black paint on a luger?

Ron Wood · 11-19-2002, 05:04 PM

policeluger,
[quote] Ron, would "very durable black enamel" rub off with finger nails as gssmith1986 stated in his first email? <hr></blockquote>

In all probability, not. Depends on how thickly it was applied and how much surface preparation (degreasing) was accomplished before enameling. I had one such Luger that I could flake off some of the coating under the barrel where it had stacked up a bit around the serial number. But the rest of the gun required a lot of elbow grease and 0000 steel wool to clean it up. Looked pretty nice when I was finished. It was a war horse, worn a little on the high spots but overall not too bad.

11-19-2002, 05:04 PM	#11
Ron Wood Moderator 2010 LugerForum Patron Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Santa Teresa New Mexico just outside of the West Texas town of El Paso Posts: 7,040 Thanks: 1,106 Thanked 5,257 Times in 1,724 Posts	policeluger, [quote] Ron, would "very durable black enamel" rub off with finger nails as gssmith1986 stated in his first email? <hr></blockquote> In all probability, not. Depends on how thickly it was applied and how much surface preparation (degreasing) was accomplished before enameling. I had one such Luger that I could flake off some of the coating under the barrel where it had stacked up a bit around the serial number. But the rest of the gun required a lot of elbow grease and 0000 steel wool to clean it up. Looked pretty nice when I was finished. It was a war horse, worn a little on the high spots but overall not too bad. __________________ If it's made after 1918...it's a reproduction