Hi, I was wondering how I would fix the scratch? It has the standard finish any suggestion would be appreciated thx robert
birchwood casey’s super blue.
Hi, Dave I don’t want it to rust on the scratch thx
thx for the link, I am looking at it now
Flat black krylon is what I use. Matches up real well but doesn’t put up with solvents very well. Alumnahyde does but I have never used it so I don’t know how well it matches, if it’s in a place that’s seen.
cold bluing is more for cosmetic touch ups, doesn’t do much for rust protection and still needs to be oiled lightly. i wouldn’t worry about a scratch on the barrel. just wipe it down with an oily rag from time to time.
Light scratch on barrel
Black permanent marker for quicky.
Keith
we shouldn’t help him fix his scratch, but we also shouldn’t rip on him over it… he just doesn’t know any better.
OP… guns are supposed to have scratches on them. wipe all steel parts down in light oil on a regular basis, to begin with, and worry not about the scratch. it wont rust any more or less than the rest of the gun, if you’re gunna be packing it around in the rain and such. if not, then it’s moot anyway.
oK, ENOUGH.
Did you all stop and think it might be a carbine/rifle that he doesn’t want scratchd, etc for some reason.
I’m fully aware that these things get dinged up, I have ones that are and I also have some that I don’t want dinged up. For instance, my brand new 2k 30-06 hunting stick-should see it after season, beating the woods, dragging deer out;) Then I have a nice retro XM177E2-sunny day.
OP, if it’s something you have as a collectors piece, etc,maybe a repark of the barrel?
Man I hope I never have, or ever do, post something like that.
Maybe the scratch he wants coated is under the handguard. I wouldn’t want to remove and replace my rail regularly just to wipe some fkin’ oil on a scratch.
Brownells has a huge selection of coatings, including some that resist cleaning solvents.
Damn dude its his gun, and he came here asking for advice.
Not everyone cares for the “combat worn look” a few here are so fond of even so far as to intentionally destroy the finish on a gun just to be “cool”.
ok, ok… stop the hate mail. i thought i was actually being diplomatic about it. the quality of posts on this board is plummeting lately, and it’s hard not to be a prick about it. but there isn’t necessarily anything wrong with YOUR question… so i apologize.
if you want to “fix” the scratch, birchwood casey’s cold blue is good stuff. scrub the spot really well with acetone or similar non-aerosol solvent, let it dry, and rub the blueing solution into the scratch with a q-tip. if it doesn’t turn dark black and blend in with the surrounding park, strip it again and try again.