Ivanhoe - I'm sure there's something that should take it right off. The Aluma-Hyde II is advertised as being strong enough to withstand most common gun cleaning products. I don't know (yet) how it'll hold up to Gun Scrubber.
Well, I applied the Parkerized Gray Aluma-Hyde II to my old Mossberg 500, and let me tell you, it's like a new gun.
I fully detail-stripped the gun (for the first time in the 10 years I've had it), removed all of the old finish and rust with a wire wheel on a buffing wheel. I sanded the areas to be refinished, and thoroughly cleaned and degreased everything.
I didn't bake anything in the oven, but I did go over the parts with a hot air gun immediately before the application.
I first started with the stripped reciever - I took it outside, hung (or is that hanged?) it on a wire clothes hanger, and proceeded to spray with relatively light passes.
I let it hang (inside in the air conditoning) for around 36 hours and went back at it the next day.
On day 2, I put a 2nd coat on the receiver and went ahead and put 2 coats on the barrel, mag tube, and slide assembly (waited approx. 1 to 2 hours between coats). All parts were hung inside again.
On day 3, I looked at everything and touched-up anything that needed it. After hanging everything back up, it was just a matter of time before putting everything back together.
The recommended cure time (on the can) is one week. Some folks recommended 2 weeks. Being the impatient type, I waited 3 days. Everything went back together nicely, and the following is the result:
http://www.geocities.com/shootinbulldawg/mossberg/moss01.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/shootinbulldawg/mossberg/moss02.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/shootinbulldawg/mossberg/moss03.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/shootinbulldawg/mossberg/moss04.jpg
http://www.geocities.com/shootinbulldawg/mossberg/moss05.jpg
After putting everything back together, I could barely make out a bit of metal showing through the finish on the receiver, so I'll probably add another coat sometime down the road.
I'm going to make sure to let it sit for another week or so before applying any lube, shooting, or banging it around. Only time will tell how durable this finish will be.
The finish closely resembles gray parkerizing in both color and texture. I'm pretty impressed with the cosmetic results so far.
This is not a bake-on finish, but I'm wondering if baking will make it any stronger. If this stuff doesn't hold up as-is, I'll have to experiment.
Suppossedly, the Aluma-Hyde II can be used over existing finishes, but I know of one person who did this that is already experiencing wear on his slide operating arms.
By the way, this shotgun took up nearly an entire can.
I probably should've waited, but I have 4 more cans of Park. Gray on the way (in addition to the 2 cans of matte black and 1 can of OD green I already have).
Next project: The stripped Maadi AK sitting in the workshop.
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Bulldawg: NRA, GOA, TSRA, Shiner Bock Connoisseur.
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[This message has been edited by Bulldog (edited June 05, 2000).]