My penath worth .. 21 years as a refinisher, quite a bit of experience of refinishing firearms over the last five years.


Careful strip, thorough preparation, 800 wet or dry, then red scotchbrite to get into all the edges.

Then clean with a good quality degreaser and mask off as required, I use good quality spray can primer and paint (Kent industries products), used sparingly, just enough to cover, flash off with a heat gun, gentle key with scotchbrite, blow off and a few coats of Matt black, again just enough to cover, flashed off between coats with the heat gun.

Leave overnight, then gently polish with a microfiber cloth to the correct satin finish.

The main points are really careful and presise preparation and don't use too much paint and primer, do it right and it will look great and really last on live Firearms and deacs .. too much paint and it won't dry property or last.