Help refinishing a gun

tmaurer

Hi folks. Here's the deal. I have a crappy gun that I would like to refinish. Specifically, the gun is a Schmidt Ostheim / Rhoen 22 (Walker international Model 21). Cheap * gun. But it has sentimental value, and I need to refinish it as to protect it from rust.

Here's the problem. 50% of the gun is cast with some sort of zinc alloy from what I understand. The barrel, cylinder, and a few other miscellaneous parts appear to be steel. I had my heart set on rebluing, really just as a neat little cheap side product. But from what I gather the cast pieces cannot be blued.

So my question is, how can I refinish a cheap $40 (conservatively) gun. Should I paint it? Blue it? Please help.

rufe-snow

Blue not going to work on potmetal. Might give this stuff a try. I've used it before on aluminum guns, as a touch up. If it don't work, your going to have to get that special spray on gun paint. Brownells, Midway and other on-line firearms sources, sell it.

260

please contact BROWNELL'S talk to their techs. they will give you the HONEST advise and answer your questions.

Bill DeShivs

If it's zinc, you will have to paint it.

mark christian

I tried to cold blue an old RG revolver years ago and it would not work on whatever type of metal (I am guessing the pistol contained at least some actual metal) the gun was made of.

TRAP55

http://duracoat-firearm-finishes.com/

ruger41

Will cost you more than the gun is worth but you can always have it cerakoted in just about any color you wish.

http://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/gallery/

cerakoting can be done to just about anything. In the revolver gallery there is an RG revolver that has been coated.