Parkarized luger

stressed · 03-18-2014, 10:22 PM

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.

Edward Tinker · 03-18-2014, 10:25 PM

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...

stressed · 03-18-2014, 10:37 PM

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.

318is_Parabellum · 03-18-2014, 10:52 PM

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.

stressed · 03-19-2014, 12:06 AM

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Originally Posted by 318is_Parabellum

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/

Sergio Natali · 03-19-2014, 03:34 AM

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

sheepherder · 03-19-2014, 09:04 AM

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Originally Posted by stressed

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 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.

ithacaartist · 03-20-2014, 07:52 AM

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.

Olle · 03-20-2014, 08:59 AM

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.

ithacaartist · 03-21-2014, 12:39 AM

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Originally Posted by Olle

...and wear like an Erma.

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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!

03-18-2014, 10:22 PM	#1
stressed User Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 197 Thanks: 41 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	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.

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ithacaartist Twice a Lifer Lifetime Forum Patron Join Date: Mar 2011 Location: Atop the highest hill in Schuyler County NY Posts: 3,334 Thanks: 7,236 Thanked 2,552 Times in 1,358 Posts	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. __________________ "... Liberty is the seed and soil, the air and light, the dew and rain of progress, love and joy."-- Robert Greene Ingersoll 1894

03-18-2014, 10:37 PM	#3
stressed User Join Date: Feb 2014 Posts: 197 Thanks: 41 Thanked 43 Times in 30 Posts	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.

03-18-2014, 10:52 PM	#4
318is_Parabellum User Join Date: Aug 2013 Location: West Virginia Posts: 130 Thanks: 80 Thanked 75 Times in 31 Posts	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.

03-20-2014, 08:59 AM	#9
Olle User Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Tennessee Posts: 1,149 Thanks: 159 Thanked 663 Times in 318 Posts	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.