lsudave
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I'm a novice when it comes to using any of this stuff, as I've always preferred my guns to be blue, not painted. But I've recently seen the Durablue videos, and I'll be danged if it doesn't look blue (at least on the video).
So, here's my project- I have a couple pistols I wouldn't mind restoring, if it isn't too difficult.
First is a Norinco Tokarev T 54 in 9mm, the slide has pretty heavy fading and crappy safety broke and had to be removed. I originally thought to just cover the hole with a larger grip, but the gun itself cost less than the price of the larger grips. My thought is to fill the safety hole with durafill (or maybe JB weld?), sand it smooth and flush, and durablue the slide and frame.
Second is a FEG hipower clone, I got it pretty cheap from Coles dist. It is parkerized, but the left side of the slide at the muzzle is pretty pitted up. Otherwise, it looks nice. Plan would be to fill the pits, sand smooth, durablue the frame and slide.
Finally, a Polish P 64 I got from JG Sales. While the gun is in otherwise nice shape, the left side of the slide looks like someone took a grinder to it, I guess they removed some engraving or something. It doesn't seem to alter the shape, but there's a giant area of basically white steel. With this one, I was thinking of maybe sanding the side finely, to ensure it's level, and then spray down the slide (I suppose the frame should be painted too, to keep things uniform).
Assume I've never done something like this before, is this a feasible project? I'm considering 3 pistols because I've read you should get 3-4 pistols from the can (I'm thinking of the aerosol). I only plan on frame and slide for each, gonna leave the smaller parts in original as they look decent enough (and to keep it simple).
Thanks in advance
So, here's my project- I have a couple pistols I wouldn't mind restoring, if it isn't too difficult.
First is a Norinco Tokarev T 54 in 9mm, the slide has pretty heavy fading and crappy safety broke and had to be removed. I originally thought to just cover the hole with a larger grip, but the gun itself cost less than the price of the larger grips. My thought is to fill the safety hole with durafill (or maybe JB weld?), sand it smooth and flush, and durablue the slide and frame.
Second is a FEG hipower clone, I got it pretty cheap from Coles dist. It is parkerized, but the left side of the slide at the muzzle is pretty pitted up. Otherwise, it looks nice. Plan would be to fill the pits, sand smooth, durablue the frame and slide.
Finally, a Polish P 64 I got from JG Sales. While the gun is in otherwise nice shape, the left side of the slide looks like someone took a grinder to it, I guess they removed some engraving or something. It doesn't seem to alter the shape, but there's a giant area of basically white steel. With this one, I was thinking of maybe sanding the side finely, to ensure it's level, and then spray down the slide (I suppose the frame should be painted too, to keep things uniform).
Assume I've never done something like this before, is this a feasible project? I'm considering 3 pistols because I've read you should get 3-4 pistols from the can (I'm thinking of the aerosol). I only plan on frame and slide for each, gonna leave the smaller parts in original as they look decent enough (and to keep it simple).
Thanks in advance