Brownells Alumahyde Test

[dh1633pm]

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.

 

[easy]

Sounds like a reasonable test plan.

Don't forget...

 

[Scooter22]

Sounds like a torture test for sure. I'd tie it in so it doesn't get bounced or shoveled out. We have bad winters here? Lived here my whole life and didn't notice. Might be chronic brain freeze.

 

[dh1633pm]

I live not too far from Syracuse and Utica. We get a heck of a lot of snow. If it can survive that, than I know its good. Another good place would be zip tied to the front of the snowblower. I am waiting for it to finish curing, about 30 days. Then the test starts.

 

[Scooter22]

Well you must be a neighbor. I'm by "the cuse". I'm on the road for work and have traveled just about every road between here and Utica, Rome, Herkimer area in the last 37 years. Try and explain lake effect to someone whos never been in it. They don't believe it. I try and avoid going north to Ogdensburg, Massena and Malone in the winter. Rt 81 isn't where you want to be when the LE kicks up.

 

[dh1633pm]

I travel all over the place too. But nationwide and sometimes other countries. My wife and I have been looking at houses closer to Syracuse from where we are now. So yes we must be close. What would you think about strapping the hammer to the front of the snowblower for a test? Got a 13 horse model so its big enough. Lake effect is a blast. But only for those used to it.

 

[Scooter22]

Nah I wouldn't. If it gets sucked into the impeller the free hammer might cost you a expensive snowblower. If it gets blown out Murphy's Law says it will hit somebody in the head, a windshield or the biggest window in the house. Oh please accept my condolences on your MIL passing. They generally get a bad rap in comedy but mine is like a 2nd mother and a wonderful woman. My FIL is great too.