Moderator Repaint?

[Mash]

Good afternoon,

I’ve got a second hand Parker Hale sound moderator for my 1022, can I give this a rub down and repaint? If so what’s the recommendation on paints?

[Dellboy]

hycote double acrylic in the small cans works obviously cerokote is better but £££££££

[Mash]

hycote double acrylic in the small cans works obviously cerokote is better but £££££££

Thank you Dellboy. I’ll have a look and see might be able to do some other bits with the cerokote.

[Graham M]

Repainted my T3. Spun it in the lathe and took it right down to bare metal, then etch primed it before using cammo paint as a finish. Looks good and is non reflective.

https://www.halfords.com/motoring/paint ... 52044.html

[Blackstuff]

Could just buy a cover for it?

[markie]

The secret is in the prep. Get back to bare metal then DEGREASE THOROUGHLY. Don't touvh it with your hands after de-grease. Best de-greaser is "Panel wipe" from a motor factors, but white spirit will do at a push.

Next step is acid etch primer as above and leave for 24 hours to cure. I always apply gentle heat with a heatgun before and during spraying for both primer and top coats.

Apply several light top-coats as directed on the can. Leave for 24 hours and repeat.

Hycote is great, or Simoniz tough black. Also had good results with Toolstations Industrial spray.

[Mauserbill]

Hello
Halfords sell a tough heat resistant engine exhaust manifold spray paint in various colours.

[Graham M]

Could just buy a cover for it?

Trouble with those covers is they hold the heat in and the moderator takes ages to cool down.

[Blackstuff]

Could just buy a cover for it?

Trouble with those covers is they hold the heat in and the moderator takes ages to cool down.

Why is that a problem though? The covers mitigate mirage for much longer and stop you from burning your hand when removing it, which are the only issues I can think of for normal use?

[Graham M]

I found that if the mod was left for a couple of minutes it cooled down and another 3 shots could be taken. With the cover on it took forever to cool down and I found myself shooting through a hot barrel all the time. Don't know if it affected the POA but the groups were certainly bigger.