Paint that will match black anodized aluminum

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While waiting for my Maverick to arrive I decided to do some work on my handguard as I didn't like the straight cut look. After some grinding and filing I have something that is much more astheticly pleasing but now I need a way to paint the end. I've heard of some products for this but they only seem to be available in the US.

 
There are "Jiffy Marker" products that might "get you by" - The best for your purpose would be the "oil" version - sounds like a rattle inside and the black that comes out is very solid glossy black. Next best might be the "Industrial Super Permanent Ink" - I have some of these in the "Fine Point". Again much darker and blacker than the standard jiffy markers, which to my old eyes tend to dry with a blue black tinge to it. If there is a home-brew way of doing black adonizing on aluminum, I too would be interested to hear how to do that. Does not make for a "perfect" fix, but I have laid on fine layers onto scratches on scope bases - the marker paint has a thickness, and several careful coats can build up to fill the scratch, and the colour is not far from the adonize - but almost always can still be seen in the right light.
 
Mrblak77 said:
While waiting for my Maverick to arrive I decided to do some work on my handguard as I didn't like the straight cut look. After some grinding and filing I have something that is much more astheticly pleasing but now I need a way to paint the end. I've heard of some products for this but they only seem to be available in the US.

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Black is virtually impossible to match; ask any body-man. Give it a light bead blasting or sanding, and recoat with either Cera Coat or Cerama Coat. If you are careful, or send it out, you will have a very uniform finish that is also more durable than paint.

I built an AR using an upper and lower "in the white"; I bead blasted them and used Wheeler Ceramacoat (FDE), I had got a hand guard from TNA that was FDE, but a different colour, I had enough left, and the results were excellent. Baked it in the oven in the kitchen.
 
You could try to find a black nail polish that matches. That stuff is quite durable and resits oil as well. If you don't like it wipe it of with acetone.
 
Try this, i just did this in the last 2 days with some filler plugs made of brass to fill some sight screw holes. I used the trusty ol Rust Coat spray bomb >>>a'la Home Hardware paint. I sprayed a couple of coats on the plugs (lightly) last night. Today i just used my finger tip and rubbed the shine off the paint as it is still wet/tacky. Matches the finish on my Rem.barrel pretty close and doesnt look out of place when they are screwed in.
 
Benchwood Casey has a " black anodizing " pen, like a expensive Jiffy marker.
I have a couple , they are black , shinny. Look like black paint. I have never found anything they would match.
Buy a can of satin black paint and do the whole thing. I would never have done that.
 
icehunter121 said:
Try this, i just did this in the last 2 days with some filler plugs made of brass to fill some sight screw holes. I used the trusty ol Rust Coat spray bomb >>>a'la Home Hardware paint. I sprayed a couple of coats on the plugs (lightly) last night. Today i just used my finger tip and rubbed the shine off the paint as it is still wet/tacky. Matches the finish on my Rem.barrel pretty close and doesnt look out of place when they are screwed in.
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This works, flat black or mat finish, if you have a paint spray gun, buy a quart or gloss black and a quart or flat black mix a little together to get the right look( spray it on something similar ) before spraying the part. Also heating up the part, will change the color too, and sometimes if it too hot will change the texter.... sometimes good.. somethings not.
Cheers
Brian
 
I use Sherwin Williams industrial semi-matte black, applied with an acid brush in a dabbing motion, followed by a clean brush in a dabbing motion. It sticks and it's tough and it matches well.
 
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