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Ishpor Enfields, and painted finish...?
Hello...this my first post, and is more of a question. I recently acquired a 7.62 Ishpor, and have broken it down for cleaning. I had an Enfield, long ago, and do not recall the finish. The Ishpor is painted...black (?). Were Enfields also painted, as opposed to being blued? If so, when did painting begin, or were they always blued?
I will repaint the worn areas, though if acquiring another, I may strip it and blue it. Being that it is from the 60s, and not WWII, altering the finish on a second does notseem such a crime.
Thanks for the time!
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02-25-2021 09:40 PM
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Mpro7 will soften the paint up nicely if you want to remove it
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They were blued or parkerized and then painted. I don't know for sure about parkerizing as I've not been in a UK factory...but they weren't JUST painted. Yes it can be stripped but the best way is a glass beading and then repark and repaint.
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The Ishapore paint is different than UK "stoving"
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Originally Posted by
Fushigi Ojisan
The Ishapore paint is different
I believe you. The UK uses Suncorite and India may just use stove paint.
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Thanks! I will give that a try. Bluing would look much better. A question, though...is bead blasting needed, or is it essential to getting the best finish for the bluing to adhere?
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Originally Posted by
SOT(D)
is bead blasting needed
Glass bead blasting will remove every rust pit and clean stamps and remove everything. Except it won't remove surface...so when you blue, it's matt finish but perfect. Otherwise with hand polish you may lose detail or leave some old finish at join of barrel/barrel ring for instance.
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The bead blasting prepped the metal on my rifle perfectly. Several of the small parts on the safety mechanism actually came out with a purplish tinge to them. All of the small parts now match the receiver and barrel parts. If you pre-strip the black coating, the bead blasting should cost less.
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Bluing is rust, it’s harder to rust a mirror polished surface than a rough one.
Glass bead blast is the perfect metal prep for military firearms for bluing or parkerizing.
Double bonus: it’s easier and faster!
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