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I purchased a Philadelphia Arms 12ga that been painted black. I think eightbore suggested that it could have been done by a zealous duck hunter.

I would think that any can of Rust-oleum would work just fine.

Pete

I have a Mossberg 500 (actually, it is the even cheaper New Haven 600AT, but, you get the point) that was given to me by a convicted felon who could no longer legally own it. The stock was cracked, so I glued it with 3M 2216 structural adhesive, and painted the ugly wood with garden variety Ditzler equipment black lacquer, about 10-15 bucks a quart from automotive paint dealers back in the day. Over that went automotive "chip guard", clear spraycan stuff, a wrinkly, thick, clear goo that gives lower panels on cars some resistance to road debris. It is a stunning replica of a textured plastic stock, and looks about like it did when it went on. Also, I put sling swivels and a black nylon strap on to complete the trailer park theme. The worst part about the whole adventure was when Zanders had 28" fixed choke Mossberg barrels for $30 a pop, and I bought one and replaced the "C-lect" choke blunder tube that was on it, and inadvertantly created my go-to trap gun that won't miss clay targets. God, I shoot that piece of junk well, and God is it ugly.
Best,
Ted

If they are OK with having to re-touch the piece from time to time - BBQ Paint, or Rattle Can Krylon will work. Gun Solvents will remove these finishes quickly in my experince.

I have had great success with Alumahyde II from Brownell's, and even better success when used of a Home Parkerize Job - I got the Park kit from Shootersolutions.com It resists about any cleaning agent you would want to use on a Fire Arm, and adheres very well.

I have a Beater pump I need to refinish soon myself.

Never tried it on guns. But, I have used stove "POLISH" on free standing stoves and fireplace inserts that have been rusty and seems to do a decent job. Temps good to 1200 degrees. And,it even comes in different colors. Most fireplace shops should caary it. Again, I don't know about guns.

All of this gun painting is purely cosmetic - or should be. When hunting waterfowl, the gun should never be visible until you mount it to shoot; even a shiny chrome plated gun should be invisible to birds if you're properly blinded up. But of course, we've all seen yahoos waving their gun barrels around so that they're visible from a quarter mile off - even if the birds are as myopic as I am.

You can get 500 degree spray on engine enamel at any auto parts store. Use a rust killing solution or primer first, steel wool, degrease and spray. Its cheap durable and doesn't need baking. I use semi-gloss black.

All of this has been very helpful. Thanks. I think jack's observation has been mentioned rarely if ever here. Newbies do tend to stand out like scarecrows. You can tell when guys have been around for a while.