Painting Barrel Flutes

[speerchucker30x378]

I think I will go out and put lip stick and eye shadow on the pit bull, sigh. He he he he Rod

 

[LeRoy]

there's a gun?.... sh1t there's FOUR nice guns there....and a rifle!

 

[casterpollox]

Another idea instead of paint is to heavy-duty sand blast the barrel.
(that I lost track of in the above picture)

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.)

WHAT?? Maybe read the original post again.


Thanks for the pic... it was great. Pretty much what we're looking for. Both the girls and the paint.

Heat isn't really a factor here. I guess it just for the bling or individuality of the rifle. The rifle gets shot about 10 times a year. Sighting in and then hunting.

We were thinking about the enamel paint but I'm interesting in the SS blackening agent that was mentioned. Do you have some more details?

 

[double gun]

... flutes with KG-GUNKOTE....

I would NOT use a hardware store paint. Use gunkote or send it to Rocky Mountain Rifles (corlane sporting goods) and have it done right with teflon or better yet powder coat. They even list the option on their website.

 

[Gun5tuff]

It would increase it if the paint were black, because dark colours radiate heat faster.

Ted

No one addressed the question of cooling with a coating versus no coating? The heat has to be conducted from the metal to the surface of the coating. How conductive are some of the coatings and how thick are they applied? I would think a colour process like anodization would be best if this were possible with stainless.

 

[bclinehand]

Another idea instead of paint is to heavy-duty sand blast the barrel.
(that I lost track of in the above picture)

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.)

I understand what you are trying to say but only the surface area will be increased and possibly the mass reduced slightly