airgun restoration ? webley hawke mkIII

[beargrylls 1]

hi guys, ive recently inherited my grandfarthers old airgun, witch was very much to my suprise as i dint even know he owend one its a vey poorly looking webley hawke mkIII its been in a garage loft space unbaged for a number of years, the barrel right back to the scope grooves was coverd in rust, ive sprayed it with WD40 and left it over night in the hope it would remove the rust but had no joy so i carfully sanded it back to the metal with wet and dry sand paper but now i dont know the best way to go around painting it? its only ever going to be used as a garden plinker so getting it re blued is a bit pointless i just want to tidy it up a bit,

 

was thinking of using spray paint will this work?

 

thanks in advance

Edited October 20, 2011 by beargrylls

[Sweeney-Todd 208]

hi guys, ive recently inherited my grandfarthers old airgun, witch was very much to my suprise as i dint even know he owend one its a vey poorly looking webley hawke mkIII its been in a garage loft space unbaged for a number of years, the barrel right back to the scope grooves was coverd in rust, ive sprayed it with WD40 and left it over night in the hope it would remove the rust but had no joy so i carfully sanded it back to the metal with wet and dry sand paper but now i dont know the best way to go around painting it? its only ever going to be used as a garden plinker so getting it re blued is a bit pointless i just want to tidy it up a bit,

 

was thinking of using spray paint will this work?

 

thanks in advance

 

 

Hi Bear.

 

Great momento of Grandad mate.

If you have taken it back to bright steel, it may pay you to use a Mordant solution to acid etch the steel before priming.

Make sure you degrease well, very well.

 

Bill

[beargrylls 1]

hi guys, ive recently inherited my grandfarthers old airgun, witch was very much to my suprise as i dint even know he owend one its a vey poorly looking webley hawke mkIII its been in a garage loft space unbaged for a number of years, the barrel right back to the scope grooves was coverd in rust, ive sprayed it with WD40 and left it over night in the hope it would remove the rust but had no joy so i carfully sanded it back to the metal with wet and dry sand paper but now i dont know the best way to go around painting it? its only ever going to be used as a garden plinker so getting it re blued is a bit pointless i just want to tidy it up a bit,

 

was thinking of using spray paint will this work?

 

thanks in advance

 

 

Hi Bear.

 

Great momento of Grandad mate.

If you have taken it back to bright steel, it may pay you to use a Mordant solution to acid etch the steel before priming.

Make sure you degrease well, very well.

 

Bill

 

thanks bill ill bear that in mind

[stealthy1 3,964]

If it means a lot to you then get it re-blued by a gunsmith, dont know how much it costs, but worth thinking about if your attactched to it

[davyt63 1,845]

hi guys, ive recently inherited my grandfarthers old airgun, witch was very much to my suprise as i dint even know he owend one its a vey poorly looking webley hawke mkIII its been in a garage loft space unbaged for a number of years, the barrel right back to the scope grooves was coverd in rust, ive sprayed it with WD40 and left it over night in the hope it would remove the rust but had no joy so i carfully sanded it back to the metal with wet and dry sand paper but now i dont know the best way to go around painting it? its only ever going to be used as a garden plinker so getting it re blued is a bit pointless i just want to tidy it up a bit,

 

was thinking of using spray paint will this work?

 

thanks in advance

 

 

hi Bear

have a look at this link! you will find it useful

http://www.thehuntinglife.com/forums/topic/187349-bsa-meteor-mk4-22-updated-on-03032011/page__fromsearch__1

 

hope it helps

 

regards

 

Davy

[beargrylls 1]

cheers for replys lads, that link was spot on davy thanks

 

Edited November 3, 2011 by beargrylls