Back to square one...

[bill larry]

So, I took my really pitted Model 17-3 Smith apart and...

painted it with Ford and Oldsmobile engine block paint as an experiment. I wanted to see if I could cheap out on refinishing it.

Tomorrow, I will be taking it apart again, stripping it and starting over.

I am hiding my face on purpose out of shame!

 

[JAV8000]

Looks like a toy!

 

[Oyeboten]

No!


Offer it for sale to "The Blue Man Group"..!


(Via, their friendly, local FFL, of course)

 

[ArchAngelCD]

Black stove paint might work out just a little better...

 

[DNS]

Oh Lord, I've gone blind...

I'm pretty sure the paint can suggests "do not paint with a snootfull" on it somewhere. Mike

 

[Legionnaire]

Oh, so THAT's a "blued" gun ...!!



Sorry, but you really blue it with that one ...

 

[rcmodel]

I am hiding my face on purpose out of shame!

And well you should!

rc

 

[Walkalong]

Well, it's not pretty, that's for sure.

 

[Schofield3]

I was speechless for a good couple minutes,

what has been seen, cannot be un-seen!

 

[Cosmoline]

There's a paragraph in Leviticus about that.

 

[bannockburn]

Madness! Madness!

 

[rainbowbob]

I am hiding my face on purpose out of shame!

Rightfully so...but I think your covering your eyes because it is actually painful to look at.

 

[AJChenMPH]

Oh, no you didn't!

 

[Eightball]

You have problems, the least of which is the blue gun in your hand.

 

[tprice]

Actually I was wondering where the cylinder release was for a moment before I realized it was a mirror shot -- and then I went blind....

 

[theotherwaldo]

Actually, I rather like it. It looks so utilitarian. Just another tool.

 

[Jim Watson]

Did the buildup of paint affect the fit and function?
Most of the spray and bake finishes on the gun market go on pretty thin, but I wonder about engine block paint.

 

[c919]

There's a paragraph in Leviticus about that.

Hahahahaha ROFL

That's just funny.

 

[Phydeaux642]

I'm goint to have to sell my 17-8. I'll never be able to look at it again without bringing back this awful image.

 

[gglass]

Exactly how many cars on blocks do you have in your front yard?

 

[Phydeaux642]

"You might be a redneck if...you paint your .22 revolver with a can of spray paint."

 

[DougDubya]

Damn, just what I WANT Rings to make - a Model 15. The best I can get is spraypainting the real thing.

 

[bill larry]

Jim Watson>>>

Yes, it did initially. I was careful to spray a light coat, and it was amazing to me that the tolerances are so tight that it did make it feel mushy and slow.

I spent this evening using MEK to remove the paint, came off like dead skin after a bad sunburn. The paint turned out not to be very durable, which im sure is why products like Duracoat are popular. I wanted to experiment, and I did. Experiment failed!

During reassembly I foolishly over-tightened the thumb nut screw on the bolt and stripped it. So, I have two new parts on the way from Numrich and once its back together, I'll post some pics of it back in its original guise. Not sure if I'm done yet though...