Birchwood Casey Aluminum Black Metal Reviews

Product really works well on aluminum parts on my TX200. Nice black color matches the original finish.

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Make sure to de-grease the area to be treated, and rough up the surface a little with steel wool before treatment. Wear rubber gloves, since this product contains acid.

Seems to produce a nice low sheen black on aluminum, alloys and steel.

Fit the bottle cap with some kind of applicator

Does give varied results if the metal is not totally scuffed and clean of oil. If it doesn't turn out well its easy to clean up the piece and give it another try. The components of this product are acids that are chemically reacting with the surface of the metal to change the color. So the depth of the color into the surface and its darkness are a function of how well the reaction goes. That's why the prep is so important to get good results.

Works as advertised.

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I used this to finish alterations I made to an AirForce Condor. It produced a less than perfect finish, but better than nothing by quite a bit. I didn't get extreme in following instructions, so I'm sure I could have had better results with a little effort. For nicks and scratches, it works fine.

It does what's supposed to do. I applied on my Remington 552 BDL, which has an aluminum receiver, and now it looks like new. All the white spots are gone....

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Make sure to eliminate any oil residues. Softly rub with steel wool the damaged area before applying the product

Works

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clean your gun first !

Easy touchup for aluminum based air guns,easy on cov ers well,keep adding until you get thhe right hue.

Larger size bottles,thats all

Just apply and use a water soaked cloth to darken by taking off and redabbning to taste

makes a good black finish, but it does bubble, smoke and smell like rotten eggs as it works. Might need to touch up a larger piece several times and oil your piece after it's blued or it turns ashy grey and rusty brown.

Applied this to my discovery which was looking a bit raggedy. It got my metal all nice and black and beautiful again. Very easy to apply. Simply get some on a cotton rag and wipe it on. Let it set then wipe with wet rag.

Had a ding or to on my scope!! applied with Q-tip looked new again. waited until dry tryed buffing and it didnt wipe off!! Great product

Adding a brush inside the cap

A little go's along way!!

Works like wonder, not only for guns but for anything needing a lasting black finish. Specially nicks and chips, has done wonders for my guns and cameras. Works fast, gives an excellent finish, hardly noticeable, I used to resort to paint and it never had the same finish.

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Anyone who like me likes to have guns looking new this is the right product. Not for large areas but for small areas, scratches and nicks is excellent

It works as advertised, specifically for small scratches and touch-up work. I did try it on some large pieces and one piece came out very good, but the other did not.

It would be nice if they would come up with an inexpensive way to do larger pieces with a consistent outcome, but this product does work as advertised.

Easy to handle, value

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Preatty good to take small dings, scratches on black aluminum. I tried to blacken a muzzle break but the color did not get uniform. I think is too much area to cover also the area were very smooth.

Convenient, clean and inexpensive for use in small jobs and repairs. Efficient and effective.

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White metals have varying compositions and this product's effect is somewhat unpredictable regarding color and durability. Experimentation is about the only way to determine outcome. It made the polished white metal trigger on a TX200 a beautiful, smooth raven black, which promptly wiped off clean like a bad paint job. White triggers are not all bad.