[Flynt]

Actually, it's a Glenfield Model 60, same as Marlin Model 60, that I found in a pawnshop for $45. Gun shoots straight and looks good except for some white spots on the receiver. I have the Birchwood Casey markers that blacken metal, so I attempted a little touch up. However, when I started to degrease the white spots, the original finish came up as well! (Making the white spots bigger.) Then I realized that the receiver appears to be painted. Black paint over aluminum?

I'm not familiar with this kind of finish. What do I need to do to pretty her up? Can I just strip down the entire receiver and spray paint with black paint? What do you guys suggest? Thanks.

[Jim K]

AFAIK, Marlin anodized those receivers, so the paint was probably put on by a previous owner.

I see no reason black metal paint (auto primer or BBQ grill paint if you want a "Parkerized" look) won't work or you can try Brownells for one of their paints made specially for guns.

Jim

[Carl N. Brown]

I have refinished a Model 60 with flat black auto primer spray paint.
For one of my M60 pawnshop orphans I just removed the black finish and wire brushed it white.
Two extremes.

[BBBBill]

All of the ones I've handled were painted.

[gb6491]

I painted a beat up Model 75 with Dupli Color (http://www.thehighroad.org/showthread.php?t=324116&highlight=Dupli+Color) bake on ceramic paint (about $6):
http://gbrannon.bizhat.com/marlin.htm

Here's an article using cerama-coat (I used it on a SIG P229 with great results):
http://www.shootingtimes.com/gunsmithing/0706/index.html

Regards,
Greg

[Flynt]

Thanks guys, these are some pretty good options. My only question/concern is regarding the bake-on finishes. I read somewhere else that these contain lead and that if you use them in your kitchen oven, you'll coat it with a minute layer of lead -- some of which will eventually make it into your food. Is that an issue with the products you guys use? Thanks.

[Rex B]

Not for me. I bought a good toaster oven a few years ago for $10 at a garage sale. I use it in the shop for stuff like this.

[CZguy]

baking

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Not for me. I bought a good toaster oven a few years ago for $10 at a garage sale. I use it in the shop for stuff like this.

Darn good idea, thanks for sharing it.

[gb6491]

Here's the MSDS (http://www.paintdocs.com/webmsds/webPDF.jsp?SITEID=DBS&prodno=026916346025&doctype=MSDS&lang=E) for the high temp paint.

The garage sale toaster oven is an excellent suggestion; for longer items there is always this "36 inch toaster oven" (http://www.gswagner.com/heater/heater1.html)

Then again you could just go with Jim's suggestion:
I see no reason black metal paint (auto primer or BBQ grill paint if you want a "Parkerized" look) won't work or you can try Brownells for one of their paints made specially for guns.

Brownells Aluma-Hyde II (http://www.brownells.com/aspx/NS/store/ProductDetail.aspx?p=1117&title=ALUMA-HYDE~%20II) has a pretty good reputation for an air cure coating.

Regards,
Greg

[CRITGIT]

Duplicolor High Temp Black and a 400 Deg /2 hour visit with a toaster oven and it's done!

CRITGIT

[Flynt]

Since I only spent $56 for the rifle, I decided not to spend too much time and money on refinishing the receiver. I stripped the paint off with whatever stripper I had left over from a previous project, and sprayed it with Rustoleum High Temp Semi-gloss black paint. I did something a little goofy when, after a couple of thin coats of the High Temp, it seemed a little too light compared to the trigger guard. I hit it with a coat of regular black semi-gloss rustoleum and then a final coat of High Temp. Perfect match. Thanks for all the help, guys.