Parkerized Finish

[Jeff Neely]

Anyone know how to fix scratches or marks in parkerized finish?

The finish is a greenish-gray color.

thanks, jeff

 

[George Stringer]

You might try applying cosmoline to the scratches. If the parked surface is still there and just the color scratched it should turn it back green. Other than that I don't know of anything short of reparkerizing it. George

 

[Jeff Neely]

Thanks George, Ill give that a try.

jeff

 

[LIProgun]

George, can you explain how the cosmoline restores the color?

TIA.

 

[George Stringer]

I don't know that it will. It should as that is how the green color is achieved in the first place. Parkerizing comes out of the tank in various shades of gray. Then if you want the greenish color you apply cosmosline. If you want black you run it through the bluing tanks. If the parkerizing hasn't scratched completely off there's a real good chance that the cosmoline will color it. Then again it may not but that's what I would try. George