Remove Finish on Remington R-15

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I inherited a Remington R-15 and am not overly crazy about the camo finish. The finish is a hydro dip application and I am wondering how do you get it off? Can it be removed or can it at least be re dipped with a black finish.

Would appreciate any thoughts or suggestions.
 
There are some threads in the states on this. One thing I would suggest is just removing the camo from the pistol grip and stock first. With the snow version it looks good if the furniture is black along with the barrel. I've seen some picks of this and it can look very cool. Again check out the US sites. There are a number of threads on this.

I seem to recall that varnish remover may have been what was used for the furniture. You'll need more than that though for the actual receiver and lower.
 
I may try just replacing the stock. The pistol grip is already replaced. My worry about stripping it is that it is then bare metal and I have to pay to have it anodized. I assume this could be costly...
For replacing the stock will an AR style stock work?
 
Try using acetone. Test it on the stock to see if it will work. It won't damage the anodozing. I've used it to strip painted rifles, can't even tell they'd been messed with afterwards.
 
Probably the process for a new coat will remove it.
My brother used to work with these kinds of coating for mechanic parts. He said regardless of how he gets the part (clean/painted/crapped) he would clean it of any previous coating and leave it in a chemycal bath to strip everything before the new coat.

Anyway, before doing anything yourself, contact someone who does it and ask if they can also remove it.
 
So march your butt down to Home Hardware and pick up some Acetone. Try it on the stock to see if it removes the finish. It will not damage the anodizing and if it works, you won't be able to tell that it was ever there.

Will cost you around $10 and it will look like it left the factory that way. A lot cheaper than sending it to Armacoat and it won't like home made job like paint would. Although the paint is easily removed with..... wait for it........ Acetone.
 
Acetone was what they recommended on the US sites to remove the camo from the plastic parts such as the A2 stock and pistol grip. Yes if you paint it yourself you will ruin the resale value.
 
badboybeeson said:
Its a remington r15, nothing you do to its going to add or take away from its value.
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Not sure if that is a shot or a compliment... I am new to the whole AR platform and don't know where the remington's are viewed or valued at in the AR world.
I know that they are a Bushmaster with decals. The big question I have is, does the decal hurt the value/desirability? Is there a benefit to convert this to a "black" rifle or just sell it and start from scratch. I got a good deal when I bought this so I don't mind a couple of upgrades to improve it. With the thought of resale in mind, down the road.
 
The top layer of dip finish is easy to remove BUT the primer below it is thick and resistant to harsher chemicals. I have done plenty of those rifles in the past and we just blast them right to the bone and re-anodize or arma-coat whichever the customer wants. As well the anodizing below the camo-dip is not colored in anyway. It is left a golden color (natural anodize -No dye)
 
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