Parkarized luger
 

Does anyone here have a shooter that is parkarized matte black? I got a mismatched shooter then I was planning of having parkerized. Just looking for finished pics.

I have seen some in pictures, but could not tell you when. I have seen a number of ones with that faded grey color. Not my favorite. Although I like 1911s in park...

Not a fan of the grey, want flat or matte black. Downside is it scratches easy, but hey it's gonna be a hard worked gun.

Actually, I would recommend that you get the gun in question cero-koted. The cero-kote is supposed to be thinner than many Parkerizing jobs, leaving more markings intact (for example). Cero-kote is also very, very tough. You should look into it! Also, it is available in many colors, and you may end up with something that looks a lot like blueing, or something crazy like a Barney the Dinosaur purple.

I'm liking the "graphite black"

http://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/g...raphite-Black/

Also "sniper grey" is not that bad although it makes me shiver if I figure it on a Luger... :-)

I had an Israeli Star BM barrel that was Parkerized and I took the 'dull' off it with 0000 steel wool...

Rub the Parkerizing with 0000 steel wool. It does not expose bare metal but does make the 'matte' finish more shiny. Not as shiny as bluing, but not as dull as black auto primer either. :thumbup:

I looked into Creakote a couple years ago. Its specs are great, and one has a choice of sheens and colors. It would have been used to refresh a couple of Erma pistols--perfect, because it will adhere to Zamak--however, to have the process carried out by one of their dealers would have cost more than each pistol is worth. Since then, IIRC, it is sold by Brownell's in small quantities. Such a finish would be much more affordable in DIY format, but I have no direct experience with it, so cannot say what the results would look like.

Why not blue it? Chances are that a mismatch will be parted out or turned into somebody else's project gun later on, so you're kind of burning your bridges by coating it. Once the coating is on, it will be more difficult to match the finish, and stripping it is a royal PITA. Not to mention the fact that it will look like an airsoft and wear like an Erma.

Rust bluing is a simple DYI process, you may not be able to get a 100% correct appearance but it will look way better than coating IMO. It's also easy to straw the small parts if you want to add detail to it. It may not be as durable as a professional coating job, but worn bluing sure has a much nicer and more authentic look than worn coating.

:)


+1, really. Unless you just gotta have it pink! :evilgrin: