Painted an old police trade in Mossberg 500

[BeatTheTunaUp]

Picked up a used police trade in M500 from crzy_one a couple of weeks ago and decided to try Aluma Hyde II. I wound up using a wire wheel on the grinding bench and cleaned it to the white. I then took a 4x8 ft sheet of insulation and made a makeshift oven. I was able to keep the parts between 185 and 230 switching between hi/low on the heater and cooked it for 3.5 hours. Let it set another 4 days for good measure and reassembled today.

Paint seems pretty durable and is supposed to stand up to gun cleaning solvents. We'll see.

 

[Sam7sf]

Cool.

 

[no2gates]

Great job on the paint. It will be interesting to see how it holds up after shooting, dropping, cleaning, etc...

 

[Charlie]

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[HKSig]

Looks good.

 

[MTA]

Picked up a used police trade in M500 from crzy_one a couple of weeks ago and decided to try Aluma Hyde II. I wound up using a wire wheel on the grinding bench and cleaned it to the white. I then took a 4x8 ft sheet of insulation and made a makeshift oven. I was able to keep the parts between 185 and 230 switching between hi/low on the heater and cooked it for 3.5 hours. Let it set another 4 days for good measure and reassembled today.

Paint seems pretty durable and is supposed to stand up to gun cleaning solvents. We'll see.

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What did you use for the heat source? You are giving me some ideas

 

[paknheat]

That turned out real nice. It should hold up good since you’re giving it time to cure.

It will still look good once it’s “battle worn” a bit too.


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[BeatTheTunaUp]

What did you use for the heat source? You are giving me some ideas

Just an old radiant heater.

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

That turned out real nice. It should hold up good since you’re giving it time to cure.

It will still look good once it’s “battle worn” a bit too.


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Thanks.

I didn't have any if the horror stories I read about clogging and such. Just cleaned the parts, heated them up, and sprayed. Was able to come back and do more with no clogging the tip. People were suggesting buying extra tips to swap between coats. Turned out to be not needed.

 

[scattergun6]

Very good idea to let it cure those extra 4 days. I've done a lot of DuraCoat and some Aluma Hyde finishing of plastic and metal, and have learned the hard way the folly of handling the finished work too soon. Well, I say I've learned....but I tend to get impatient and want to reassemble to "see how it looks"....it is very easy to gack a new finish.
Your Mossberg looks great - nice work!

 

[Sam7sf]

Just an old radiant heater.

Still waiting for a hot chick who works for the batf to tie me to one and question me where the rest of my guns are.

 

[seeker_two]

Still waiting for a hot chick who works for the batf to tie me to one and question me where the rest of my guns are.

They're all chicks at BATFE....some just dangle more than others....

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

Thanks the compliments. Forgot to mention I installed an extended slide release from https://www.shotenarmory.com/products-and-pricing.php.

I consider it a must have. The difference it makes is unreal if a pistol grip is installed.

 

[Sam7sf]

How’s that new release feel under recoil? Bite at all?

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

How’s that new release feel under recoil? Bite at all?

I haven't made it to the range yet, but I don't touch it when holding. I have to raise my thumb. Should be ok.

 

[BeatTheTunaUp]

Went and shot it today to see what pattern it throws. With some 8 pellet 00 it was 3 inches at 10ft, 6 inches at 15 ft and 10 inches at 25 ft.

Shot 5 slugs at 35 yards. First two low was where the dot fell installed. Shot 3 more after an elevation adj, and called it quits until I make it over to the 50/100 range.

I never felt the extended slide release while firing.

It's a shotgun doing shotgun things. Nothing to see here.

 

[red442joe]

Good job! Thanks for sharing.

Joe

 

[crzy_one]

Man you really made that thing beautiful! Glad it went to a good home!

 

[Rudeman]

May have to try that to an old ClayCO over and under I have.

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[Revrent]

How is the paint holding up? My only experience with gun paint was with a Cannik I bought a couple of years ago that had just been painted and I found that they did not let it cure very much and the paint started coming off. (side note the person I sold it to bought it because it matched his car, so far that is the strangest reason I have gotten on a sale)