Lately I keep seeing this black coating on gun parts. I'm not talking about something someone sprayed onto it in their garage. These parts are coming from the factories like this. I've seen stripped AR lowers coated with it, buffer tubes, shotgun accessories, all sorts of stuff. It has a plastic-like texture to it and it looks and feels just like plastic. In the cold, parts coated with it don't feel as cold to the touch. I think I've only seen it on aluminum items but I'm not 100% sure about that.
I've also seen it on bow parts in 2010 and later bows. If you pick up a piece of aluminum coated with it, you'd think it was plastic and not aluminum.
Anyone know exactly what this stuff is? Does it wear well? Any problems with it? I've seen it on cheap and on moderately priced items so I'm not sure if it's purely a cost thing.
Anyone have any ideas?
I've also seen it on bow parts in 2010 and later bows. If you pick up a piece of aluminum coated with it, you'd think it was plastic and not aluminum.
Anyone know exactly what this stuff is? Does it wear well? Any problems with it? I've seen it on cheap and on moderately priced items so I'm not sure if it's purely a cost thing.
Anyone have any ideas?