Parkerizing
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Dustin
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Parkerizing
Ok I have a colt 1903 that the years have not been kinda to. I have stripped the rust of and have the gun running again. I was thinking of Parkerizing it. How much of the pits and nasty spots will this cover.
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Re: Parkerizing
My experience is much more limited then any of the smiths here but I have parked about 10 firearms and a few other objects. I have found that sandblasting leaves a very consistent surface finish that goes a long way to hide surface pits. working a slightly pitted surface with something like sand paper makes every pit stand out.
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Re: Parkerizing
Pits are there
Only way to remove pits is remove metal or fill pits up.
Pakerizing is not magic sandblasted pits are still there.
Small pits can be blended in but that is a small pit and a heavey blast.
Only way to remove pits is remove metal or fill pits up.
Pakerizing is not magic sandblasted pits are still there.
Small pits can be blended in but that is a small pit and a heavey blast.