Kibler SRM metal work.

[Mark E. Prickett]

I finished up the metal work on my SRM today. I disassembled everything, filed and sanded down to 600grit. After a couple hours on the buffing wheel using green compound I was ready for Finnish. I used Jax Black for bronze and copper. The deep black finish was so pleasing to me I decided to leave it and not cut it back with scotch bright like most people do.

 

[TDM]

Good job!

 

[Toneloc]

Well done. My least favorite part of the build was that trigger guard…

 

[Mark E. Prickett]

I took my time on the metal. Disassembled everything and made a few jigs to hold stuff. Working on it on and off after work it was ready for Finnish by the weekend. I'm a mechanic by trade so some days I'm tired of working on stuff, however this gun build has Ben quite therapeutic.

 

[smokepolehall]

Looks real decent, much better than the Birchwood Caseys brass black i used on my Scout

 

[Indy Durtdigger]

I finished up the metal work on my SRM today. I disassembled everything, filed and sanded down to 600grit. After a couple hours on the buffing wheel using green compound I was ready for Finnish. I used Jax Black for bronze and copper. The deep black finish was so pleasing to me I decided to leave it and not cut it back with scotch bright like most people do.

That finish looks nice. I almost ordered some of that the other day but went with the browning solution they offer. May have to re-think that.

 

[Fly103]

Looks good! How durable is the finish without rubbing it back? I elected to leave the pitting in mine as I think it lends itself to the antique look. That said there were 4 mold flashing bumps on the trigger guard and 2 really large raised areas of flashing on the butt plate that took me a few hours to file off.

Did you brush it on or soak the parts in it? I'm thinking the barrel is going to be a bit of a challenge for me to get a uniform finish on.

 

[TDM]

Not trying to high jack the thread. But here is a photo of the same parts given multiple coats of Jax Black and drawn back with 0000 steel wool to get the shade I was looking for. I’ve found that the Jax Black needs steel wool polishing to get the excess off. If you prefer it darker, which is fine, just apply more coats. But without some type of polishing there will be rub off of the finish.

 

[Lippy984]

Thank you for sharing!! I just started my kit, and plan on using the same Jax Black. Always nice to see examples