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 12-30-2009, 01:20 AM | #1 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hannibal, NY Posts: 116 |  got new mags, but need paint
I bought two new bushmaster factory replacement mags for my AR, but once delivered i noticed they were not what was promised... One is a decent grey, but the other is a lighter grey with a bunch of scratches and looks like it missed a coat of paint... great quality paint jobs... The springs, followers, and fitment into my ar are perfect though...
What would be the best way to paint these black and keep them from scratching every time i put them into the gun... | 
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| 12-30-2009, 02:04 AM | #2 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: St. Louis, Missouri Posts: 1,126 |
The only way to keep them from scratching is to not use them.
It is what it is.....
But if you want the real deal MIL spec SFL, get some 28A:
(HINT) It ain't cheap! 
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| 12-31-2009, 08:07 PM | #3 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 237 |
Found this a long time ago.... I bought a can of the lube but never had a chance to try it. PM me if you want me to email you a better copy of the info. __________________
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| 12-31-2009, 11:24 PM | #4 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 1,199 |
seriously, at $9 a piece and up, just buy some 'new' ones. unless you want to mess with cleaning all the grease off of them, buying the right kind of paint, painting them, drying them correctly, and reassembling them. note, they will get scratched/scuffed up with use.
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| 12-31-2009, 11:47 PM | #5 | Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2009 Location: Minneapolis Posts: 237 |
Hard to beat those prices! I might have to order a few myself..... __________________
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| 01-01-2010, 12:10 AM | #6 | Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: Newport, Vermont Posts: 1,110 |
Quote:
Originally Posted by noyes
paint chips , paint flakes, could cause feed problems . bluing doesn't
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| 01-02-2010, 04:25 PM | #7 | Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Posts: 67 |
OP,
The reality is that they are all going to scratch up going in and out of the mag well. Painting will just make it worse and more noticeable.
As Highpower noted, it is what it is. | |
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| 01-04-2010, 02:07 AM | #8 | Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: hannibal, NY Posts: 116 |
alright, i left the top of the mag that goes into the lower grey, and painted only what is seen... this way it will resist scratching and no paint can get into the reciever... looks good though..
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| 01-04-2010, 02:28 AM | #9 | Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 1,000 |
ummm they are AR mags. If they arent scratched, rubbed and well worn...you arent shooting enough. Dont let the finish drive you crazy  __________________
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