jhelmuth 3 Posted June 1, 2011 Report Share Posted June 1, 2011 Hey guys, Did some research andI believe I discovered that the Saiga has a black paint finish over pakerizing (that's the factory finish). So I followed a tip and picked up some Acetone AND Denatured Alcohol (both will "strip" the paint of a Saiga, but leave the original Parkerizing). So my observation is that it does seem to be true (am I imagining this?). There is a blackish grey finish under the very thin layer of black "paint" (which seemed to come off quite easily with either the Acetone OR the Denatured Alcohol). Can anyone confirm this? Have you done this sort of stripping (and then refinishing/painting with Duracoat)? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhelmuth 3 Posted June 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 Well.... Duracoat is complete and so far, so good. Duracoat taks a few weeks to fully harden, but it seems reasonably durrable already (after just a couple of days). Quote Link to post Share on other sites
cbryan 7 Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'm interested in hearing more about this, keep us updated! Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Nailbomb 10,221 Posted June 4, 2011 Report Share Posted June 4, 2011 I'm pretty sure saigas are black paint over raw metal. No park that I am aware of. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
jhelmuth 3 Posted June 5, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 5, 2011 Nailbomb... disagree after stripping the paint. The "paint" is somewhat like a stain (very thin and black - like ink. The park remained on the reciever after stripping. It did don't strip down to bare metal... Of note: Even simple acetone and denatured alcohol took of some/most (not all) of the black color - but left the park underneath. (this is what it should look like just prior to applying Duracoat) folowing the Duracoat instructions for prep, mix, and application I applied approx. 36 ml of Combat Black... (here is a sample o the finished product) Quote Link to post Share on other sites
saltydecimator 482 Posted June 10, 2011 Report Share Posted June 10, 2011 My understanding is that parkin is easily removed with vinegar (acid, don't remember type, sulfuriic?) Or is that bluing? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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