Aluminium Anodising

[Bogmoor]

Morning folks,

I'm preparing for a restoration project on a .243 BSA CF2 Stutzen.

The bottom metal is aluminium, with an anodised finish that is fairly worn.

Does anyone know who would refinish the bottom metal?

Cheers

Graeme

 

[Greenmist]

Plenty of places will do it via post, just google it, theres probably someone that does it on an industrial estate within travelling distance, don't rule out powder coating either

 

[takbok]

I had a real struggle trying to get any anodising companies to take on a small job for me - they just weren't interested. Best to contact your local companies and see if you get a response.

You could also get it blasted and painted black.

 

[Bogmoor]

I had a real struggle trying to get any anodising companies to take on a small job for me - they just weren't interested. Best to contact your local companies and see if you get a response.

You could also get it blasted and painted black.

Thanks for the advice. Yes, it might come to that.

 

[SSN100]

Can you cerekote alluminium. Might be an other option.

 

[Bell308]

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this company will do individual parts as ive used them before.

 

[Bogmoor]

Can you cerekote alluminium. Might be an other option.

Cheers, but I would like to restore the rifle.

 

[Bogmoor]

Welcome to The Reeve Metal Finishing Company Ltd - Tel: 0121 558 0692 .:| HOME PAGE |:.

The Reeve Metal Finishing Company Ltd are specialist electro platers and anodisers based in Birmingham providing nickel chrome plating, chrome on aluminium, nickel plating, anodising and bright zinc plating in the West Midlands, UK and Ireland

www.reevemetalfinishing.co.uk

this company will do individual parts as ive used them before.

Thanks very much. I will give them a try.

 

[Greenmist]

 

[enfieldspares]

I used, with success, Birchwood Casey (or it may have been G20) Aluminium Black on aluminium 'scope mounts and also the aluminium rear housing on a BSA Airsporter Mk1 . These housings for some odd reason idiots seem to polish to bare white metal. You will need to act quick. Rub with wire wool and then apply the aluminium black solution before the aluminium re-oxidises.

 

[Bogmoor]

Cheers Greenmist

 

[Bogmoor]

I used, with success, Birchwood Casey (or it may have been G20) Aluminium Black on aluminium 'scope mounts and also the aluminium rear housing on a BSA Airsporter Mk1 . These housings for some odd reason idiots seem to polish to bare white metal. You will need to act quick. Rub with wire wool and then apply the aluminium black solution before the aluminium re-oxidises.

Thanks Enfield.

 

[cjm1066]

Second what enfieldspares said, i used the Birchwood Casey Aluminium Black on a BSA Hunter 24 years ago, the finish is worn now, but looks about right for the age of the rifle.

 

[enfieldspares]

Thanks Enfield.

It can be damned frustrating if you don't get it on before the aluminium re-oxidises. Multiple coats worked for me once that first coat had been applied as noted. Here is one man's experience:

 

[enfieldspares]

Ideally for that first pass you need to be able to be already prepared. That is have you cotton wool pad already soaked with the chemical, if possible, have you workpiece clamped or at least fixed so you don't need a hand to hold it. So you have both hands free. A length of wood that didn't move would do if you could fix workpiece to it. If a bottom metal then maybe two woodscrews through where the holes are for the screws that hold bottom metal to receiver? If you had a drill press two wooden dowels in that wood even? And used like locating studs? Then rub with the wire wool and immediately drop the wire wool and pick up and apply the wool pad and chemical.

 

[Bogmoor]

Ideally for that first pass you need to be able to be already prepared. That is have you cotton wool pad already soaked with the chemical, if possible, have you workpiece clamped or at least fixed so you don't need a hand to hold it. So you have both hands free. A length of wood that didn't move would do if you could fix workpiece to it. If a bottom metal then maybe two woodscrews through where the holes are for the screws that hold bottom metal to receiver? If you had a drill press two wooden dowels in that wood even? And used like locating studs? Then rub with the wire wool and immediately drop the wire wool and pick up and apply the wool pad and chemical.

Seems like a challenge worth trying.
I don't have the rifle yet, so I will assess what needs done properly when I get my hands on it, but I like a challenge.

 

[tsuobi]

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Try these folks. Had small gun parts anodised by them in the past.