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Has anyone tried using Brownells Alumahyde II "Dark Gray Parkerizing" or Gunkote "Matte Gray" finishes to match the finish on a Romanian AK?
I don't want to spend the money and time to have it bead blasted and re-blued.
I have heard that Alumahyde is moderately drubale and that Gunkote is insanely durable. I also like that alumahyde can be used with minimal preparation and comes in a sparycan in the gray (the Gunkote does not, only airbursh paint).
[ETA] yes, this is very similar to a post of mine in the E German section. I have Romanian AK built up as an E German clone and I want a nice match for the finish, preferably one that looks like the current Romanian finish (and my understanding is the E German finish is very similar although done through a different process).
I don't want to spend the money and time to have it bead blasted and re-blued.
I have heard that Alumahyde is moderately drubale and that Gunkote is insanely durable. I also like that alumahyde can be used with minimal preparation and comes in a sparycan in the gray (the Gunkote does not, only airbursh paint).
[ETA] yes, this is very similar to a post of mine in the E German section. I have Romanian AK built up as an E German clone and I want a nice match for the finish, preferably one that looks like the current Romanian finish (and my understanding is the E German finish is very similar although done through a different process).