Replacing "Chipped" or "Rusted" away metal?

kuziwr

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I have a No.5 Jungle carbine and on the end of the flash suppressor the metal is pitted, maybe from rust or had been chipped off. Is there any way that i can fill these pits and restore this beauty to its former glory?

I also have a No.1 that i poured a lot of money into to restore to non sporter status... the only problem is that it is drilled and tapped for a scope.
Is there any way to fill those holes?
 
Sure, these can be fixed, but how much money do you want to spend?

If you have access to somebody who is a good welder then weld the flash hider up and grind it back down. Takes skill and time. But there is a cheap and dirty way of doing it at home. Many Brit service rifles had a painted finish applied as an anti rust coating, the Jungley was one such rifle. Have at her with JB weld or similar, fill the pits to build it back up, sand down and paint with automotive exhaust manifold paint. Not a perfect solution but will look ok and hold up quite well.

Holes in receiver can be filled with a small grub screws (set screws) to just below the surface and then tig welded over. OR, do same JB weld trip and paint her up. Not recommended for a classic restoration but on a modified rifle, whats the diff?
 
I think il give the JB trick a try on the carbine, is it only exhaust/high heat paint i need? or is there a more expensive paint that i could buy, or even the origional paint that was on the rifle?
 
The original MOD paint was called Suncorite and is a two pack paint. Nasty stuff that gives of toxic fumes requiring a resperator when spraying. Made in UK and is difficult stuff to get a hold of and only sold in gallon cans. BDL in the US is only place that I know of this side of the pond that offers painting with it as a service and is quite expensive as he phospahtes the metal before applying. Cost is circa $300. Once the stuff is on it sticks like #### to a blanket and is very durable, solvents or paint stripper won't touch it.

India used black house paint, I think, with a tar brush.

High temp paint looks pretty good and once cured won't come off easily. However, there are a number of purpose made paints for firearms if you want to spend the money. Gunkote, Duracoat and Brownel's Alumahyde come to mind and all are excellent. Alumahyde is intended for painting aluminum. It is a close match in appearance to the original Suncorite. It is available in spray bombs, many gun stores can order it up for you.
 
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