* Noel Chiappa via cctalk <[email protected]> [170304 22:34]: [..SNIP..] > Anyway, I've seen BA11-K boxes with several different kind of mounting > slides. > > The tall, grey-coated ones are made by Chassis Trak, a division of General > Devices of Indianapolis. The 4 I looked at, all idential looking (except for > handedness), all had different numbers on the CT sticker, so I don't know what > the model number is! This one says '060RH'. [..Snip..] > BTW, does anyone know that they grey coating is? Is it some sort of phosphate > plating, or perhaps some sort of early powder coat, or what? Mine are rusty, > and I'd like to blast them and get them re-coated, but I can't figure out > what that coating is. > > Noel
The gray phosphate/nitrate coating sounds like Parkerizing. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkerizing) Gun parts places have home kits for doing the same (such as Brownell's http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/metal-prep-coloring/parkerizing/benchtop-parkerizing-kit-prod22737.aspx) But there are other coatings that might be easier to use such as Cerakote (http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/metal-prep-coloring/paint-finishes/air-cure-non-aerosol-paints/cerakote-ovencure-ceramic-coatings-prod26563.aspx) or even easier might be Duracoat (http://www.brownells.com/gunsmith-tools-supplies/metal-prep-coloring/paint-finishes/air-cure-non-aerosol-paints/duracoat-paints-prod44374.aspx) I haven't seen the coating you're talking about so I could be way off base too... Todd
