Fallschirmjager667 729 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 did you degrease it first? it shouldn't be chipping off like that, next time you paint hose it down with brake cleaner first Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Photoguy 202 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 did you degrease it first? it shouldn't be chipping off like that, next time you paint hose it down with brake cleaner first May have to next time. I used a tack cloth, which is probably where the grease came from. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Photoguy 202 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Well, I thought I was doing great, until I brought the hammer spring down onto the trigger. I saw this: This is a JT performance spring from CSS. It appears that the arms come too close to the back of the trigger when at rest. Then I pulled the trigger: Uh-oh.... I'm going to wait for a couple hours to regroup, then I think I will remove the hammer and replace the spring with the factory one. It's just a pain in the ass now, that I got the retaining spring in. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 (edited) I just commented about this very issue in another thread, get you some needle-nose pliers and put a little bend in the spring leg towards the fcg about 1/2" from the trigger axis pin. It will never do it again... Edited February 20, 2012 by Caged 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Photoguy 202 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Don't you mean 1/2" from the FCG axis pin.? Quote Link to post Share on other sites
The_Caged_Bird 474 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Don't you mean 1/2" from the FCG axis pin.? Yeah, sorry, I'll edit... Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Photoguy 202 Posted February 20, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Don't you mean 1/2" from the FCG axis pin.? Yeah, sorry, I'll edit... Yeah, I asked this AFTER I tried it the way you had originally posted...can't use the spring anymore. BUT, I put my factory spring back in, and it works like a charm. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
evlblkwpnz 3,418 Posted February 20, 2012 Report Share Posted February 20, 2012 Don't you mean 1/2" from the FCG axis pin.? Yeah, sorry, I'll edit... Yeah, I asked this AFTER I tried it the way you had originally posted...can't use the spring anymore. BUT, I put my factory spring back in, and it works like a charm. BRAVO!!!! I've never quite grasped why people feel the need to run different springs when the originals work so well and last for so long. Great job. 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Bagels 10 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 Have only used black engine block spray paint on my two conversions, what I can tell you is this $6 paint works great, dries very fast without bakiing, holds up to my (possibly intentional) abuse (one reason I love the AK family). It is also not a "platic peel off layer" type paint and seems to bind to the metal. It also seems scratch resistant and can tolerate barrel level heat. The safety lever however does scratch through. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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