anything wrong with a bare oll

[nemisis1400]

So I finished my Tactical Machining 80% lower, and it's bare aluminum right now. I have alumina-hyde that I was planning to paint it with, but now I've had it like this for a while I wanna keep it like this. There is no writing or markings on it except for the fire and safe, eventually I might want to do some engraving on the mag well, but for right now it's bare.

Is there anything wrong with leaving the aluminum bare? I kinda like it like this, it totally says "this is my Frankenstein project."

[Hopi]

Anodizing the lower hardens the surface to reduce the wear in the holes etc......

[nemisis1400]

How safe is it to fire without anodizing? And how sufficient would using alumina-hyde be?

[Hopi]

The aluminum is soft and the pivot holes will wear and/or 'egg'. Probably not a big deal with minimal use, but the wear certainly will exaggerate over time.

You could probably get a clear anodizing done.

http://www.usanodizing.com/pricing.htm

Who/where did/are you going to get your engraving done?

[nemisis1400]

I'm leaving it bare right now since i don't know where to have it done, eventually i figure i might do it myself with a dremel. Or do that trick with the electric etching.

[CHS]

Take it to Techplate in Anaheim. You want a true type III hard anodize, they should be able to do "clear" though.

[nemisis1400]

http://www.techplate.com/

This the place? I wanna do my test fire first, then see about engraving before doing that though.

[CHS]

http://www.techplate.com/

This the place? I wanna do my test fire first, then see about engraving before doing that though.

Yup, that's the place!