Medium grey parkerization

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Originally Posted by HerkFE

Or are we?

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If you are, you live somewhere far from me.

I'm not, but someone could be, I guess. It made more sense to me this morning.

And I AM just about as far away from you as anyone could get...

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Originally Posted by HerkFE

Or are we?

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There is a really good chance that we are. I just saw a re-enactment of the D-Day landings on television, and it was held in Ohio on the shores of whatever that big lake is up there. Lots of beaches in the Great Lakes. :) I think they are all fresh water, though, so maybe the salt water test will only apply if we storm a beach on the coasts or the Gulf.

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Originally Posted by The Garand Guy

All phosphating comes out light or dark grey. If you cover it with green-colored grease, it will turn green. I once turned a freshly blued gas cylinder set green by putting green grease on it.

Winchester used Picric Acid on the metal before phosphating, which is why their finish came out so light. It probably turned green when packed in cosmoline.

Phosphate mix will yield a light grey color; whereas manganese will yield a darker grey-black color. There are pre-dips available that will come out black. The disadvantage of the light grey is that the parts will come out different shades, depending on the hardness of the metal; hard metal will come out light, & softer metal will come out dark.

If you mix the light grey phosphate with the darker manganese, you will get a medium grey.

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I think you answered my question about how WRA parts turn green, even before I asked the question! :)

Does Herr Wehrle do medium gray?

I'm psychic.

Uncle Timmy,
I have a Field Grade on the way from CMP - I would be interested in a medium grey park if you decide to make such a special color run available.

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Originally Posted by melloman

Uncle Timmy,
I have a Field Grade on the way - I would be interested in a medium grey park if you decide to make such a special color run available.

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Well we have two people in line, anyone else??

I've got a couple that would look awesome in medium gray.

Maybe there is a demand for medium gray??