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Rohrbaugh Products and Accessories => Gunsmithing or Modifications for your Rohrbaugh => Topic started by: Esmanolo on October 19, 2009, 12:58:48 PM

Title: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Esmanolo on October 19, 2009, 12:58:48 PM
Hello,

I am new to the forum, I have owned my R9s for almost a year now. It is the best pocket pistol ever made.

I am interested in painting the following matte black:

Mag release, mag baseplate, hammer, barrel and trigger.

Has anyone done this at home? I want to match the factory black color.


Thanks
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: kjtrains on October 19, 2009, 01:54:06 PM
Esmanolo.  Welcome to the Forum.  Haven't tried what you're asking, but wish you the best in this venture.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: theirishguard on October 19, 2009, 02:11:29 PM
Esmanolo, welcome to the forum, glad your enjoying the pup. Why not leave it as it was shipped?   Tom
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: kjtrains on October 19, 2009, 02:14:27 PM
I will second those comments.  I like mine the way it is.  Will not change a thing.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Esmanolo on October 19, 2009, 02:17:45 PM
I carry it in my waistband and the mag release , mag base plate and hammer can barely be identified because of their silver color.
The barrel, and trigger I could live without being black.


Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: kjtrains on October 19, 2009, 02:23:06 PM
Rohrbaugh has black mags for sell now, if that would help.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Esmanolo on October 19, 2009, 02:33:17 PM
I will call about the black mags and screws.

How could I paint the hammer and mag release at home without having to send to a gunsmith?

What kind of paint should I use?

Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: tracker on October 19, 2009, 02:54:26 PM

I don't think there is any permanent, acceptable product for home application. You would probably end up with something really a mess.
Selling it and buying an all black one would be a better, albeit a more expensive solution.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: kjtrains on October 19, 2009, 03:52:40 PM
You didn't say anything about black screws, so I didn't mention those.  I also second Trackers' comments; sell this one and buy a Stealth.  More expensive, but more do-able.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Chief-USN on October 20, 2009, 11:10:18 AM
 It seems that painting the parts would be an issue. I do not know of any Gun Manufacture that uses "Paint". They normally use an Industral grade coating (In the case of Rohrbaugh they use DLC and Robar ) of one sort or another as "Paint" will chip, is thicker,  and or have issues with heat. As well as just plain not wanting to stick to the machined surface found in most weapons.
 Would be an interesting look though.

  Chief  
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: mefly2 on October 22, 2009, 02:10:45 PM
Matte black tape is what I use on uniform items that I do not want to be shiny ... it is not a permanent fix and whatever coating is applied to the mag release is likely to wear off quickly. One thought on the mag base plate is to glue a thin basepad onto the mag in a manner that it does not interfere with the heel release ... matte/flat black model paint ???
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: P7Enigma on October 30, 2009, 02:23:40 PM
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I will call about the black mags and screws.

How could I paint the hammer and mag release at home without having to send to a gunsmith?

What kind of paint should I use?


If you feel  you need to "paint" some parts try KG industries. Pretty durable but will require "curing the paint" in an oven and also the paint should be applied with an airbrush.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: kanuist on October 31, 2009, 01:57:11 PM
How about Birchwood Casey's Cold Blue.  
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Joe_from_NY on May 08, 2011, 08:29:59 PM
Any update on this situation? It is interesting how a brother states what he wants to do, and most guys try to talk him out of it instead of answering his question.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: tracker on May 08, 2011, 10:48:00 PM

I think we were just trying to be helpful and share our experiences with less than satisfactory results in gun spot refinishing home remedies.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Reinz on May 09, 2011, 06:07:00 AM
Brownells has some bake on finishes that turn out well for considerable less money than KG.  I use KG products in my business and they are very good, but expensive.

I have one old beater pistol that I used the bake on finish from Brownells and it is not bad.

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/k=finish/t=P/ksubmit=y/Products/All/search=finish


Good Luck
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Joe_from_NY on May 09, 2011, 11:12:47 AM
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You didn't say anything about black screws, so I didn't mention those.  I also second Trackers' comments; sell this one and buy a Stealth.  More expensive, but more do-able.

He probably has the Stealth, that's why he didn't mention wanting to black-out the slide.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Joe_from_NY on May 15, 2011, 02:58:59 AM
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Brownells has some bake on finishes that turn out well for considerable less money than KG.  I use KG products in my business and they are very good, but expensive.

I have one old beater pistol that I used the bake on finish from Brownells and it is not bad.

http://www.brownells.com/.aspx/cid=0/k=finish/t=P/ksubmit=y/Products/All/search=finish


Good Luck

Could the slide go in the oven without removing the firing pin and the rest of the internal parts in the slide. It says 300° F. for one hour. can the slide internals take that without damaging anything?


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Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Reinz on May 16, 2011, 03:35:29 AM
I do not know what the temp threshold for springs is before the tension goes or they go brittle.  But I personally would not risk it.
It is usually easy enough for most guns to disassemble the slide.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Joe_from_NY on May 16, 2011, 03:40:25 AM
Could the slide on an R9 be disassembled by someone without any small precision tools usually used to work on guns? Do the internal slide parts come out easy?
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Reinz on May 16, 2011, 04:42:58 PM
You need a punch to push firing in from the back  and then slide out the firing pin block.  You could get by with a small diameter phillips head screwdriver or such, but a punch is best.

Also need a very small diameter punch to drive out the pin holding in the extractor.  Probably 1/16".    Also need to place the slide in a padded vice to do this without messing up your slide.
Title: Re: Blacked out Rohrbaugh ?
Post by: Reinz on May 16, 2011, 04:58:59 PM
If you are going to order the coating from Brownells, you might as well order  the punches too.