Painting an upper?

[gummy]

Has anyone here ever painted an aluminum AR-15 upper? Mine doesn't match my handguard. Just wondering if anyone has done this before, and if there's anything to watch out for. Anyone every try actually anodizing aluminum at home?

 

[grasshopperglock]

Painting it how? Rattle can or polymer paint? I've never anodized anything. Parkerised yes. Looking into it, it'd seem fairly straight forward. I'd practice on a few things before doing the upper. If it needs bead blasted. Most radiator shops use to have the blasting hood box thingy. I've had a Malloy distributor head blasted by a radiator shop.

Found this,

http://www.caswellplating.com/anodizing-products/anodizing-kits.html

They say it mil-spec grade. I'd try it. If you do anodize' it. Create it's own thread. Show everybody how it go's.

 

[Dawico]

I have rattle canned a few. Prep work is key and keep cleaning solvents off it.

 

[rman]

I think brownells makes an aluminum paint, Alumihide or. something.

I opted to strip my upper

And yes, the 300blk on the bottom has a $100 scope on $10 rings. I haven't gotten to my "optics" phase yet.

Sent from my SIG Sauer

 

[gummy]

Awesome, thanks. I'll post pictures when I do it.

 

[gummy]

And yes, the 300blk on the bottom has a $100 scope on $10 rings. I haven't gotten to my "optics" phase yet. View attachment 131030

Sent from my SIG Sauer

I'm not judging!

 

[LoneStarBassMan]

I’ve used Duracoat for a lot of projects. The last time I looked it seems like they had some spray type cans. It’s pretty durable if applied right (prepping the parts mainly)