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| Flat Black | | 63 | 44.37% |
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| Re: Painting the A5 Quote:
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| Re: Painting the A5 You can get aircraft stripper at any automotive store. Its called aircraft stripper. The brand shouldn't matter.
__________________ SilentDeath12886's Compilation of A-5 Projects http://www.a5og.net/5-photo-gallery/...tml#post125307The E-bolted A-5 http://www.a5og.net/5-mods-upgrades/...tml#post108414The X7 egrip retrofitted A-5 http://www.a5og.net/5-mods-upgrades/...tml#post122941The old A-5 http://www.a5og.net/showthread.php?t=5009The 98c backup http://www.a5og.net/showthread.php?t=5893 |
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| Re: Painting the A5 Uploading pics here in a sec. When I tried to use stripper I wasn,'t impressed with it. I have the older A5 where they painted the gun and not powder coat like they do now. I started bead blasting it at a friends until I/we killed the compressor. Payed 30$ to have it done at an automotive repair shop well worth it if you ask me. All I have are the before and end. I think.. Checking.. Grimdoc |
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| Re: Painting the A5 Quote:
i actually used something very simliar in product. It was called "circa 1850". One point in advice, latex gloves will not work, they'll get eaten through. best is to use some sort of fiber paintbrush to put it on the receiver. |
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| Re: Painting the A5 what I have seen is that sometime if the surface is really smooth and shiny you'll need to scuff it lightly with steel wool before you apply the stripper. This allows some of the solvent in to intiate the break down of the paint. Also if you leave the strippper in a cup in the open for more than a few hours it WILL lose its potentcy.. |
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| Re: Painting the A5 I had the older A5 with shiny coat and the stripper did fine. I did like 2 rounds of applying it since the first one didnt get everything.
__________________ SilentDeath12886's Compilation of A-5 Projects http://www.a5og.net/5-photo-gallery/...tml#post125307The E-bolted A-5 http://www.a5og.net/5-mods-upgrades/...tml#post108414The X7 egrip retrofitted A-5 http://www.a5og.net/5-mods-upgrades/...tml#post122941The old A-5 http://www.a5og.net/showthread.php?t=5009The 98c backup http://www.a5og.net/showthread.php?t=5893 |
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| Re: Painting the A5 Am still a fan of the bead blasting. Cheap and easy. Anyways here are the really bad pics: Here shown is the A5 with the PPB both powder coated flat black. You can see the shine of the gloss black on the drop forward, regulator and front adaptor. Not to worried as this comming winter or sooner will be Multi/Omni camoed I hope. ![]() Link if unable to view: http://www.pbupload.com/data/500/med...tball_0011.jpg Here is the left side just before the bead blasting. Its a bit more shinny. ![]() Link if needed: http://www.pbupload.com/data/500/medium/dcp_0294.jpg Here is a closer pic of the left side after powder coating. ![]() |