PetesTactical
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Anyone know of anything that will do I nice touch up of scratches on a M4?
How to touch up HA-3???
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tebore
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I'm sure there's no simple fix for HA. It's not like paint where you can just dab it in. You can fix areas to cover up the aluminum but it won't give you the protection that HA once did.
HA is an electrolytic acid dip process that's really hard to pin point.
HA is an electrolytic acid dip process that's really hard to pin point.
matrixshaman
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For a possible fix you might try Duracoat. Someone re-did their complete Surefire light with this. It sounds like fairly stout stuff - used to coat firearms. Another solution I've used on a black anodized light is Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black. You need to be able to wash this off with water after applying it.
iamerror
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Would there be any way to buff out a scratch, if the scratch was very minor (not deep)?
SlotCAR
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Try "Aluma-Hyde" ...
A local gunsmith that restore guns uses it.
For a buck, he has touched up a couple of nasty scratches on a light or two.
You can't even tell there was damage.
A local gunsmith that restore guns uses it.
For a buck, he has touched up a couple of nasty scratches on a light or two.
You can't even tell there was damage.
powernoodle
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will said:
Thats what I was going to say. A Sharpie of the appropriate color applied carefully to the booboo can make it less noticeable.
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TENMMIKE
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Lets skip the black magic marker ....i think the best you can do easy is to get a good automotive touch up paint like plastikote clean the spot real good with alcohol or acetone, and either lay a vey small amount of primer and then the paint OR i think you can skip the primer and just put the touch up on it , iv done both, i primer if its bigger then just a small "ding" but to be honest i dont chase after small dings that much.
PetesTactical
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Thanks guys, think I'm going to give alumahyde a shot.
InfidelCastro
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Sharpies don't last in my experience. At least it's aluminum, so you don't have to worry about rust.
