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And here is the rifle all back together. Parkerizing isn't perfect but it looks better than is did in rusty blue finish.
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It's there now! Uploading from my phone seems painful

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Did the parkerizing process today, it came out pretty well. The barrel is the best while the bolt clearly shows where I didn't prep it properly!! 176361

Since we are lockdown again this project is back under way. Made a 3rd tank today after talking with a gunsmith last week. The new one is just made from mild steel so it'll get parkerized too but not...

Thanks for that info, I had been thinking of the electrical tape idea, tho as you say it wouldnt work so well on internal surfaces, i had wondered about some type of modeling clay?
Pack it in and...

Hi all not much progress so far, got side tracked knocking out a wall and making new breakfast bar etc.

So one piece of info I can't seem to find out is what to do with the interior of the action?...

I got the phosphoric acid I got from a place called clorogene in wellington, about $60.
The manganese dioxide I got online from a pottery supply place, 2.5kg cost about $30

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That would be a cool setup. I was planning on gently stirring the tank(no splashes) until the PID controller had settled to a constant temp before immersion of the part.

I have an old machete that...

Pic one is mark1 tank, might use it as a rinse tank after acid bath.

Pic two is the stock of the rifle all cleaned up.

Pic three is how I mounted the element into the tank, had to rebate the...

The element is stainless steel and the brass is non ferrous so it should be ok.

I hadn't thought of a double boiler, could be worth looking into tho storing a 44 gallon drum needs a fair amount of...

Thanks, I have now decided that my marlin X7 and a norinco JW27 are going to get the same treatment eventually

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Thought I would share my journey to do some home parkerizing on a couple of rifles that I have.

It all started when I brought a mid 60's Parker & Hale in 22-250. It had a nice wooden...