Hi, Gents ... I am hoping that among you machining and parts making folks I might find someone who has tried to use Birchwood Casey bluing products on the Crosman pot metal trigger frames. I happen to be working with a 2240 trigger frame. I have stripped all of the old black finish off ... I assume it was powder coated. Crosman will not tell me what the composition of the pot metal is. I have asked them several times. Birchwood casey will not even suggest a product to try unless I can tell them what the composition of the metal is. My father used to call this situation an "Irish Pi**ing Contest". (He was Irish, by the way, so he would know.)So far my only idea is to buy some of all three of BCs products, two bluing products and one aluminum black product, and see what works. I would rather use that same money on a cheeseburger and a beer. Can anyone give me any advice based on passed experience?John WashbushBloomington, Indiana
Is powder coating an option for home do it yourselfers?
Quote from: NotRocketSurgery on January 29, 2022, 01:25:22 PMHi, Gents ... I am hoping that among you machining and parts making folks I might find someone who has tried to use Birchwood Casey bluing products on the Crosman pot metal trigger frames. I happen to be working with a 2240 trigger frame. I have stripped all of the old black finish off ... I assume it was powder coated. Crosman will not tell me what the composition of the pot metal is. I have asked them several times. Birchwood casey will not even suggest a product to try unless I can tell them what the composition of the metal is. My father used to call this situation an "Irish Pi**ing Contest". (He was Irish, by the way, so he would know.)So far my only idea is to buy some of all three of BCs products, two bluing products and one aluminum black product, and see what works. I would rather use that same money on a cheeseburger and a beer. Can anyone give me any advice based on passed experience?John WashbushBloomington, IndianaIt's just ordinary paint, not powdercoat.The white paint you see on washing machines and refs is powdercoat and very durable.
Powder coating can change dimensions. If you have tight fitting clearance anywhere you will need to consider that