GW Staar
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I posted this in AR15.com....but I have friends here too. Black engraving on black is only good on gun barrels where you don't want to notice it. On reloading tools, it's not so good, especially for tired eyes like mine. Take the picture below for example. Sure you can see it in the super high resolution picture, carefully focused, but its not so fun identifying tools without the magnification and perfect lighting.
I decided to do something about it. Next picture.....
Ahhh....much better (this is a drop tube for the RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure) Check out the difference between the two RCBS parts below:
These are the new RCBS Military Crimp Reamers for their Trim Mate. And check out the Pro 2000 shell plates below......
I can find the one I need so much easier.
But what about non-blued parts.....well I decided to cold blue them....took about 20 seconds to blue, rinse, and steel wool this shell holder then I added the white....
So what's the process of adding the white contrast? Simple. Sharpie Mean Streak Paint Marker and a Paper towel soaked with mineral spirits. Most any office supply like THIS one will carry it. Mean Streak dries in seconds, is permanent, sticks to dry, wet, dirty, even oily surfaces....I use it to mark stuff on construction job sites. One tube will last me a long time. It doesn't dry out if you cap it. A tube on a loading bench for this application...will last years.
Click on the image below for a short video demo.
I decided to do something about it. Next picture.....
Ahhh....much better (this is a drop tube for the RCBS Uniflow Powder Measure) Check out the difference between the two RCBS parts below:
These are the new RCBS Military Crimp Reamers for their Trim Mate. And check out the Pro 2000 shell plates below......
I can find the one I need so much easier.
But what about non-blued parts.....well I decided to cold blue them....took about 20 seconds to blue, rinse, and steel wool this shell holder then I added the white....
So what's the process of adding the white contrast? Simple. Sharpie Mean Streak Paint Marker and a Paper towel soaked with mineral spirits. Most any office supply like THIS one will carry it. Mean Streak dries in seconds, is permanent, sticks to dry, wet, dirty, even oily surfaces....I use it to mark stuff on construction job sites. One tube will last me a long time. It doesn't dry out if you cap it. A tube on a loading bench for this application...will last years.
Click on the image below for a short video demo.
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