Painting Barrel Flutes

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Has anyone painted the flutes of a barrel? My friend and I got to thinking about this yesterday and we though it might add a nice little touch to the rifle.

Nothing to flashy, just the same colour as the stock. Its a stainless barrel with a black, grey web stock.
 
I've always thought I would do that too if I had one, like the previous poster I would try engine enamel or bbq paint
 
I have seen a couple of 10/22 flutes painted by they were from a custom barrel maker.

This is something we'd like to tackle over the winter. First on his Sendero and then on a 10/22 project that I'm starting.

Has anyone actually done it?
 
Camp Cook said:
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I know this doesn't really match up with "Nothing Too Flashy" but it does show you that it can be done... and it is the same colour as the stock! ugg.
 
Another idea instead of paint is to heavy-duty sand blast the barrel.
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This would increase the mass area and allow better cooling, just as the fluting alone does compared to a non-fluted barrel.

Would painting not decrease the overall value of cooling?
(Not sure of the answer to this one.)
 
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Why not? said:
It would increase it if the paint were black, because dark colours radiate heat faster.

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That I would like to see scientifically proven!!

Dark colors absorb light and turns the light energy into heat energy, light colors reflect light so are cooler than dark colors. I don't think it has anything to do with dark colors radiating heat faster.
 
CyaN1de said:
That I would like to see scientifically proven!!

Dark colors absorb light and turns the light energy into heat energy, light colors reflect light so are cooler than dark colors. I don't think it has anything to do with dark colors radiating heat faster.
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Dark colours both absorb and radiate heat faster than light colours. Grade Nine physics!

Heat generated within any object, in this case a barrel, is radiated faster by a dark surface than a light one.

Ted
 
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hey... I'm impressed... I thought it would take longer to get this thread back on the rails!

I'd tend to think that painting the flutes black could actually ADD a certain ammount of heat to the equation, if you were shooting on a sunny day. It's like wearing a black shirt in August... Makes you MUCH hotter than wearing a white shirt.
 
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I don't think paint will make an appreciable difference in barrel heat.

Painting the flutes would be relatively easy. As with all painting jobs, the results will be directly dependent on the preparation you do and the quality of products you're applying. The metal would have to be clean and scuffed. It would need a primer. A self etching or epoxy primer would be best, then a high quality paint. A high quality enamel will take a lot of heat, think about how hot an engine block gets. If you're gonna get your barrel red hot, then nothing will last long.
 
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i have painted the flutes with KG-GUNKOTE. last remington i saw on the rack with painted flutes was a Senderro and the paint was chipped.

steve
 
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