Karl, Much appreciated. That looks like an excellent solution. Is there a thinner to paint ratio that works well, and how would I prevent the paint drying with a gloss finish?Cheers.
If you are a collecting purist and your pistol has random paint chips, you can retain the original finish and just touch up the bare metal with Birchwood Aluminum Black. Its makes the pistol look a little better with very little effort?
Quote from: Keen on December 07, 2022, 06:07:58 AMKarl, Much appreciated. That looks like an excellent solution. Is there a thinner to paint ratio that works well, and how would I prevent the paint drying with a gloss finish?Cheers.Fill the cup 1/2 full then add thinner until it atomizes well at around 40 psi. Try lowering the pressure if you are getting too much over spray. Test your setup on scraps. All paints are different. Oil enamel flows out really nice. This blows away painting with a rattle can. Rattle can paint is mostly thinner and hard to get a good finish with most products.Rustoleum Oil Paint comes in different sheens. Gloss, semi gloss, flat. I would mix some flat into semi gloss to get the right sheen. A lot of hardware stores sell this paint in little cans.
Those old Crosman MK1's are an accurate pistol for sure, about 3-4 years ago I bought two of them on ebay both for fantastic prices that I don't even remember off the top of my head.They both shoot fantastic too. I shooting the 16.5 grain wad cutters that I cast from NOE 217-17-WC mold . . . . lotta fun and plenty powerful. I did have to disassemble and reseal themboth throughout and they're both right up to snuff.