tinweasle Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I was havind a look over my deac SLR and its not in too bad condition but the paint finish is looking a bit past best, is stripping the old paint off and redoing it something I could do at home or is it best to get a pro to do it? Also what paint would be best to use? I know these may seem silly questions but haing not restored a gun before I want to end up improving it not making a hash up of it. Cheers Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Is it paint or Blueing? Cold blueing can be bought from a gun shop. To get a proffesional re blue can be ....expensive. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinweasle Posted May 4, 2012 Author Share Posted May 4, 2012 Looks like paint to me, at least on the receiver and the muzzle, the barrel hasn't got much finish left on it to tell, I have read that stove paint will give a very accurate looking finish as will rust-oleum, but I want to see what everyone else thinks Cheers Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Enfield1940 Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I believe the original finish was Suncorite paint on top of a Phosphate coating on the metal. Any hard wearing satin black paint - such as stove paint - would probably make a reasonable substitute. A gunsmith may be able to procure some actual Suncorite, although apparently it's not nice stuff by modern H&S standards. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Polishing up with an old fashioned Black Lead polish used on fire grates and stoves can give a nice finish. Cheap enough from a local hardware store. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pete Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Stove spray paint gives a nice finish. But, it comes off very easily, even after being baked on in my Mrs' oven.:laugh: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MHillyard Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 Polishing up with an old fashioned Black Lead polish used on fire grates and stoves can give a nice finish. Cheap enough from a local hardware store. I used this on my Enfield Mk1** and it worked great, takes several even coats but looks good as a result Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony B Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I used this on my Enfield Mk1** and it worked great, takes several even coats but looks good as a result Something to do on the long wet summer evenings. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
broken arrow Posted May 4, 2012 Share Posted May 4, 2012 I was havind a look over my deac SLR and its not in too bad condition but the paint finish is looking a bit past best, is stripping the old paint off and redoing it something I could do at home or is it best to get a pro to do it? Also what paint would be best to use? I know these may seem silly questions but haing not restored a gun before I want to end up improving it not making a hash up of it. Cheers Shaun ours were allways satin black, buggerd if i know the type of paint, we were only interested in them going bang at the required moment:nut: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tinweasle Posted May 5, 2012 Author Share Posted May 5, 2012 Cheers for the imput everyone, I will have a look into it and see how it go's when I get a few hours/days to have a proper go thanks Shaun Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snort Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 Try black satin Radiator paint, most car accessory shops sell it, give a nice finish, easy to freshen up as well. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulbrook Posted May 6, 2012 Share Posted May 6, 2012 When I was at Sandhurst in the 1970s our SLRs took quite a beating during training. Prior to the hugely competitive drill competition (well competitive amongst the C Sgts anyway) all our SLRs were treated to a tidy up by our Platoon Cpl of Horse with satin black from Halfords. The bayonet scabbards got gloss black and we dropped a single point on the inspection as one of the drain holes at the bottom was slightly bunged up with paint. We still won though (well done 2 Pl) So my guess is that if a bit of spray paint was good enough for the Household Div to apply to fully functioning weapons then its going to be OK now! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Panzer nut Posted May 7, 2012 Share Posted May 7, 2012 We refurbed our magazines and a rifle with black spray from a car paint supplier but I think the halfords bumper primer is the same. Jon Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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