What are Micromags Made Of?

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  • Grayso

    #1

    What are Micromags Made Of?

    I want to get my Micromag painted in a yellow to red fade. Are the Micromag bodies made of aluminum? If not, how else can I have them painted? And does anyone know of any good companies that do fade annodizing, really good?
  • Load SM5
    Scruffy Administrator

    • Oct 2000
    • 6772

    #2
    They're aluminum. I would go with anno over painting as painting never lasts and looks nasty after a few good bumps. Look at http://www.xpb.us/ as talk to them about anno. I saw a few of their jobs last weekend and their stuff looked really good and the prices are great.


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    • magmonkey
      Mass Destruction
      • Oct 2001
      • 775

      #3
      micros are made of aluminum btu be aware that there is a stainless insert pressed into the body where the main spring sits .... you need to find a way to press this out before anno or it will be destroyed in the bath

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      • dansim
        ive been busy
        • Jun 2001
        • 4479

        #4
        sugar and spice and everything nice

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        • Grayso

          #5
          Magmonkey, where is the little insert thing at? I'm not sure what you mean. Are you talking about the thing that holds the ball detent on, or something else? Will a hole punch and a hammer get it out? IF so, how do I get it back in?

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          • Bront
            Boogie Knight
            • Nov 2002
            • 137

            #6
            Originally posted by dansim
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            • magmonkey
              Mass Destruction
              • Oct 2001
              • 775

              #7
              take your valve out and look down into the body, you will see a stainless insert right before the hole for the power feed where the main spring rests i think your best bet is to call proteam and ask them how they would go about pressing it out .. if it comes down to it you could have a machine shop bore it out and press another one in

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              • Grayso

                #8
                Ok, I know what your talking about now. I'm not quite sure how to get it out, but I'll figure something out. Will that little thing even be affected though, since it's on the inside of the gun?

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                • SlartyBartFast
                  The Flying Scotsman
                  • Jun 2002
                  • 2940

                  #9
                  Anything other than Al in the bath will result in disasterous anno results......

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                  • paintballbeaver
                    SHORT BUS KILLAS
                    • Jul 2002
                    • 1100

                    #10
                    I HAVE A SOLUTION THAT WILL COST LESS THAN ANO AND YOU WONT HAVE TO REMOVE YOUR SST SEAT

                    POWDER COATING I CAN BE FADED OR SIGLE COLOR I DO IT AT 40.00 FOR A MICROBODY IN A FADE AND SINGLE COLOR AT 30.00
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                    • Grayso

                      #11
                      I might get it powder coated. But doesnt powder coating scratch pretty easily, and not last as long? Wouldn't powder coating also add layers of paint to the gun?

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                      • dcmander
                        Sweet Shot
                        • Jun 2002
                        • 798

                        #12
                        I heard (from a friend, who called protaem and asked about it) that you don't necessarily need to remove the SS insert. Proteam said it will most likely be ok.

                        Someone mind calling up there and asking them again?
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                        • paintballbeaver
                          SHORT BUS KILLAS
                          • Jul 2002
                          • 1100

                          #13
                          no powder coating will hold up longer than anoe
                          and is resitant to fading and fuels unlike anoe
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                          • athomas
                            Of course it works-its AGD
                            • Jan 2002
                            • 8039

                            #14
                            The steel insert is pressed in and has a knurled outside edge to bite into the aluminum body. It is not ment to come out.

                            If you put a sealer on the steel insert, you can annodize the body. I wouldn't try it without the sealer. Steel does not like the annodize process. It will rapidly oxidize and get eaten away.
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                            • cphilip
                              Former Moderator

                              • Jun 2026
                              • 16216

                              #15
                              Micromags are made of Microbes. They grow em in test tubes....


                              AGD, where we are so good we can do it with only ONE tube!

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