Hey,
I'm presently in the middle of a refinish on a M60 aluminum receiver, trigger guard, and front sight band. I used Brownells Aluma-Hyde and had a failure. Apparantly I over-polished the parts. the stuff didn't bond. Brownells told me that.
I'll be interested to hear about your success. Do you know how those products that you mentioned stand up to gun solvents and scratches?

 

brownells claims that the gun kote bake on withstands cleaning solvents and also can be used inside of the reciever and on moving parts. im going to order thursday after i get paid so hopefully i will know something after the weekend

 

2 main things i am really trying to figure out is 1: do i blue or bake finish the magazine tube and 2: what color do i do the reciever in gloss black or gloss gunmetal blue. . currently the mag tube is painted black just how the reciever is originally painted black. im trying to make this thing look better than it originally did, so any input is appreciated.

 

ok so i bit the bullet on the gun metal blue gun kote finish color. any recommendations on how to finish the mag tube?

 

I'd blue.

 

cool ill give it a try. taking it to work tomorrow and going to hit it on the wire wheel then bring it home degrease it and try the bluing, worst come to worst ill strip it, coat it and bake it. going to gun kit the front sight as well as the reciever and trigger guard. going to harbor freight one evening this week to pick up a small media blaster to clean the reciever and other parts.

once i finish this chore im on to restocking and rebluing my stevens 311 side by side 12gauge.

i have found this refinishing thing quite addicting.

also anyone know how to jewel a bolt? itd be nice to do something like that on my rifle to make it stand out from all the fresh blued parts.


here are some pictures of what i have so far:

Before the take down

After i finished rebluing the barrel last night

 

also anyone know how to jewel a bolt? itd be nice to do something like that on my rifle to make it stand out from all the fresh blued parts.

You basically take a rubber polishing stick and put it in a drill press to create the patterns.
The rubber stick I use has a fine abrasive in it.

 

ok guys still never finished this this. blasted the reciever trigger guard and barrel band. followed the instructions for brownells gun kote in gun metal blue and no luck. the finish flakes off.

this is what i used
GUN-KOTE™ OVEN CURE, GUN FINISH - Brownells

anybody know what i can do? i would love to get her back in comission

 

Years ago a friend did an old Glenfield 60. He stripped the paint on the receiver and trigger guard, polished them and gave them a clear coat, looked good, the silver and blue contrast.

 

I have an old Glenfield Model 25 .22 bolt action, about 40 years old now. I did Birchwood Casey cold blue on it, and stripped and hand polished the wood with linseed oil. I replaced the trigger spring with a lighter spring. It has been my only rimfire for several years now, and it's more accurate than I am at my age...I think I paid under $100 for it...used it for squirrels for some years.

Great rifle, adult size stock.

mark

 

Not sure how well this would work on the receiver, but I recently used some Birchwood Casey perma blue on an aluminum handle cheap Harbor Freight hunting knife. The handle was originally shiny aluminum, I degreaser it and cleaned it under hot soapy water, then I put a dab of the perma blue on an old toothbrush and proceded to work it into the handle while the handle was still warm.
It turned out pretty good, it has a bluish black appearance to it, kind of looks like carbon steel now, no more flashy shiny aluminum handle. I've often thought if it worked that well on the aluminum handle it should work just as well on most any .22 aluminum receiver. Worst case you can always paint over it if it doesn't work out.

 

Yeah im really stuck on what to do here. Not sure if i have enough gun kote to redo it. Not big on the aluminum in the raw color for a woods rifle. now my 1911 lightweight commander frame is completely different. Not sure if i should try the wheeler engineering ceramacote or just bake on some high temp satin black engine enamel.

 

Mebe007, I know you are already ahead of me on this one but be sure all springs of any kind do not go into the oven regardless of the type finish you use. I can't help on what type to use as I am not gifted or brave enough to attempt it.