how to polish mag rail

[hAppy]

i wanna polish my mag rail!
how would i do that at home... i got lets see
sand paper, a dremel... and... thats bout it... maybe some other stuff

[Derman2k]

Drano...let it sit for like 5 mins, take it out and wipe the black stuff off. If theres still some, put it back in the drano. then polish it with some Mothers Mag or some kinda of metal polish.

[hAppy]

drano eats paint?

thanks for the info dude lol everyone else suggested sanding it

[AkumA]

ouch, isn't drano harsh?

[BajaBoy]

Originally posted by AkumA
ouch, isn't drano harsh?

huh?


Dont use sand paper! it just makes more work. Strip off the old ano and use a buffing weel and spend alot of time on it. It will come out really nice if you do it right.

[Derman2k]

I used drano on my rail, warp bracket and my intelliframe...they look really good now

[AkumA]

will the drano trick work with the bodies as well?

[hAppy]

where can i find drano and how much?!

[Halliday]

Go to the grocery store!

[Bossman]

Red Devil lye is a drain opener, it is pure sodium hydroxide. (the active ing. in drano) A bottle can be had at the grocery store for around four dollars.

lye should be added to water slowly, you wont need that much. It works best agaist paint when hot, but be careful, lye also attacks aluminum, and skin, and eyes etc....

please be careful..

GENO

[Derman2k]

Wear gloves, DON'T PUT THE BODY IN! It will eat at the Stainless...It'll only work for the rail and Intelliframe and VA

[stebs]

one question on using drano, do you leave the thing that holds the barrel in on the rail or do you hammer it out?

[Derman2k]

I just left it in, didn't hurt it at all

[slimsunny34]

Do not use drano. here is why, When the rail is molded, there are small holes in the metal, the manufacturer then fills in these holes with some sort of filler. The Drano WILL EAT THIS FILLER if you leave it in too long. Your rail will come out looking worse than ever and the paint won't even all come off, it will look more faded and purple. If you leave it in there for a short time, then none of the paint will come off. Keep your rail black, if you really can't stand it, have it custom done, or just order a chrome rail.

[hAppy]

whew lucky you posted that

[Derman2k]

Uhm...that didn't happen to mine and I did it to two rails, intelli, foregrip and a warp bracket...

[hAppy]

mixed opinions! AHH SO CONFUSING

[Derman2k]

Just try it on a part that you won't see and if it doesn't work sand it...if it does work keep doin it

[amoq]

This page has good info on removing ano from aluminum.

http://www.focuser.com/atm/anodize/anodize99.html

[la690]

The drano will only attcak the aluminum and mkae it pitted if the piece is in there too long. 5 minutes shouldnt harm it.

[hAppy]

i think ill use that lye stuff...

[SpecialBlend2786]

Benchmark makes a custom rail in all kinds of colors. check around for one of those.
http://www.proteamdirect.com/bbenchmark17.html

http://www.paintballgear.net/paintball-gun-parts-and-upgrades-automag-gun-upgrades-automag-parts-automag-sight-rails-benchmark-au.html

[hAppy]

id get an omega or a benchy but those cost alot, and they dont benefit you

[tr0n]

Nor does sticking your rail in draino to polish it :rolleyes:

Drano and lye can seriously hurt you so be careful.

[hAppy]

Originally posted by tr0n
Nor does sticking your rail in draino to polish it :rolleyes:


lol yeah, first we re gonna try to experiment w/ an old trigger frame

of course we ll be careful heheh dont want liquified eye balls

[billybob_81067]

I drink draino for breakfast... LOL j/k! (don't do this) But actually use the red devil stuff... it works awesome... you can watch the annodizing just fizz off. And its not really that harsh. I'd just reach right into it and grab my parts out of it, and it didn't even dry my hands out. Here's a link to a thread of my mag that I used the Red devil drain cleaner on to strip the anno:




http://www.automags.org/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=89717

[hAppy]

wow that looks nice
where do you get red devil?

[billybob_81067]

I got the red devil at the local hardware store. You should be able to get it at any hardware store or maybe even grocery stores.

:D

[hAppy]

thanks!