sHiNy ThInGs....... barrel is too purdy, how to de-purdy a barrel.

[Skully]

My grandfathers' old quote; "Shiny things on your gun are in the same category as the nickname 'bomb magnet' was given to aircraft carriers in WWII."

Got my new CMMG 16" 308 upper, very nice, the barrel is Stainless but it is too shiny. Way too purdy for my ugly arse.

"Other" than replacing the barrel, just in case that was the suggestion, anyone else have a similar problem with their purdy toys?

Is there a coating that I can paint on to cover it up and withstand the heat, literally?

[porfiriozg]

Duracoat or powder coat

[Skully]

Duracoat or powder coat

I read some people have used GunKote on a stainless barrel.

I am wondering what prep has to be done, the review of Gunkote was the person sandblasted the barrel first and then coated it. I was thinking of a wrap for temporary hiding of the shiny thing.....

[porfiriozg]

You can try going to autozone and get a can of heat risistant engine paint

[DFBrews]

Bead blast to a matte finish?

[USMC88-93]

Bead blast it to a matte finish?

[porfiriozg]

Way better than my suggestion

[BuffCyclist]

Never tried it on stainless, but bbq grill refinisher? Basically the same stuff as porfiriozg said, just sold at lowes instead of autozone.

[ray1970]

Yep. Bead blast that sucker. If that isn't good enough then use the BBQ pit paint. It'll take all the heat you can dish out. And if it scratches, peels, flakes, or whatever you can just touch it up. One can is just a few dollars and will last a long time.

I have access to a couple of good glass bead cabinets if you need some help. Here is a 1911 I bead blasted. The original stainless was just too shiny.

[Skully]

Bead blast to a matte finish?

Bead blast it to a matte finish?

........you two are a little scary, with in 2 minutes you both said the same thing. Glad one of you added "it" to your sentence or you would have been twins.

Yep. Bead blast that sucker. If that isn't good enough then use the BBQ pit paint. It'll take all the heat you can dish out. And if it scratches, peels, flakes, or whatever you can just touch it up. One can is just a few dollars and will last a long time.

I have access to a couple of good glass bead cabinets if you need some help. Here is a 1911 I bead blasted. The original stainless was just too shiny.

So the consensus is bead blast and then maybe a high temp coating? kind of what I was thinking. If you see this barrel you would understand, if it was a flat surface I could use it as a mirror almost. Beautiful, just not ME......... I like black and utilitarian over shiny / fancy.


So Ray do I have to buy the sand to use the bead blaster? I will probably have to remove the barrel which means I need some tools for a 308 ...........