Barrel Touch Up

[R. Johnson]

I just got an AR barrel back from having a flash hider permanently attached and they left several tool marks on the barrel that marred its finish. They're just nicks in the parkerization, I'm not real pleased about it, but I reckon that's probably just part of it. Anyhow, I'm a little OC when it comes to that sort of thing and I really want to touch up those spots with something, can in get any recommendations of what to use?

 

[firewire]

I'd also like to know! I don't want to pay for a complete Cerakote job just yet.

 

[tul9033]

Have you tried cold blue? Brownells Oxpho is pretty good. Won't be perfect but might be good enough. At least it would be less than $10 and won't make it any worse.

 

[grwd]

shoot the sumbitch and get it carboned up.

 

[R. Johnson]

Have you tried cold blue? Brownells Oxpho is pretty good. Won't be perfect but might be good enough. At least it would be less than $10 and won't make it any worse.

I think I'm gonna give this a try. All the marks are small enough that this should make them unnoticeable.

 

[Boehlertaught]

After the touch up. Remember to oil the parkerizing a lot. Parkerizing is like a sponge and for it to work properly it should be oiled a lot so the oil becomes trapped in the pores of the finish.

 

[wegnerracing]

I use this ceramic engine paint from O'Reilly's for minor touch ups, etc. Once it dries, wipe over it with froglube, Rem oil or something like that and it is looks really good. It is not completely solvent resistant to lacquer thinner or bore solvents; so be careful with those. It's worth a try, if it doesn't look good wipe it off with solvent and try something else.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d....oap?ck=Search_N0487_-1_-1&pt=N0487&ppt=C0171

 

[AKguy1985]

shoot the sumbitch and get it carboned up.

Thats what I'd do.

 

[SeanO]

Have you tried cold blue? Brownells Oxpho is pretty good. Won't be perfect but might be good enough. At least it would be less than $10 and won't make it any worse.

This. I've stripped and cold blued 5 or 6 rifles using the Perma Blue kits, works like a charm.

 

[ASP785]

I use this ceramic engine paint from O'Reilly's for minor touch ups, etc. Once it dries, wipe over it with froglube, Rem oil or something like that and it is looks really good. It is not completely solvent resistant to lacquer thinner or bore solvents; so be careful with those. It's worth a try, if it doesn't look good wipe it off with solvent and try something else.

http://www.oreillyauto.com/site/c/d....oap?ck=Search_N0487_-1_-1&pt=N0487&ppt=C0171

This is what I have done with excellent results. If you feather the spray, you will never see the marks and it will blend.

I don't think the Oxphoblue would match the parkerizing very well.