Kitchen parkerizing a op rod....

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I have had some good results with my parkerizing parts in my stock pot. Now I am going to give one of my op rods a go but have no containers that are long enough to fit it into. I have thought about using a length of 3" ABS capped at on end and just fill it with the hot solution and dip the rod into it. Would the temperature stay hot enough for the magic to work? What would happen if I used copper pipe? Would the acid react in a bad way with the copper? Would I get some weird 'rare' colour or finish? If anyone has tried these methods, how did things go? Any ideas or suggestions are appreciated. ZB.

copper or brass in your solution can = pink park. You can use the plastic no problem so long as it's rated for hot water.

Ooooh, a pink M1 rifle. I'd bet I could get Momma to shoot that one. Maybe she'd give my IP carbine back to me.
Jon

So the pvc needs to be rated for hot water, CPVC...Like i have in my home....I would like to try the park process....Could kick my own butt for throwing back those stained and scratched, Stainless pans the kitchen scrapped..from their buffet line..they were just too long..and my garage is full of crap now??

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Originally Posted by timshufflin

copper or brass in your solution can = pink park. You can use the plastic no problem so long as it's rated for hot water.

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I may just try a few scrap parts to see what happens. Pink or red tinged parts would be 'rare' and demand higher prices!

Awesome, an Pink Op rod for your rifle?? Be the first at the range...You could get rich overnight...And be in the Guns & AMMO Magazines?

I have a batch of manganese soup that is getting long in the tooth. It might just be worth throwing in some cut up copper pipe and shavings just to see what happens.

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Originally Posted by ZBeast

I have a batch of manganese soup that is getting long in the tooth. It might just be worth throwing in some cut up copper pipe and shavings just to see what happens.

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Manganese = purple
zinc = pink

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Originally Posted by timshufflin

Manganese = purple
zinc = pink

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What material gives up the mystical 'green' tint? ;)

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What material gives up the mystical 'green' tint? ;)

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My belief? Hexavalent Chromium aka Chromatic Acid. It was used by the military during WWII to double the life of parkerized parts in the salt spray test.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Erin_Brockovich

I would love to get some and try it, I just can't find any to get.