Paint or bluing

[tinkererer]

Recently bought a second hand s200 which is in rough shape wondering if to reblue to paint with some good quality stuff, I don't see why painting seems to be looked down upon on guns as much as it is, it protects from rust much better and if good quality then won't peel off

 

[Richie#]

Recently bought a second hand s200 which is in rough shape wondering if to reblue to paint with some good quality stuff, I don't see why painting seems to be looked down upon on guns as much as it is, it protects from rust much better and if good quality then won't peel off

The issue with painting is if you strip the gun and fully paint any tight tolerance components wont fit back together, especially block barrel and scope mount in the case of the s200

 

[Bighit]

some airgun's were painted for quickness and cost reasons as it would cover a lot of imperfections that may take time to polish out for bluing and also safer as there would be no nasty chemicals that once it starts burning your skin , it can leave you with nasty results.

BSA black stove enameled a lot of their cheaper airguns years ago.

 

[wuggis72]

Bluing by prefernce. I don't have a problem with paint if it's well done.
I think it's frowned on if it causes issues with fitting/tolerances.
I have crosmans that would've been better off painted than the factory finish tbh

 

[Mark E Smith]

BSA Mercury's & Meteor's were painted in the 70's / early 80's which was viewed as a cheap, inferior finish to bluing but, my experience of them was it was a pretty decent finish and way more resistant to rust than bluing so, if you just want to use your S200 as a working gun, I'd say go for it.

 

[tinkererer]

The issue with painting is if you strip the gun and fully paint any tight tolerance components wont fit back together, especially block barrel and scope mount in the case of the s200

That's something I didn't think about, might paint the cylinder and blue the barrel

 

[Richie#]

That's something I didn't think about, might paint the cylinder and blue the barrel

I had a barrel and cylinder reblued a few years back for not much more than the cost of the barrel blue, maybe get some quotes first

 

[Target Popper]

Chemical blueing without heat works well on ferrous materials, if an aluminium alloy a special paint I believe is the only option.

 

[Shadowryder]

Easiest way is to carbon fibre wrap the cylinder and carbon fibre tube on the barrel,

 

[camram]

Recently bought a second hand s200 which is in rough shape wondering if to reblue to paint with some good quality stuff, I don't see why painting seems to be looked down upon on guns as much as it is, it protects from rust much better and if good quality then won't peel off

Have you considered Cerakote,had an old bsa international mk2 done a couple of years ago.

 

[colda]

Heat shrink tubing is a nice easy (and reversible) solution

 

[marflow]

rattle can paint would the cheapest
But what Shadowryder has done would make the most sense hide the ugly with carbon tubing
and with the barrel band you can 2 piece it
i for one would like to see what you are working with
the breech i would assume is aluminum and the air tank steel as is the barrel

 

[Topwater]

Have you considered Cerakote,had an old bsa international mk2 done a couple of years ago.

What did this cost please?

 

[bootneckbob]

I've not had a S200 for 15 years or more, but as I recal the cylinders were a matt painted finish anyway. I'd definitely paint on S200. It's not a good looking gun; it's a tool and very good it is too.

 

[Mr McMain]

You could try and get it anodised it cost me around £130/£140 all in. Assuming it's just the shroud etc. I wouldn't mess around with a barrel or bottle with anodising personally

 

[rocketdogbert]

Cerakote, it’s a few hundred quid for a complete rifle, but superb finish

 

[Mike Woody Watkins]

Have you considered Cerakote,had an old bsa international mk2 done a couple of years ago.

Any photos? Would love to see it.

 

[tinkererer]

I've not had a S200 for 15 years or more, but as I recal the cylinders were a matt painted finish anyway. I'd definitely paint on S200. It's not a good looking gun; it's a tool and very good it is too.

I'm leaning towards this or as mentioned shink wrap, for the price I've paid for it it's not worth getting cerakoted

 

[chris1975.]

Recently black gloss enameled my webley stingray as I couldn't get it to hold any of the top cold bluing solutions. I think it turned out great compared to stockless bag of rusty parts i got when I bought it

 

[Michaelmilneminster]

Throw a spanner in the mix and nickle plate it at home