DavidQ 170 Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 I recently picked up a Black Aces Tactical receiver for the maverick 88 and a complete parts kit to build it. The maverick parts will have to be refinished but I need some advice. I do not have the kit in hand yet but it is used and seems to have some light rust around the barrel. I do not like guns that are blued so I want a finish that closely matches that of my mossberg 500 cruiser. It is a matte black finish. I would like to refinish it in either flat dark earth or matte black. What I want to know is how the process will go. Should I use naval jelly to remove the blued finish, then apply a high temp primer, then paint in desired color? Do I really need a special paint to resist the heat? I found brownells has special gun paint but do not want to wait 6 weeks for it to cure. Thanks for any advice you may be able to provide. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
patriot 7,197 Posted July 21, 2015 Report Share Posted July 21, 2015 (edited) Brownell's Alumahyde II. Their matte black is nice, and it's pretty durable stuff. I used it on an AK and a 1917A1 watercooled. The 1917A1 was in Parkerizing Gray, and a buddy who runs a gun shop didn't know it was a coating until I told him. As far as application tips, just follow Brownell's directions and you'll be good to go. You can speed the cure by elevating the temp. I did mine at a higher temp cure in about 2 weeks. Edited July 21, 2015 by patriot 2 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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