A ? for others that parkerize

Bulletboy · 04-28-2007, 03:04 PM

I would welcome suggestions on this;
Before, I would park my receivers and then install the barrel, and so on. I liked doing that because then the rivets are parked too, and it all looks nice. So now that I've decided to install the barrel to the trunion first, like I've been talking about on other threads, it makes it a bit more difficult. My tank isnt quite long enough to take a receiver and a barrel together, even if I had corks to block up the barrel and not get park in the chrome lining. I dont want to park the receiver before riveting, because I want the rivets matching.

What I'm thinking is to pour the hot solution into something else, like a pitcher, and then just put the receiver in, without any getting on the barrel. I feel like I'd still want to block up the chamber with a cork, but otherwise it should work pretty good right? Is there any reason that I should not use a plastic pitcher? Or what about a PVC pipe with one end capped? What do you guys think?

Preacher · 04-28-2007, 03:17 PM

I remember WinnR saying that he used regular park solution in a plastic container. Of course he didn't heat it. He said it would still park the metal, but it just took longer. Like 4 or 5 hours instead of 20 minutes.

Can't remember the details, but I do remember him saying it worked.

Bulletboy · 04-28-2007, 03:34 PM

Ok good, I thought I remembered something like that. I'll give it a try, maybe Monday.

F-Troop · 05-13-2007, 01:17 PM

[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]If your tank is too small, you may want to try the PVC pipe trick. You can take a section of PVC pipe (maybe 6" diameter) and glue weld a cap on one end. You've just made a vertical tank.

Measure the length of the pipe to be a few inches taller than your barreled action.

Fill the pipe/tank with water and see what the volume in gallons is. You can pour the water out into gallon containers to see how much solution you 'll need. If you preheat your solution to the required 195 degrees or so in a stainless container, you can pour it into the pipe. PVC can stand a few degrees above 212.

Now the trick to keep the solution hot is to use an immersion electrical heater - WITH THE COILS MADE OF STAINLESS - NOT ALUMINUM. Fancy smantcy kitchen stores carry them for heating that odd cup of coffee.

You can make a heating control unit to control the heat that the immersion heater puts out. Take an old electrical cord and connect it to a dimmer switch in an electical box. Connect the switch to an outlet in another electrical box. You now have a system for keeping the solution at the proper 195 degrees.

Truth be told.....a larger tank is easier.

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RetVet · 05-13-2007, 02:07 PM

Before I got a large tank, I used a PVC pipe plugged at one end to parkerize my Sten. Just heated the solution hotter than usual and poured it in the tube. Add gun and bingo. The solution should stay hot enough, long enough, to do the job.

Icarus · 05-13-2007, 04:29 PM

dont sweat the barrel plugs, chrome is non ferrus, the park shouldnt effect it. If there is any build up a good cleaning and 3 down the pipe will fix you right up. Also I have parked with preheated solution in 36 inch long PVC window flower boxes, worked fine.

Bulletboy · 05-15-2007, 01:56 PM

Sounds good guys, thanks. I might go ahead and try the pvc thing. Now I think I have to order new park solution, because the woman was in the (I mean MY) garage, and knocked some stuff into my park tank and then just left it in there because she didnt know if it was safe to reach in and get it out.

The park I had came from Allegheny Arsenal and I liked it. I might go with the same stuff again.

04-28-2007, 03:04 PM	#1
Bulletboy Troubleshooter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wa. Posts: 3,369	A ? for others that parkerize I would welcome suggestions on this; Before, I would park my receivers and then install the barrel, and so on. I liked doing that because then the rivets are parked too, and it all looks nice. So now that I've decided to install the barrel to the trunion first, like I've been talking about on other threads, it makes it a bit more difficult. My tank isnt quite long enough to take a receiver and a barrel together, even if I had corks to block up the barrel and not get park in the chrome lining. I dont want to park the receiver before riveting, because I want the rivets matching. What I'm thinking is to pour the hot solution into something else, like a pitcher, and then just put the receiver in, without any getting on the barrel. I feel like I'd still want to block up the chamber with a cork, but otherwise it should work pretty good right? Is there any reason that I should not use a plastic pitcher? Or what about a PVC pipe with one end capped? What do you guys think? __________________ Veritas et Aequitas WWHBD? (What Would Henry Bowman Do?)

04-28-2007, 03:17 PM	#2
Preacher Chaplain/Moderator Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: West Virginia Posts: 11,321	I remember WinnR saying that he used regular park solution in a plastic container. Of course he didn't heat it. He said it would still park the metal, but it just took longer. Like 4 or 5 hours instead of 20 minutes. Can't remember the details, but I do remember him saying it worked. __________________ You and I have a rendezvous with destiny. We will preserve for our children this, the last best hope of man on earth, or we will sentence them to take the first step into a thousand years of darkness. If we fail, at least let our children and our children's children say of us we justified our brief moment here. We did all that could be done. Ronald Reagan - 1964 ------------------------------------- Bunker Member #4.

05-13-2007, 01:17 PM	#4
F-Troop Dazed and Confused Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Region Formerly Known as the Free State Posts: 145	[FONT="Comic Sans MS"]If your tank is too small, you may want to try the PVC pipe trick. You can take a section of PVC pipe (maybe 6" diameter) and glue weld a cap on one end. You've just made a vertical tank. Measure the length of the pipe to be a few inches taller than your barreled action. Fill the pipe/tank with water and see what the volume in gallons is. You can pour the water out into gallon containers to see how much solution you 'll need. If you preheat your solution to the required 195 degrees or so in a stainless container, you can pour it into the pipe. PVC can stand a few degrees above 212. Now the trick to keep the solution hot is to use an immersion electrical heater - WITH THE COILS MADE OF STAINLESS - NOT ALUMINUM. Fancy smantcy kitchen stores carry them for heating that odd cup of coffee. You can make a heating control unit to control the heat that the immersion heater puts out. Take an old electrical cord and connect it to a dimmer switch in an electical box. Connect the switch to an outlet in another electrical box. You now have a system for keeping the solution at the proper 195 degrees. Truth be told.....a larger tank is easier. [/FONT] __________________ [FONT=" Comic Sans MS"]MOLON LABE!! Spartan King Leonidas in response to the Persian king Xerxes who commanded, "Lay Down Your Arms." His response: COME AND TAKE THEM!![/FONT]

05-13-2007, 02:07 PM	#5
RetVet Statistical Error Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Homeless Posts: 43,703	Before I got a large tank, I used a PVC pipe plugged at one end to parkerize my Sten. Just heated the solution hotter than usual and poured it in the tube. Add gun and bingo. The solution should stay hot enough, long enough, to do the job. __________________ ^^^ For entertainment purposes. Use only as directed. ^^^ III

05-13-2007, 04:29 PM	#6
Icarus BUNKER FUNKER Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: UP SHIT CREEK Posts: 3,534	dont sweat the barrel plugs, chrome is non ferrus, the park shouldnt effect it. If there is any build up a good cleaning and 3 down the pipe will fix you right up. Also I have parked with preheated solution in 36 inch long PVC window flower boxes, worked fine. __________________ AMERICAN BY BIRTH; SOUTHERN BY THE GRACE OF GOD: SON OF THE SOUTH, MAN OF THE BLUES TITTIES Dont make me have to do it! 3. Never stick it in crazy. I STAND WITH ISRAEL MoLoN LaBe MOTHERFUCKER 3% To compel a man to subsidize with his taxes the propagation of ideas which he disbelieves and abhors is sinful and tyrannical. Thomas Jefferson

04-28-2007, 03:34 PM	#3
Bulletboy Troubleshooter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wa. Posts: 3,369	Ok good, I thought I remembered something like that. I'll give it a try, maybe Monday.

05-15-2007, 01:56 PM	#7
Bulletboy Troubleshooter Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Wa. Posts: 3,369	Sounds good guys, thanks. I might go ahead and try the pvc thing. Now I think I have to order new park solution, because the woman was in the (I mean MY) garage, and knocked some stuff into my park tank and then just left it in there because she didnt know if it was safe to reach in and get it out. The park I had came from Allegheny Arsenal and I liked it. I might go with the same stuff again.