Help with nickel boron receiver

ARenthusiast · Jun 28, 2012

So I just received a Spikes Punisher lower receiver and plan on getting it nickel boron coated and then color fill the logo. Only thing is the engraving seems much more shallow than any other engraving that I have color filled in the past(LIKE THE SPIDER LOGO). I'm worried that the layer of nickel boron will fill in the logo making it impossible to color fill.

Has anyone nickel boron coated a receiver? If so, did you notice if any of the engravings were less visible?

Is there a safe way to deepen the punisher logo engraving without butchering it? any help would be much appreciated, thank you.

If I had to guess I'd say the engraving Is about 1mm deep, maybe less

jrumann59 · Jun 29, 2012

my concern would be anything actually sticking to the NiB finish.

smokey · Jun 29, 2012

I think you're overthinking how thick the NiB coating is going to be. You're looking at something around 100 microns thick. It's not like glopping a thick coat of paint on.

ARenthusiast · Jun 29, 2012

I might not even get the lower coated. From what I understand it's the upper that reaps the benefit. Just really like black color fill on a metalicy finish

ARenthusiast · Jun 29, 2012

I hope to achieve something like this

http://www.spikestactical.com/new/z/index.php?main_page=popup_image&pID=962

ARenthusiast · Jun 29, 2012

That Receiver is actually NP3 coated but nickel boron is almost the same look

04RWon · Jun 29, 2012

I fondled that actual rifle yesterday, pretty freakin cool. The BCG is wild too. Very interesting rifle, neat concept, if like to shoot one and see how it is.

ARenthusiast · Jun 29, 2012

Did you think the np3 coated receivers were too shiny?

04RWon · Jun 29, 2012

ARenthusiast said:
Did you think the np3 coated receivers were too shiny?

Not really, they didnt really shine, kinda like a grey corvette. Its not a bright color but you notice it in a crowd

ARenthusiast · Jun 29, 2012

Nice, I'm torn between nickel Teflon and nickel boron. I want wha tever is less shiney but it's hard to tell from just pictures. I think I'm just going to go with nickel boron and then bead blast with Aluminum oxide to dull it out a bit.

04RWon · Jun 29, 2012

ARenthusiast said:
Nice, I'm torn between nickel Teflon and nickel boron. I want wha tever is less shiney but it's hard to tell from just pictures. I think I'm just going to go with nickel boron and then bead blast with Aluminum oxide to dull it out a bit.

My nickel boron bcg and fcg both shine alot. Youd probably be fine with the teflon if thats what the anniversary rifle is

ARenthusiast · Jul 1, 2012

Any body have experience with bead blasting? Can I bead blast nickel boron with aluminum oxide without removing the coating? How hard would that be?

mdoffroad · Jul 1, 2012

Im no certified expert, but NO lol. The NiB is partly so effective because of the smoothness and lack of pores in the metal surface. If you bead blast if your ASKING to have carbon, etc stick... If your going to coatit, don't UNCOAT it lol. I have the NiB coating on my BCG and trigger assembly, I can't see a reason elsewhere..

ARenthusiast · Jul 1, 2012

Well the inside of the upper receier can defenetly benifit from nickel boron and I wouldn't want to dull that out. You can't coat the inside without coating the outside, so I'm just trying to make the outside as non reflective as possible.

ARenthusiast · Jul 1, 2012

I also think a nickel boron upper with a black anodized lower looks funny, just don't like it. So I'm just going to get both done.

mdoffroad · Jul 1, 2012

Hmm, hand thought of taking the outside off... hmmm, thats a VERY interesting idea... I'm more a dark grey or black guy for my receivers but, if you do that with the Nib coat then remove the outside, lemme know, I'd be VERY interested to see that

ARenthusiast · Jul 1, 2012

By no means am I trying to Remove the NIB coating, just dull out the surface. Just like people bead blast SS barrels to make them less shiny. From what I've Hurd certain types of media (like glass beads) will cause more of a polished look and the opposite for (aluminum oxide media). This is all hear say, I have no experience with blasting. Not sure how controllable the process is. The last thing I want to do it remove too much

ARenthusiast · Jul 1, 2012

Yes sir, I'll post pics

Jbenfer · Jul 1, 2012

NiB iz like taking a gold ring and having it dipped to make it whit gold you take it dip in the NiB coating almost the consistancy of water and there you go its coated but keep in mind the NiB coating on a lower has no positive or negative effect on the lower other than cosmetic the bcg is amazing diffrence tho spikes has a good one that ill swear by on my high proformance ar rifles

Jbenfer · Jul 1, 2012

You can have th NiB coated upper or lower duracoated rather than bead blasting and hoping you dont ruin the look

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