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zzzzsleepy8 · March 11th, 2014, 02:31

Looks nice. Personally, I think VLTOR (or its airsoft ripoff equivalent) makes the best looking AR uppers. I like those sharp angles as opposed to the standard AR frame with rounded features.

Looks like you have a gap between the receiver & the grip?

Paint, even with a primer coat on aluminum is never going to be great. The best color retention and wear resistance on aluminum will be hard anodized and dyed & sealed. I think most airsoft frames from airsoft manufacturers are just powder coated on the aluminum.

You could actually buy those touchup pens that blacken aluminum, either the cheapo method using a perm marker (that looks sorta purple) or RS stuff from birchwood casey that actually oxidizes the aluminum.

March 11th, 2014, 02:31	#753
zzzzsleepy8 Trader rating Join Date: Jan 2014	Looks nice. Personally, I think VLTOR (or its airsoft ripoff equivalent) makes the best looking AR uppers. I like those sharp angles as opposed to the standard AR frame with rounded features. Looks like you have a gap between the receiver & the grip? Paint, even with a primer coat on aluminum is never going to be great. The best color retention and wear resistance on aluminum will be hard anodized and dyed & sealed. I think most airsoft frames from airsoft manufacturers are just powder coated on the aluminum. You could actually buy those touchup pens that blacken aluminum, either the cheapo method using a perm marker (that looks sorta purple) or RS stuff from birchwood casey that actually oxidizes the aluminum. Last edited by zzzzsleepy8; March 11th, 2014 at 02:38..