Ideas on how to hide some IUR rail damage?

[ricohman]

Got my Colt IUR "factory second" upper yesterday. And this isn't a thread about #####ing as I still think its a pretty good deal and I knew it would be damaged. This is going to have some cheaper parts mounted to it, but I wish they would have dropped it on the bottom.
Anyway, the damage on mine is a small piece of metal missing out of the top rail. It's to far back for a sight to cover it and to far forward for optics to cover it.
Paint? Markers?
Any tips on how to disguise this a bit?

 

[GrizzlyLC]

magpul rail covers

 

[tungngroove2000]

gunpowder residue

 

[ricohman]

magpul rail covers

I never thought of that for the top. I may need to file the squished part of the rail down a bit but that would certainly cover it all up.

 

[LeftFootOfDoom]

character marks, wear with pride.

 

[Trinimon]

If it bugs ya, wipe it down with some acetone to remove any grease then apply some Birchwood Casey AlumaBlack. It'll look like new.

 

[BeaverMeat]

character marks, wear with pride.

I agree

 

[Donny Fenn1]

If it bugs ya, wipe it down with some acetone to remove any grease then apply some Birchwood Casey AlumaBlack. It'll look like new.

this or a black sharpie?

someone once told me "they're tools not jewels"

kind of changed my outlook on dings after that

 

[enefgee]

Black sharpie, or Krylon camo job, or rail covers - if you run the gun 'thumb over' you'll probably want a rail cover there anyway to help you return to index.

 

[Trinimon]

Sharpie colour wipes off when they get oiled. That Aluma Black is like cold blue. I've tried permanent ink markers, paint pensand the aluma-black worked the best.

 

[KND]

Paint them with some krylon tan color. Look like a operator. Lol.

 

[Goose762]

A sure way to have that ding not bother you anyone is to take a hammer and punch and put a matching ding on the other side, then "accidentally" drop the gun on your driveway.


If you're actually going to use it properly, that won't be the only blemish that firearm has for long. If it's going to be a safe queen you shouldn't have bought a second.
What's the problem?

 

[KND]

I got mine today from the ammo source, not a single scratch. I must be lucky.

 

[Phat Eagle]

Alumablack works well. So does mounting an optic and shooting the piss out of it!!!!

 

[Mr.Crumbz]

Sharpie! Or just love it for what it, and now you wont have to worry as much about getting your 'first' mark on it.

 

[NaOH]

Shoot it lots, get more dings, forget which was the one that used to bother you.

 

[enefgee]

Shoot it lots, get more dings, forget which was the one that used to bother you.

best answer, right there

 

[Jerry Champagne]

character marks, wear with pride.

One more vote for this. ^^^

 

[Sqr]

As already mentioned they are character marks. AR's should not look pristine to the point of looking like toys anyways.

 

[Mister Donut]

Go out and use it, get more marks on it so that one doesn't feel lonely