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December 15th, 2018, 10:42 PM #1Senior Member
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Browning aluminum
Trying to get a browned looking finish on an aluminum trigger guard that's currently painted black.
Stripped all the steel parts and browned them with plum brown, but now the guard stands out and looks pretty crappy.
Internet search wasn't much of a help; everything I got was people talking about how to remove accidental browning from aluminum and not how to get it there.
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December 15th, 2018, 10:51 PM #2Super Member
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Re: Browning aluminum
You can anodize aluminum and dye it any color you want.
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Re: Browning aluminum
Maybe try this for one small part.
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Re: Browning aluminum
This is how it is usually done.
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December 15th, 2018, 11:53 PM #5
Re: Browning aluminum
The only way I know to finish aluminum other than anodizing is to use birchwood casey aluminum black. Obviously, that's going to be black.
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December 16th, 2018, 12:06 AM #6Senior Member
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Re: Browning aluminum
I'll take a look at the videos posted, but I'm looking for less uniform of a finish than anodizing typically provides.
Not saying it won't work, just seeing if there are treatments that give a more mottled finish - without boring splotchy.
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December 16th, 2018, 01:17 AM #7
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December 16th, 2018, 02:33 AM #8
Re: Browning aluminum
Maybe this will help! :-)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=CuYw1XgDxkQ
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December 16th, 2018, 04:51 AM #9
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