 .357 SIG, is tactical, to drastically reduce visibility. Except a baked finish, which has no visual depth. Talking about the baked enamel caper, etc. Talk about visual flatness on a single action, the epitome of a round gun. That’s the contradiction I cannot marry. Now, if you expect to holster the sixshooter in bilge water, go for it, plate it. David Bradshaw |
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