Custom Painted Diana 52

HydNawab · Post by **HydNawab** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:27 pm

Dear Mo,

Great job on the air rifle! It looks beautiful.

Cheers

Ashar

Mo · Post by Mo » Thu Oct 23, 2008 7:28 pm

Hey Ashok! Thanks man. Its just the paint actually!

Comes in matt.

Thanks Ashar Bhai!

Post by **dev** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:34 pm

Fabulous work Mo. The barrel looks pretty good, I would stay with it if I needed to. Great looking black rifle man.

Dev

TenX · Post by **TenX** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:43 pm

Mo";p="57369 wrote: ...End of the day its all about preference and patience. I have lots of the former and little of the latter!

Yeah right

And you also forgot professional help... which Mack The Knife somehow manages to lend lots

biking3819 · Post by **biking3819** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:55 pm

great job mo!
the black painted barrel looks very very neat.
You are lucky to have rusty around you,i had learnt a lot from his posts on stock finish and selective polishing while i did my own gunmark rifle stock.
your 52 is One of a kind here in IFG.Wonderful.
cheers sanjiv

TenX · Post by **TenX** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 8:59 pm

Maybe the guns which has had a touch of Mack The Knife should be engraved with a "R" + <year> in an African drum-beater design.. so that decades from now, it will help future generations identify "Mack The Knife-Classics"

biking3819 · Post by **biking3819** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:01 pm

TenX";p="57399 wrote:Maybe the guns which has had a touch of Mack The Knife should be engraved with a "R" + <year> in an African drum-beater design.. so that decades from now, it will help future generations identify "Mack The Knife-Classics"

awesome!

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:26 pm

For the record, Mo called me after he started painting the rifle. I am not sure how effective the paint on the metal bits is going to be without the use of primer.

msandhu · Post by **msandhu** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:30 pm

thats a good looking rifle now
Cheers
Mandeep

Mo · Post by Mo » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:35 pm

Thanks Dev! Im in love with the barrel finish too. To me it looks and feels better than bluing. But I want see how well it wears. Thats going to be the deciding factor.

Tenx, I was thinking of replacing the Diana bust on the reciever with Mack The Knife's. I dont think there is enough space to have a full engraving of him. Space is a constraint!

Thanks Sanjiv, Rusty is indeed a treasure trove of info! Once you manage to open the revolting chest ie!

Mo · Post by Mo » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:39 pm

Rusty, I actually called you two coats into the process

But yeah, the primer bit concerns me too. Only time will tell. Even if it peels, Im not going to tell you. Do I look suicidal from where you're sitting?

On a serious note, if it peels, the next job will be perfected. Though I doubt being able to find a primer base that can be procured in spray cans. May need a pro painter.

Thanks Mandeep!

biking3819 · Post by **biking3819** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:42 pm

Mo";p="57409 wrote:... Though I doubt being able to find a primer base that can be procured in spray cans. May need a pro painter.

mo,
you get primer in spray cans from bosny these days,just for the sake of info you also get fillers in spray cans.
-sanjiv

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:45 pm

Mo";p="57409 wrote:Rusty, I actually called you two coats into the process

Since the damage was already done, one may as well make the best of what one has. That it came out well is a credit to your work, not mine. Same applies if the paint starts peeling.

Mo · Post by Mo » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:46 pm

Hey! Thats the same brand of paint I used. Though I bought it from Kerala.

Thanks for the lead Sanjiv, I'll see if I can get it here at Bangalore.

Post by **Mack The Knife** » Thu Oct 23, 2008 9:48 pm

Mo its available at hardware and/or paint shops. The one's on Dispensary Road, should have these in stock.

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