T78 4 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 as above,is it possible to anodize a fifle action? Quote Link to post
Guest hyperion Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 yeah! the action on my p/h pheonix is adonised ally! cheers hyperion Quote Link to post
T78 4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 yeah!the action on my p/h pheonix is adonised ally! cheers hyperion what about steel though?can it be anodized to a similar finish to alloy?or is there a similar finish that can be done? Quote Link to post
Guest hyperion Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 ive no idea about the process but i cant see why steel couldnt be adonized though i dont think it would be as durable as blueing! Quote Link to post
mad al 146 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 What about powder coating? Quote Link to post
T78 4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 What about powder coating? good idea....would that end up a smooth finish as blueing or anodizing though? Quote Link to post
Guest rexdigger Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 trust me dont get it powder coated it will ruin a good rifle i should know i used to be a powder coater and i did one of my guns seemed like a good idea at the time :cry: Quote Link to post
T78 4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 trust me dont get it powder coated it will ruin a good rifle i should know i used to be a powder coater and i did one of my guns seemed like a good idea at the time :cry: well,thats powder coating out then! think i might just have the gun blacked instead!seems the easier option!anyone know the ins and outs of sending an action,barrel and silencer to be blacked? price,time,prep etc? Quote Link to post
j davies 8 Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 yeah!the action on my p/h pheonix is adonised ally! cheers hyperion what about steel though?can it be anodized to a similar finish to alloy?or is there a similar finish that can be done? you can only anodize ali mate thats it on steal you can chrome plate it but with all this you make the parts bigger i mean the size changes Quote Link to post
T78 4 Posted December 26, 2008 Author Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 yeah!the action on my p/h pheonix is adonised ally! cheers hyperion what about steel though?can it be anodized to a similar finish to alloy?or is there a similar finish that can be done? you can only anodize ali mate thats it on steal you can chrome plate it but with all this you make the parts bigger i mean the size changes yeah,i did think iabout the size issue. seems anodizing would be ok and i also thought about maybe not being able to anodize steel!(as you pointed out)don't want chrome,want a dark colour so that narrows it down to black now!lol Quote Link to post
Guest buster321c Posted December 26, 2008 Report Share Posted December 26, 2008 Im sure ive heard of a guy in `Manchester` ? ( i think ) that does air rifles all colours ( anodising ) not sure where i heard it though . Quote Link to post
tony h 14 Posted December 27, 2008 Report Share Posted December 27, 2008 Im sure ive heard of a guy in `Manchester` ? ( i think ) that does air rifles all colours ( anodising ) not sure where i heard it though . you can have it nickel plated a chap at our club had his done from ripley rifles on his ar5 looks smart but no good for hunting to shinny Quote Link to post
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