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

[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 ...........