What is the paint on a gloss hinged floor plate?trigger guard?

[nomad 68]

As per the title, i have a rifle i am going to have reblued and the floor plate is pretty nicked up.It is painted aluminum. Woud like to repaint the floor plate. Would be the same paint on aluminum shotgun receiver i am guessing. Can you buy it anywhere?

 

[jeff270]

Anodizing is the common process to color aluminum parts.
Since it's a bit involved (dangerous) most folks go for one of the spray and bake coatings,like duracoat or ceracoat.

 

[nomad 68]

Thanks for the info.

 

[Dosing]

Alumahyde (SP?) check brownells. There were a few makers who used something similar.

 

[icedog]

While some firearms have aluminum parts anodized, many have the trigger guard and bottom metal painted with some type of black enamel. It's very easy to recreate the original look with a bit of fine sanding and a spray can of Krylon. I've used the semi-gloss a few times, and think it gives a better finish than the gloss stuff. Of course the Krylon is nowhere near as tough as anodizing, or the spray and bake finishes, but it is very easy and inexpensive to refinish again whenever it's needed.

Another option that is pretty durable is to have it powder coated ... a variation on the spray and bake thing.

 

[ciphery]

Black powder coat not really a paint but a baked on plastic like meterial

An alternative for home use would be a product called alumi-black which is kinda like chemical bluing for aluminum.

By far the most durable coating is powder coating

 

[Ian Robertson]

Many of the cheap guards like Remingtons are not aluminum but some form of pot metal that can not be anodized. Go with the paint.