firearm finish at home

[22popnsplat]

I have a k31 that I bought at a bargan price and am just about finished with the Sporter stock I bought to replace the original that was beyound repair . The finish on the metal is in  need of attention and am looking for something I can apply at home . I would prefer a durable parkarized finish , anyone have a suggestion ?

[bluebayou]

i am at the same point.  I want to do a home park job on my Ishapore Enfield.  The hitch is that you need a stainless tank to do it which will run about $100 from what I am told.  So I am saving my pennies. 

I can PM you a link if you are interested.

Until then, I have used Brownells Oxpho creme
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1108&title=OXPHO-BLUE~%20CREME

to cover the exposed steel where the parkerizing has worn badly. 

If I had an oven large enough then I would use GunKote
http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/productdetail.aspx?p=1150&st=gunkote&s=

A lot of the other kids have used it to good effect. 

[bscman]

The tank doesn't need to be stainless....just NOT carbon steel.

I've used aluminum, a ceramic crock-pot for small parts, and once even 4" PVC pipe....the PVC needs to be well supported, though--as it heats it will warp and bend.

For $5-6 you can get enough solution to easily do a few long guns...if you're crafty you can find a *tank* to use for pretty cheap.
If you have resturant supply houses nearby, look for steam-trays (like you find at most buffet style resturants). You can usually get them up to 24" in length (rarely longer, but possible) and they work great. If you know someone who welds stainless, but two and hack 'em together. They're pretty cheap ($10 or so each).

I always parkerize before duracoating to promote adhesion. I don't care how even/perfect the park job looks as it'll be 100% covered...but I've only had one item come out splotchy--the rest have been pretty sweet!

[bluebayou]

I thought about the steam table pan idea. 

My mistake early on was thinking that I had to heat the solution in the pan. 

Going to make one with PVC after I get moved back to Texas next month.  Figure that I will boil the solution in and then add it to the PVC then. 

[1911crazy]

One of my 49/56 french MAS rifles needded a repark job.  I used brownells aluma-hyde in light gray park.  I washed the gun down with alcohol and then heated it with a hair dryer.  Once it was warm enough i shot it with this paint.  It came out perfect and you can't tell whats orginal and were the paint is, its that close to matching the orginal.