Professional refinishers using Norrel's Moly Resin?

[tacticalcity]

UPDATE: John Norrell got back to me with a quote. Very happy about that. Do need his address so I can ship it to them. It is not on their website, and I want to be certain I have the current one so my lower doesn't get lost. But other than that I should be set. Guess they are crazy busy this time of year. Which is understandable.



I have a lower I need refinished to match an SP1 A1 upper that I have. Based on the research that I have done I am told the closest color match would be to have it refinished in Norrel's Moly Resin Grayish-Black Colt Flat color. Norrel's offers this service directly. Problem is, I can't get them to respond to the many messages I have sent them via the form on their website...and they do not list a phone number to call. Which does not offer much encouragement regarding customer service.

Are there other refinishing companies with considerably better service that use this product and can refinish my lower so it matches my old school upper? Is there something else that matches the color better I should be considering?

The lower is actually an AR Pistol lower. But I figured the folks paying attention to this section of the forum may know more than those following the handgun forum. I mention this incase you were thinking I should order one of the prefinished lowers that already match. Getting a pistol lower is difficult and expensive. Finding one already finished to match the old school XM Grey is, I presume, next to impossible.

Here is the upper that I am trying to match, for those of you like me who only really care about the gunporn.

[smoothy8500]

I have done a lot of stuff with Norrels moly resin and it’s pretty easy. Buy a $10 harbor freight airbrush and spray away.

[tacticalcity]

I have done a lot of stuff with Norrels moly resin and it?s pretty easy. Buy a $10 harbor freight airbrush and spray away.

I am HORRIBLE at painting. Cannot explain it. But it is amazing I ever got out of kindergarten I am so bad.

[highpower]

I've done a few AR's with it. It's pretty easy.

[PogoJack]

Can you spray that directly on an unfinished billet lower?

[highpower]

Can you spray that directly on an unfinished billet lower?

Just like any other form of coating, you need to properly prep the surface you wish to cover. I bead blasted my lowers, but you could also just sand the surface and degrease it.

I used an air brush for the first one I did and a small paint gun for the others. I did have to get two colors of resin (black and grey) to match the original upper I had and I just used that same mix for the others. Cleanup was with lacquer thinner. I have a lifetime supply of the stuff, but I have also used it in lieu on powder coating on some automotive parts.

Original M16A1 upper on a Molycoat lower


I also did the frame on this Sig P226 in flat black Molycoat.

[tacticalcity]

Nobody knows of a refinishing shop who can do this for me?

[G-forceJunkie]

Anybody that does Cerakote would probably shoot Norells if you brought them the paint. Hell, I would be shocked if Cerakote doesnt have the color you want.

[tacticalcity]

Anybody that does Cerakote would probably shoot Norells if you brought them the paint. Hell, I would be shocked if Cerakote doesnt have the color you want.

Based on the research their grey (Sniper Grey) is not all that close.

[tacticalcity]

Those both turned out really nice. I especially like the M16A1, given my current goals and all. In the early 90s the USAF was still issuing us those. Although we had M16A2s as well. I personally was issued the short GAU-5 with an upper exactly like the one I am trying to color match shown above. We were pretty lucky as they were very rare. To say I loved that rifle would be a massive understatement.

Just like any other form of coating, you need to properly prep the surface you wish to cover. I bead blasted my lowers, but you could also just sand the surface and degrease it.

I used an air brush for the first one I did and a small paint gun for the others. I did have to get two colors of resin (black and grey) to match the original upper I had and I just used that same mix for the others. Cleanup was with lacquer thinner. I have a lifetime supply of the stuff, but I have also used it in lieu on powder coating on some automotive parts.

Original M16A1 upper on a Molycoat lower


I also did the frame on this Sig P226 in flat black Molycoat.