Suncorite Alternative?

[jonh172]

Looks like I won't be getting my hands on any suncorite 259 to finish a no.4T.

What's the next best thing?
I do KG gunkoting which is an amazing product but want to be as "true" to the rifle as I can.

Use KG or is there an accepted altrnate finish to suncorite?

Ps. I did a search and sifted through many threads with no luck.

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[Peter Laidler]

Brian at BDL Ltd in SC has the correct UK phosp[hating and sunkorite painting and baking facilities

[jonh172]

Brian at BDL Ltd in SC has the correct UK phosp[hating and sunkorite painting and baking facilities

Thanks Peter I will contact him!

[jonh172]

Brian at BDL Ltd in SC has the correct UK phosp[hating and sunkorite painting and baking facilities

He doesn't sell the paint alone.

[ikesdad]

Have you looked at any of the Durakote finishes. They have several black shades.

[jonh172]

Have you looked at any of the Durakote finishes. They have several black shades.

Certainly!

But being in Canada it would be an expensive venture to test each one to find which is right.
I'm hoping someone already has and will divulge their secrets to the group.

[Lee Enfield]

Certainly!

But being in Canada it would be an expensive venture to test each one to find which is right.
I'm hoping someone already has and will divulge their secrets to the group.

BBQ / stove paint.

[Ridolpho]

Looks like I won't be getting my hands on any suncorite 259 to finish a no.4T.

What's the next best thing?
I do KG gunkoting which is an amazing product but want to be as "true" to the rifle as I can.

Use KG or is there an accepted altrnate finish to suncorite?

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Simply regurgitating things I've read on the forum, I believe No.4 T's may have originally been blued and had touch -up done by H&H with a parkerizing-like finish called "brunofix", which is quite distinctive in appearance. I may have misunderstood this- perhaps brunofix was being used at the factories later in the war? My only point is that the paint finish is only correct for rifles that have been through FTR. If you use some sort of available spray paint you may end up rapidly with something that looks like my Maltby FTR'd T- more metal than paint showing. maybe you should consider a proper bluing job but without fine polishing?

Ridolpho

[browningautorifle]

maybe you should consider a proper bluing job but without fine polishing?

A bead blast and blue with a strong solution will give you a nice rich black that approaches Parkerizing but goes into the ,metal as blue does. It comes out black and looks perfect...there must be someone around you that does it? Try Elwood Epps?

[jonh172]

Simply regurgitating things I've read on the forum, I believe No.4 T's may have originally been blued and had touch -up done by H&H with a parkerizing-like finish called "brunofix", which is quite distinctive in appearance. I may have misunderstood this- perhaps brunofix was being used at the factories later in the war? My only point is that the paint finish is only correct for rifles that have been through FTR. If you use some sort of available spray paint you may end up rapidly with something that looks like my Maltby FTR'd T- more metal than paint showing. maybe you should consider a proper bluing job but without fine polishing?

Ridolpho

Thanks for the info!