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Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Sun, 08 Apr 2012 22:34:55
by Mindflayer
While cleaning off the receiver tonight, I was a bit overzealous and managed to peel off some of the matte finish on the receiver. There's now a nice shiny patch on the metal. Does anyone know what they use as the finish? I sent off an email to Ruger but figured someone here might know.
Re: Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:16:01
by Diomed
Do you mean one of the silver receivers or one of the "blued" receivers?
Re: Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Mon, 09 Apr 2012 01:18:18
by Mindflayer
Silver:
Re: Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 01:06:48
by Diomed
Huh, usually people want to take the cheap finish off, not restore it.
Best I can think of is to hit with something like
this.
Re: Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 12:07:12
by Mindflayer
Diomed wrote:Huh, usually people want to take the cheap finish off, not restore it.
Best I can think of is to hit with something like
this.
Heh - exactly what I was thinking since I have some!
Re: Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Tue, 10 Apr 2012 13:31:29
by Jakeiscrazy
Well is wouldn't match with the barrel but you could anodize it. So of the sexier gun finishes if you ask me.
Re: Finish on 10/22 aluminum receiver
Posted: Wed, 11 Apr 2012 07:09:45
by jdonovan
The receiver is aluminum, if you wanted it done up nicely, I'd talk to US Anodizing out in Amissville... then no more flaking off.
They are a VERY good anodizing shop and Amissville is right here in VA. Depending on where home is, it might just be a short drive out to drop it off.
Just had'em re-do a supressor for me, and it came out AWSOME.