brad_ruch
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was wondering if any you guys re paint your bars.if so what kind of paint??thanks
painting a bar?????
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Ive never painted a bar I dont mind my bars looking like theyve actually cut wood. I could see replicating a vintage paint job on a vintage saw tho.
WillBrayJr
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Could always Teflon Coat the Bar. It's more wear resistant than most paints. Some Gunsmiths offer Teflon Coating. Farr&Sons in Niles, MI does or did. You can also Teflon the Bar by yourself. www.brownells.com sells Teflon. That's assuming the Bar fits in your Oven and doesn't have plastic on it.
alderman
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I usually cover mine with Rustoleum hammered. Some of the used bars I get are pretty ratty looking and I want to see where they wear when I'm using them.
It doesn't look all that professional but it covers pretty well, seems to hold up somewhat and doesn't take but a few minutes to wipe the bar with degreaser and spray it with the rattle can.
Here's a picture of a 577 with a repainted bar just so you get the idea of what it looks like.
It doesn't look all that professional but it covers pretty well, seems to hold up somewhat and doesn't take but a few minutes to wipe the bar with degreaser and spray it with the rattle can.
Here's a picture of a 577 with a repainted bar just so you get the idea of what it looks like.
BloodOnTheIce
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All my bars are paint free, just keep them coated with some wd-40 to prevent rust.
Looks don't mean crap to me, when it comes to saws.
Looks don't mean crap to me, when it comes to saws.
sawbid
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it could be a bit expensive, but what about "parkerizing or blueing" a bar...just curious if anyone has...
WillBrayJr
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Bluing No, Parkerizing Maybe. I don't believe Parkerizing works on every kind of metal. Bluing isn't very wear resistant.
chopperfreak2k1
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ok, what's parkerizing?
WillBrayJr
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Come on Dude, you live in the USA and you don't know what Parkerizing is:bang:It's a finsh applied to firearms!
WVshooter
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It's the sort of dark matte finish the military used to put on guns, such as the original M1911, if I'm not mistaken. I believe it still is in use, but not good for stainless or high nickel applications.
chopperfreak2k1
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so if you live in the USA that makes you a gun expert? i didn't know that.
thanks for the info!
If you like they can be powder coated to .
So now tell us about this beast!
alderman
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After looking at that I'm kind of sorry I posted my pic. That looks like a pro job for sure.
Winn R
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It's actually an oxide, a rust. Phosphoric acid in solution is heated to a little shy of 200 degrees f and a clean steel, not stainless, is dipped in it for several minutes.
The finish has the advantage of soaking up lubricating oil, it's very durable.
A close approximation in coatings is moly or gun coat. It's the gun coating mentioned above, it's baked on. it's used by some here, at AS, to add about a thousandth to a piston as needed. I just pulled a half dz out out of the oven, not very tasty and real tough!
MS460WOODCHUCK
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If you like they can be powder coated to .
With out a doubt that is the best looking saw I've ever seen posted on here.
<a href="http://www.sweetim.com/s.asp?im=gen&lpver=3&ref=11" target="_blank"><img src="http://cdn.content.sweetim.com/sim/cpie/emoticons/00020451.gif" border="0" title="Click to get more." ></a>
chopperfreak2k1
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thanks very much for that great explaination. but me being a noob, i gotta ask, why add a thousandth to a piston? would it be an option to build up a worn piston as opposed to buying new?
chopperfreak2k1
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he has another good lookin Stihl too. Bondon, post some pix brother
hybridkarpower
Green eyes in the dark
Easy there.. Not even all cadets in the academy can tell you what parkerizing is. After all, its a firearm terminology some guys don't come across unless they shoot guns.
I get Glock shooters draw blanks on me all the time when I asked them how they like the Tenifer finish on their Glocks ? Tenifer is standard finish on all Glocks which is 2nd hardest known finish next to diamond itself... IMO Birdsong Black-T has it beat when it comes to corrosion resistance.
Don't expect a non-gun owner to understand all that right off the bat, foreign or domestic..
Watch my 6 & embrace the "suck" while you're at it..
I get Glock shooters draw blanks on me all the time when I asked them how they like the Tenifer finish on their Glocks ? Tenifer is standard finish on all Glocks which is 2nd hardest known finish next to diamond itself... IMO Birdsong Black-T has it beat when it comes to corrosion resistance.
Don't expect a non-gun owner to understand all that right off the bat, foreign or domestic..
Watch my 6 & embrace the "suck" while you're at it..
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spacemule
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If you like they can be powder coated to .
Well, they got the color right on that saw at least.
