Anybody here ever Parkerized anything?

Posted by David Sherman on Sunday, March 29, 2009 at 00:25:53 :

I'd like to be able to replicate/restore the old greenish WWII-era Parkerized finish, but can't find any good explanation of how it was done. It's sort of like bluing, but provides a dull greenish tint that is tough and rust-resistant. I don't know if it's done electrically or not, but I tend to doubt it. It's probably similar to phosphatizing. I'm thinking the green color comes from a chromate component in the solution, since the color is similar to chrome oxide and it would be rust-resistant. I know chrome salts are unpopular to work with these days, but I'd at least like to know how to do it before I decide whether or not to try. Anybody have any experience with actually doing it?

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• Green Tint - CREEPING DEATH 09:08:37 04/01/2009
• Rifle Parkerized - Ed (LG,NY) 23:02:55 03/30/2009
• Check out Wikipedia - Spence 22:32:21 03/29/2009
• "Parkerizing" is a name brand. Green is from baked on - Chriscase 09:14:45 03/29/2009
  • Re: "Parkerizing" is a name brand. Green is from baked - Mark C 14:53:22 03/29/2009
  • Re: "Parkerizing" is a name brand. Green is from baked - David Sherman 12:57:20 03/29/2009
• Re: Anybody here ever Parkerized anything? - Franz 00:56:09 03/29/2009
  • Re: Anybody here ever Parkerized anything? - David Sherman 01:13:35 03/29/2009
    • Re: Anybody here ever Parkerized anything? - Franz 02:28:46 03/30/2009
    • You can purchase parkerizing kits online - 48PW 08:06:36 03/29/2009
    • Re: Anybody here ever Parkerized anything? - George (AB) 03:07:34 03/29/2009

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