dh1633pm
Contributing Member
My mother in law passed away three weeks ago. It was my job to clean out the basement. No firearms, but I wasn't looking for any anyhow. What I did find was an old Dunlap Hammer Head that was rusted from many years. I took it home. What does this have to do with guns? A lot. I wanted to do a longer term test with Alumahyde. A rusty hammer was just the test subject. You wouldn't want to test their product with your fine firearms would you? I posted under repairs because this is a test for durability of a finish. Please correct me if misplaced.
I took it home and cleaned it in my ultrasonic cleaner using lemon juice and degreaser. It cleaned up nicely. I then used a wire brush and a dremal to clean up the rest. Finished off with some light buffing on the buffer wheel. The Alumahyde was leftover from when I did my Roller and my SKS.
I got a new hickory handle on ebay. That way I could balance it on the handle end while I painted. Painted it yesterday morning, didn't worry about over spray. Left it out in the sun to dry. No oven curing like on my rifles. It dried nicely yesterday and overnight. I will let it cure naturally for a few weeks. I will then place it in the back of my truck until spring. We get hard winters here and the snow and wet will be telling on the actual protection of the product. I will do my best to keep track of the project and see how the finish survives a little Central NY weather, rain, snow and salt.
I took it home and cleaned it in my ultrasonic cleaner using lemon juice and degreaser. It cleaned up nicely. I then used a wire brush and a dremal to clean up the rest. Finished off with some light buffing on the buffer wheel. The Alumahyde was leftover from when I did my Roller and my SKS.
I got a new hickory handle on ebay. That way I could balance it on the handle end while I painted. Painted it yesterday morning, didn't worry about over spray. Left it out in the sun to dry. No oven curing like on my rifles. It dried nicely yesterday and overnight. I will let it cure naturally for a few weeks. I will then place it in the back of my truck until spring. We get hard winters here and the snow and wet will be telling on the actual protection of the product. I will do my best to keep track of the project and see how the finish survives a little Central NY weather, rain, snow and salt.