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Nevrenuf
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 06:42 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

my buddy is restoring a "46" knucklehead and wants to parkerize(they cook parts in a solution then dip it in oil) some parts so they'll hold up longer and can't find the solution to do it. and i would expect if anyone should know anything about this, court or dave would probably have an idea. i'm sure there are some other guys around here that have been around long enough to maybe have an idea. also looking for some parts for the bike also. his other restoration project is a 54 or 56 servicar
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Aesquire
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 06:57 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Try Midway USA or Brownells. I'm not sure of the thermal properties of Parkerizing, so Jugs & heads might be a bad idea, but it is a sturdy finish.
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Pkforbes87
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 07:53 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

my Rock Island Armory 1911 is parkerized

Never thought of doing it to bike parts.. that's a cool idea.
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Spatten1
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 08:51 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Ditto with my two Remingtons. Make sure it will hold up to engine heat.

My parkerized guns are tough to keep looking clean. Solvents bleach the finish, and the rough surface picks up and holds dirt/debris.

I don't really care, but it's not such a good aesthetic finish.
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Spiderman
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 09:07 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

here ya go : )

http://www.cromwell-intl.com/garand/parkerizing.ht ml
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Gunut75
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 09:09 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Parkerizing s actually porous. To maintain the finish on guns, the surface needs to be oiled. It will soak it up like a sponge. If you dont oil it, it WILL rust. Don't ask how I know!
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Fast1075
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 11:20 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

You could pull off the same LOOK as parkerizing with a matte finish ceramic coat that would be impervious.
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Spatten1
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 11:29 am:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

If you dont oil it, it WILL rust

Damn, that is good to know, thanks for the info!

I didn't mention the surface rust on one of my Parkerized guns, because I thought it was just a crappy finish job.
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Nevrenuf
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 12:02 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

from what my buddy says, of which he has quite a few harleys and not just a novice, that this is something that harley has/had done for years. but by dropping it in motor oil after it got cooked for a while in the solution that it keeps it impregnated so 50 years from now you wouldn't know how old it is. anyhow, thanks for the input.
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Limitedx1
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 01:32 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

^^^^ i call bs. rarely do manufacturers take the care to make their parts last for centuries......then need to sell you more than one bike in your life time!!!

if he is going for novelty then parkerizing is fine, but and wear against it and it will come off. my parked guns that are constantly in and out of a holster have the finish wore off the sharp edges........just have him powdercoat his stuff, its like 9 times tougher and easier to find someone to do it
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Nevrenuf
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 04:34 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

how would you think that parts have lasted before powdercoating. this is his second restoration since i've known him and he knows his parts and a lot of the history so i don't think he's shooting me a bunch of bs. so before you call bs, find out for yourself?
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Borrowedbike
Posted on Tuesday, April 07, 2009 - 05:19 pm:   Edit Post Delete Post View Post/Check IP Print Post    Move Post (Custodian/Admin Only)

Guys it's a Knucklehead.. It'll self oil EVERYTHING.

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