Powder coating or prime with acid 8 then top coat with satin black - I did the latter on a predom ( copy ) and it came up very well indeed .
hth
Dave
Good day to the experts. I have an LP53, the finish had worn off the barrel by my bad handling in the past. A gun shop sprayed it with black paint which is now coming off in flakes. Do you know what metal the barrel is made of, and if there is a better way of making it presentable? Any help would be appreciated. Pete
Powder coating or prime with acid 8 then top coat with satin black - I did the latter on a predom ( copy ) and it came up very well indeed .
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Dave
]Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway. ~ Elbert Hubbard[
My LP53 has a blued barrel and a crackled receiver finish
Have the barrel reblued properly, if you paint it you'll devalue it by 50%
Richard
A man can always use more alcohol, tobacco and firearms.
Very prone to this. What I did was remove all old paint and crud from the barrel unit degreased and then polished it. So you then have your James Bond gun with a silver barrel unit looking very impressive.
I was going to paint it but it looks so good I just keep it oiled and polished! Obviously you can paint it as and when.
And before anyone starts its my gun so.......
Its Made of an aluminium alloy I had one and was told that the best thing to do is get some aluminium blacking compound I think C&H Weston do it but apparently you must first rub all of the finish of the barrel with wire wool make it all nice and shiny then rub the compound on and let it do its work. I got some but never had the guts to do it apparently the end result is to bring it up like new.
Demic, miserable, grumpy old git! Feinwerkbau Sport Appreciation Society.
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]Never explain. Your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe it anyway. ~ Elbert Hubbard[
Thank you all for your reply. I now have a number ideas to follow. Pete
Kingplinker. Just did barrel unit on mine goes well with rest of crackle finish. Beagle.You are right and so I dont need to worry about rust. Should have checked for self but assumed steel.
NO ITS NOT IM SORRY BUT YOU ARE WRONG.
If you do not believe me ask this guy he sold me my first one LP53 pistol there is not much that he dose not no about them pennineway.fswo .The first ones they made with the ducks head breech end we're coated with shiny black on the frame and blacked barrels but they had problems with the finish on the alloy castings for the frame having marks in them so they did the crinkled finish to hide the marks.
Magnets at 20 paces then chaps?
Like beagle2 says: Alloy casting, steel liner
A magnet will be attracted to a LP53 barrel as the rifled liner is steel
The barrel and breech block are manufactured from an aluminium alloy casting
It can be refinished by polishing it to mirror finish and using an aluminium blacking chemical available from Chambers
John
hold me back !!