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Touching up black aluminum - Racer X - 03-03-2017
Anyone found a felt tip pen that actually sticks to aluminum? I have some ugly scratches on a black Bogen tripod, and I know from experience a basic Sharpie will just rub off. Don't want to repaint the whole thing, and I don't expect perfection.
Might do low gloss spray paint in a cup, and dab on with a Q tip. Would rather use a "pen"
I do a lot of competitive pistol shooting, and the firearm related aluminum touch up solutions usually end up grey-black, not black. But they do cut down on the silver glint.
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Buzz - 03-03-2017
No pen, back to Q-tip, but use gunmetal bluing/blacking... after bopping yourself upside your forehead.
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Re: Touching up black aluminum - Onamuji - 03-03-2017
There is an "industrial" Sharpie that is more permanent.
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Racer X - 03-03-2017
Buzz wrote:
No pen, back to Q-tip, but use gunmetal bluing/blacking... after bopping yourself upside your forehead.
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"Blueing" is a rusting process on steel which won't work on non-ferrous metals, and some stainless alloys. WAY ahead of you.
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Forrest - 03-03-2017
Metal Marker
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Octave Doctor - 03-03-2017
I've used car touchup paint on instruments, it seems to hold up pretty well. The little bottles with the brush in the lid.
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Buzz - 03-03-2017
Racer X wrote:
[quote=Buzz]
No pen, back to Q-tip, but use gunmetal bluing/blacking... after bopping yourself upside your forehead.
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"Blueing" is a rusting process on steel which won't work on non-ferrous metals, and some stainless alloys. WAY ahead of you.
I was thinking along these lines... not old school "blueing", though I guess I should have been more specific, my bad.
• Room temperature chemical
• Used by gunsmiths and industry to blacken aluminum parts
• Restores scratched & marred areas quickly
• Color will vary from deep gray to black depending on the alloy
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Uncle Wig - 03-03-2017
miley_gun_sniper: Electrical tape.
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Racer X - 03-03-2017
Buzz wrote:
[quote=Racer X]
[quote=Buzz]
No pen, back to Q-tip, but use gunmetal bluing/blacking... after bopping yourself upside your forehead.
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"Blueing" is a rusting process on steel which won't work on non-ferrous metals, and some stainless alloys. WAY ahead of you.
I was thinking along these lines... not old school "blueing", though I guess I should have been more specific, my bad.
• Room temperature chemical
• Used by gunsmiths and industry to blacken aluminum parts
• Restores scratched & marred areas quickly
• Color will vary from deep gray to black depending on the alloy
last time I used that, I got medium gray after about 5 layers. Might try again, as this is a different alloy.
Re: Touching up black aluminum - Buzz - 03-03-2017
There's also...
2K, Blacken-It, Deep Black MSC-0042, etc., or other oxidizing solutions. I think the degree of prep impacts the final color, and would guess that all the solutions are pretty darn similar.
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