[32639]

I've got several of these. They are functional but look a little ratty. Anyone know of a refinished for these?

 

[KurtC]

To do it properly, they have to be completely disassembled. The aluminum plate gets anodized and the steel parts get parkerized.

Most folks just paint the aluminum parts with Alumi-Hyde or something.

 

[32639]

Thanks Kurt anodizing is of course out of my league and I think they are riveted together.

 

[KurtC]

Thanks Kurt anodizing is of course out of my league and I think they are riveted together.

They actually come apart rather easily, just watch for the spring and ball bearing. If you are doing several, someplace like http://www.usanodizing.com/ could give you a bulk price. Anodizing isn't usually expensive as long as you remove all metal parts yourself.

 

[M1Army]

I disassemble the butt plate (separate the flapper from the back plate) - I degrease, blast and repark the flapper as it is made of steel. The backplate is aluminum - so I blast those as well and repaint them with Aluma Hyde II - Dark Parkerizing color. I re-assemble and they look really nice! The Aluma Hyde II is epoxy and dries hard and will resist solvents. Getting the orginal USGI finish was just too expensive when I investigated that.

Here is one on a USGI Fiberglass Stock I just finished. I painted the stock with Aluma Hyde II Earth Brown.



M1Army

 

[32639]

Thanks M1Army. You do some really nice work there.

 

[pdcrig]

All very good advice above. I paint and repark as well. About to do a couple very soon.

 

[NATOBTHP]

I did exactly what M1Army did. They look factory new.