Help - Orange Paint Removal from Black Anodized Aluminum

Rumpel Felt · July 25th, 2009, 16:49

Ok so I got this lovely Guarder P226 a couple months ago now and I haven't been able to use it. Why? I hate ugly orange paint which is on the end of the slide.

Anyway, I haven't had a lot of time to sit for hours on end rubbing and scrubbing at it to make it go away. But I still have spent a good couple of hours and layers of skin on multiple occasions trying to get this shit to go away.

I've been scrubbing and rubbing at it with mineral spirits and varsol. I've got rid of the initial layer on 75% of it but then it get's to a point where there's still a very noticable yet very thin layer of orange that seems to just not go away. I have scrubbed at the one side in the picture there for hours now and it just will not go past that point. It hasn't damaged any of the black finish under it or around it so that's good.

Question is, what do I do now?? How do I get rid of this completely without hurting the black finish?? Remmber, I'm picky about how my guns look and I also want to do a photo-shoot with it....so an orange outline is not cool nor is a melted black look.

Any suggestions?

Note: I have pictures but I posted the wrong ones first and now I'm trying to edit and post the right ones but it's failing for some stupid reason

Auhydride · July 25th, 2009, 16:57

Shouldn't you be able to use the paint thinner to soften up the orange coating without damaging the anodized paint?

Tigirus · July 25th, 2009, 17:00

I don't know how safe it will be for the black finish, but the best way I've found for removing paint is brake fluid. Let it soak in there for a few days and you can literally wipe off the paint with a kleenex.

Rumpel Felt · July 26th, 2009, 20:41

The "paint-thinners" mineral spirits and varsol have no effect or a very very very very small one at after a certain point. The initial coating comes off, but when you get down to where it's filling the like, microscopic groves in the slide, it doesn't seem to budge.

So brake fluid? What kind exactly and I get it where?

Before I even try that, what about soaking the orange in varsol or mineral spirits for a few days? I've done a few hours before....

MikeMcNair · July 27th, 2009, 10:20

nail polish remover bro, it takes two seconds.

iggim109 · July 27th, 2009, 10:50

OK then sence this is about removing orange tip...
I own a swiss arms sig 552 and I was trying to remove the orange flash hider far as I know. However I think it's glued to matel outer berrial.
any tips??
I mean I don't wanna brack anything because flash hider is made out of plastic, I have a friend who brake off the flash hider trying to take off with his bear hand...

Mr.Shiney · July 27th, 2009, 10:59

If it the plastic orange tip, I have removed one recently from a friends 552. Heat the Tip by pouring boiling water over it, to loosen the glue. Then grab a fine tooth hobby saw, and slowly cut into the material where the threads should be. You will be able to take it off that way if it will not screw off.

Just remember to stop before you get to the metal part.

iggim109 · July 27th, 2009, 11:16

where about do I cut it???? for example do I cut horizontal or vertical??? when the rifle is laying down horizontal

HaloSix4 · July 27th, 2009, 14:38

Put a Screw Driver through the holes in the flash hider than twist it, Mine came off, in 3 seconds of twisting the glue broke.

Quote:

Originally Posted by iggim109

OK then since this is about removing orange tip...
I own a Swiss Arms SIG 552 and I was trying to remove the orange flash hider far as I know. However I think it's glued to metal outer barrel.
any tips??
I mean I don't wanna brake anything because flash hider is made out of plastic, I have a friend who brake off the flash hider trying to take off with his bear hand...

Rumpel Felt · July 28th, 2009, 16:58

Uhhg....well I still can't upload my pictures for some reason. Figures when I uploaded the wrong ones by mistake it worked fine but now when I try I get some 'security token' error.

So I've heard brake fluid and now nail-polish remover. Are either of these going to wreck the black finish though? Remember this is not a plastic flash-hider but a metal slide. If I fuck it up there is no second chances and replacing it will be damn hard and pricey since you can't get the slide alone....

Any other tips/advice?

RaisinBran · July 28th, 2009, 17:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by MikeMcNair

nail polish remover bro, it takes two seconds.

lol, that actually worked on my silencer, but not so well on the actual plastic tip on the gun,

Rumpel Felt · July 28th, 2009, 19:11

Quote:

Originally Posted by RaisinBran

lol, that actually worked on my silencer, but not so well on the actual plastic tip on the gun,

This stuff is godly!!

To think....all the hours I spent toiling in the garage with all my dad's tools and shit with no success, only to go into the bathroom and get my mom's nail-polish remover and meet success in like 2.5 seconds!

I just did it. How can nail-polish remover do more in seconds than hours of mineral spirits and varsol?! Oh well.... Most of the paint is gone and it's almost back on par. It's now fieldable....maybe not quite photo-shootable yet.

Thanks for the tips!

RaisinBran · July 28th, 2009, 19:21

Quote:

Originally Posted by Rumpel Felt

This stuff is godly!!

To think....all the hours I spent toiling in the garage with all my dad's tools and shit with no success, only to go into the bathroom and get my mom's nail-polish remover and meet success in like 2.5 seconds!

I just did it. How can nail-polish remover do more in seconds than hours of mineral spirits and varsol?! Oh well.... Most of the paint is gone and it's almost back on par. It's now fieldable....maybe not quite photo-shootable yet.

Thanks for the tips!

Be careful, if you own a crappy gun, or a gun with crappy plastic on it, the nail polish remover may remove a lot of the paint.

Rumpel Felt · July 29th, 2009, 00:49

Nah I think I'm good. As stated it's a Guarder anodized aluminum slide. And the P226 is all metal.

RaisinBran · July 29th, 2009, 01:43

Sometimes they paint metal.

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July 25th, 2009, 16:49	#1
Rumpel Felt Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	Help - Orange Paint Removal from Black Anodized Aluminum Ok so I got this lovely Guarder P226 a couple months ago now and I haven't been able to use it. Why? I hate ugly orange paint which is on the end of the slide. Anyway, I haven't had a lot of time to sit for hours on end rubbing and scrubbing at it to make it go away. But I still have spent a good couple of hours and layers of skin on multiple occasions trying to get this shit to go away. I've been scrubbing and rubbing at it with mineral spirits and varsol. I've got rid of the initial layer on 75% of it but then it get's to a point where there's still a very noticable yet very thin layer of orange that seems to just not go away. I have scrubbed at the one side in the picture there for hours now and it just will not go past that point. It hasn't damaged any of the black finish under it or around it so that's good. Question is, what do I do now?? How do I get rid of this completely without hurting the black finish?? Remmber, I'm picky about how my guns look and I also want to do a photo-shoot with it....so an orange outline is not cool nor is a melted black look. Any suggestions? Note: I have pictures but I posted the wrong ones first and now I'm trying to edit and post the right ones but it's failing for some stupid reason Last edited by Rumpel Felt; July 25th, 2009 at 16:57..

July 27th, 2009, 10:50	#6
iggim109 Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: coalhurst Ab	OK then sence this is about removing orange tip... I own a swiss arms sig 552 and I was trying to remove the orange flash hider far as I know. However I think it's glued to matel outer berrial. any tips?? I mean I don't wanna brack anything because flash hider is made out of plastic, I have a friend who brake off the flash hider trying to take off with his bear hand... __________________ Last edited by iggim109; July 27th, 2009 at 10:57..

July 27th, 2009, 11:16	#8
iggim109 Trader rating Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: coalhurst Ab	where about do I cut it???? for example do I cut horizontal or vertical??? when the rifle is laying down horizontal __________________

July 25th, 2009, 16:57	#2
Auhydride Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: Istanbul	Shouldn't you be able to use the paint thinner to soften up the orange coating without damaging the anodized paint?

July 25th, 2009, 17:00	#3
Tigirus Trader rating Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Winnipeg, Manitoba	I don't know how safe it will be for the black finish, but the best way I've found for removing paint is brake fluid. Let it soak in there for a few days and you can literally wipe off the paint with a kleenex.

July 26th, 2009, 20:41	#4
Rumpel Felt Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	The "paint-thinners" mineral spirits and varsol have no effect or a very very very very small one at after a certain point. The initial coating comes off, but when you get down to where it's filling the like, microscopic groves in the slide, it doesn't seem to budge. So brake fluid? What kind exactly and I get it where? Before I even try that, what about soaking the orange in varsol or mineral spirits for a few days? I've done a few hours before....

July 27th, 2009, 10:20	#5
MikeMcNair Trader rating Join Date: May 2009 Location: PA	nail polish remover bro, it takes two seconds.

July 27th, 2009, 10:59	#7
Mr.Shiney Trader rating Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: London,Ontario	If it the plastic orange tip, I have removed one recently from a friends 552. Heat the Tip by pouring boiling water over it, to loosen the glue. Then grab a fine tooth hobby saw, and slowly cut into the material where the threads should be. You will be able to take it off that way if it will not screw off. Just remember to stop before you get to the metal part.

July 28th, 2009, 16:58	#10
Rumpel Felt Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	Uhhg....well I still can't upload my pictures for some reason. Figures when I uploaded the wrong ones by mistake it worked fine but now when I try I get some 'security token' error. So I've heard brake fluid and now nail-polish remover. Are either of these going to wreck the black finish though? Remember this is not a plastic flash-hider but a metal slide. If I fuck it up there is no second chances and replacing it will be damn hard and pricey since you can't get the slide alone.... Any other tips/advice?

July 29th, 2009, 00:49	#14
Rumpel Felt Trader rating Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: Kitchener, Ontario	Nah I think I'm good. As stated it's a Guarder anodized aluminum slide. And the P226 is all metal.

July 29th, 2009, 01:43	#15
RaisinBran Trader rating Join Date: Sep 2008 Location: Burnaby,BC	Sometimes they paint metal.

Help - Orange Paint Removal from Black Anodized Aluminum

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