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Originally Posted by azasadny
The Parkerizing turned out great! any tips for me, considering I'm Parkerizing for the 1st time this weekend? Thanks!
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If your using new stuff, you'll need to season your new 4:1 parkerizing solution with a few bits of steel wool to get the manganese phosphate working at it's best.
Use a cheap thermometer clamped to the side of your SS tank to get you between 175-180F.
Take your freshly sandblasted parts and thoroughly degrease them with brake cleaner. Wear latex gloves to prevent any oil transfer. Then, rinse them real well under warm tap water just before dipping them into the solution.
I don't mess with suspending the parts from wire or anything. I just dump them - wait about 4 minutes- then use a pair of SS tongs to flip them over every few minutes to insure even coverage. Once the fizzing stops, the parts are done and aren't going to get any darker.
Take the parts out and immediately wash off the parkerizing solution under clean water. The last step is to take the rinsed parts and dump them into a preservative solution to displace the water and completely cover the parts in oil to prevent corrosion. Wipe off the excess and you're all done.
Easy peasy.
Here are some AK parts I parkerized earlier this year. You want to talk about overboard? I think I've built almost 30 AK47's since X-Mas.
I need a JOB!
