Not sure but you could use a heat gun on the B/A out of the stock. It should lift the paint without hurting the metal. It came out nice.

 

I vote to leave it be, looks good. But no, I don't think it will remove blueing.

 

thanks guys, I wish it looked as good in person, LOL.
here are some pics of it closer. The flash makes it look lighter colored, the pic above is more accurate.
what I really don't like is the mesh I used for masking was too thick, so it made the space between the "scales" come out WAY too big and the scales too small.

 

Still looks good.

 

thanks scooter.

 

Thing would look invisible in the desert SW:bthumb:

 

The stripper is a caustic, if it were mine, I would bet on it removing the bluing.

If you want to repaint, scuff the paint and repaint.

If you want it original, sell it and replace it.

 

thanks for the advice, paint it is. whether I repaint it this color scheme with different colors or black. I don't want it original, I planned on painting it long before I bought it.

so..... what do you guys think....if I paint it black, what paint should I use on the barrel/action

if I stay with copperhead, what should I do to the scope? I don't want to paint the scope because of warranty issues.

 

Look at engine paint in auto parts stores (O'Reilly's Auto Zone, etc.).

How old is the scope? What brand? My son paints all his scopes and hasn't had a problem. Mask off both lenses and any moving parts, then squirt it. Just don't lay it on too thick.

 

the scope is a few days old, it hasn't actually even been mounted yet. It's only a barska, but money is money.
I've painted scopes before, but never a new one.

 

KG Gunkote. It's the best stuff I have ever used. It goes on very thin and looks great. For the 2400 series you need to bake it ,but it's worth it. It does not look like a home job when you get finished. Check out their website and go to the gallery. Some very nice custom jobs in there.

 

Sorry, can't help with your original question. But wow :bthumb: that is a cool paint job, as is!!

 

thanks roger

 

Well, to answer my own question....sort of
I added some paint and had a compatibility issue. The paint blistered. So I sprayed with aircraft remover. Figured it would be a lot easier to strip it than sand the blustered paint down and take a chance on a future reaction. Figured I would be better off starting the paint fresh
It dulled the bluing a bit, didn't remove it completely but its nowhere near as dark as original

 

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You could repaint and have exactly the same blistering problem unless you prime it first. Lotsa paints have silicone in them which is death on bare wood and if it is in there from your last paint job it is gonna causing lifting. Don't know if the paint that you used had silicone in it but if it did you are gonna get good at stripping and repainting. I would not take the chance. Primer is cheap and you can sand out very smooth.

noremf(George)

 

If you can get your hands on some Phosphoric acid, diluted with water will remove bluing right, quick, and in a hurry. Also try "the works" toilet bowl cleaner. Use it all the time to remove rust from bolts and such and since blueing is a form of rust, might work good.

 

thanks hollowtip. I was actually not wanting to remove the bluing. I had paint I needed to remove and was curious if the bluing would stay on it.

 

thanks george, I already stripped, degreaged, reprimed and repainted it.
I appreciate the advice though.

 

Jeez



Lots of RFC guys do stuff faster than I can type. Good for you.

noremf(George)