10/22 paint stripping: UPDATE WITH PICS

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What do you guys think about stripping all the paint of the receiver. The factory paint doesn't look all that great IMO and its coming off inside the receiver.

I was thinking about stripping it down and maybe duracoating it? I have zero experience in this area, but thats never stopped me from trying something before.
 
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On the outside, I used "polystripper" and it worked well. I got it to bare aluminum and then I polished it.

However, if you're going to recoat it anyway, I don't think it's worth the work of stripping it down to bare. You could just scuff it with 400 grit wet/dry sandpaper and then recoat.
 
Well you don't want to be painting over top of the factory paint cause it will probably just end up bubbling or fall off anyways.
 
Nonus said:
Well you don't want to be painting over top of the factory paint cause it will probably just end up bubbling or fall off anyways.
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the factory paint on my gun is comeing off already its been 2 months since I bought it and well chiping like no tomorrow its a stainless steel with systec stock..
 
I got most of the paint sanded off last night on the outside, the inside of the receiver will take much longer.

I'll post pics of my progress tonight. :)
 
arancio said:
has anyone had their stripped receiver anodized??
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I have seen pictures of someone who got his gold plated. I think others tried to get it powder coated but the aluminum was too crappy and the paint didn't adhere well.

I could of sworn I remember reading somewhere that someone wanted to get his anodized, he started looking into it but I don't know the outcome.
 
Well, after two full nights of elbow grease and fine grit sandpaper, here is the final result.

It actually looks way better than the painted version, and I still have to polish it and maybe compound out some of the small imperfections, but overall, I am happy.

What do you guys think?

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Now that you have it all stripped down, why don't you consider some kind of relief or accents before you paint it. See my receiver below. I milled out some horizontal strips to give it some interest and then I Duracoated it in Stainless Steel. It turned out not half bad. Don't forget the trigger assembly. I milled the edges of it so they were more acute rather than the rounded edges you get when you cast parts. It now looks more like a machined part. Notice how I skeletonized the trigger. Maybe do that treatment along the length of the trigger guard for instance. Be creative and really personalize it.

BTW, if you are going to Duracoat it you might want to rough up that surface so it has something to grab on to when it dries. If you haven't used an airbrush, which is what you need to use to apply Duracoat, practice a bit with it. Its not hard but you do have to be careful about laying down to heavy a coat. Many thin coats makes for a better finish.

Good luck on your project.

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Very nice,

I like what you have done with it. With mine, I am in no big rush, when I get a little bored with my shooting routine, I mix it up and start playing around with modifications

Thanks for the suggestions :)

Mr AR15 said:
Now that you have it all stripped down, why don't you consider some kind of relief or accents before you paint it. See my receiver below. I milled out some horizontal strips to give it some interest and then I Duracoated it in Stainless Steel. It turned out not half bad. Don't forget the trigger assembly. I milled the edges of it so they were more acute rather than the rounded edges you get when you cast parts. It now looks more like a machined part. Notice how I skeletonized the trigger. Maybe do that treatment along the length of the trigger guard for instance. Be creative and really personalize it.

BTW, if you are going to Duracoat it you might want to rough up that surface so it has something to grab on to when it dries. If you haven't used an airbrush, which is what you need to use to apply Duracoat, practice a bit with it. Its not hard but you do have to be careful about laying down to heavy a coat. Many thin coats makes for a better finish.

Good luck on your project.

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Make sure you don't touch the hole for the barrel or where the barrel sits on the frame, don't want to add too much more wobble to it.
 
Here's a couple I glass bead blasted and painted with Alloy wheel paint in a spray can from crappy tire. Did the barrel and blasted the stock also on the top one.
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