Parkerizing magazines?

[KrautBurner]

I have five old G.I. magazines for the M14/M1A
We have been stored in properly for the last decade

I just gave them a soak in some evapo-rust and they look OK
The springs seem OK and we followers seem to move smoothly

Now, I need to figure out how to refinish them


I am leaning towards park rising, but I do not know if any local shop that does it

If anyone can help me out, I would really appreciate it

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[KrautBurner]

Here they are after a short bath

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

@Velzey Copeland Custom Gunworks does excellent hot bluing, including getting the old milsurp bluing right.

 

[Knobgoblin]

Clallam County camo pattern. Lol

 

[KrautBurner]

Clallam County camo pattern. Lol

Are you referring to the light surface rust?

 

[Knobgoblin]

Yeah.
I've been up towards neah bay Clallam bay a few times. Sea air is pretty invasive.

 

[2Wheels4Ever]

If it were me, I'd hit them with some cold blue, and keep them lubed. If they feed read reliably, refinishing seems overkill, unless you're going for originality.

 

[Knobgoblin]

If it were me, I'd hit them with some cold blue, and keep them lubed. If they feed read reliably, refinishing seems overkill, unless you're going for originality.

Fresh Park looks so good. I'm a fan of the G.I. finish.

 

[titsonritz]

@Velzey Copeland Custom Gunworks does excellent hot bluing, including getting the old milsurp bluing right.

He does parkerizing, too.

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

He does parkerizing, too.

Ha, i meant to saying parkerizing, but, sleepy

 

[Yarome]

I would be looking for a DIY option vs. a shop treatment. It's likely to run many times over again the actual cost of the mags themselves. Either aluma-hyde (works on steel fine) or cerakote.

That said, an MC2500 treatment or similar would do me. The other methods being more asthetic than required for reliable function.

Renaissance micro-crystalline takes a bit of work, but one of my favorites for metal preservation. Great for keeping fingerprints off SS externals as well.

 

[DLS]

+1 on Aluma-hyde. Get it from Brownell's.

 

[The Heretic]

I would Parkerize then coat with whatever you want. Parkerizing is better than bluing, but only just.

 

[huntpotter]

Krylon flat black.

 

[Pepe-lepew]

I would send to Copeland. I have seen his park work on M1's and it was top notch. Unless they are pitted they should come out nearly new looking.

 

[KrautBurner]

I would send to Copeland. I have seen his park work on M1's and it was top notch. Unless they are pitted they should come out nearly new looking.

I sent them an email last night

 

[F2CMaDMaXX]

I would send to Copeland. I have seen his park work on M1's and it was top notch. Unless they are pitted they should come out nearly new looking.

Yeah, my Garand looks amazing.

 

[wired]

Sandblast with coarse ground glass and pick up some manganese phosphate Parkerizing solution. $30 will get you all you need. You can do it on the stove or in a crock pot.