My AR is finally "used" - Touch up on lower receiver?

[Stratocaster1422]

I'm at AFS last week giving my AR some love, when I decide "Hey, i'm gonna bring my target in to get a better look at my groups." I place the rifle on the folding table in the booth, when all of a sudden....SLAM! The table drops out and my rifle goes crashing to the ground. Now I have a very small little nick in the lower receiver. Its located on the left side, in the middle of the magwell horizontally, on that little fillet on the very bottom of the receiver. It's nothing huge, but the AL is exposed and I'm anal retentive.

I swear, I should never buy ANYTHING brand new.

So what would you guys use for a "touch-up" so it's not blatantly obvious?

 

[Rob]

Birchwood Casey makes some pen like things. I don't know if they are true bluing agents, but they do cover up minor imperfections.

Thats one reason I don't like new guns. I feel like I have to keep them in that condition.

 

[vellnueve]

Does bluing work on aluminum?

When I put a few tiny marks on my AR after screwing up my trigger guard install, I just went over it with a black Sharpie.

 

[Mike-Mike]

It's a tool. leave the marks.

 

[Urj]

Bluing doesn't work on aluminum. If it really bothers you, I'd hit it with a sharpie or (if you can do a god job) some testors model paint.

 

[Dick Manley]

So what would you guys use for a "touch-up" so it's not blatantly obvious?

REALLY!!?? Your rifle is a tool, just like a combo wrench or a ratchet. IF you use it proberly it will get dirty and scratched and it will have all kinds of blemishes. I understand you laid out your hard earned money for it, I have over $2300 invested in mine and I dont really give a rats ass if it gets comsmetically damaged. Just leave the scratch, nick or whatever is in place, it will serve as a reminder on what not to do next time. "Scars are just life's way of saying I told you so". I know it stings (for about a minute), but look on the bright side the next blem wont hurt as bad.

-DM-

 

[hicksonj]

http://www.bb-guns.org/browseproducts/Birchwood-Casey-Flat-Black-Touch-Up-Pen-by-Birchwood-Casey.HTML

Matches pretty well.

 

[one-eyed Jack]

Hold a finger over the nick while you are shooting and no one will see it. Many years ago, I put a scratch on the cylinder of my Colt Python with the Coltguard (electroless nickel) finish. I've been hurting ever since. Jack.

 

[HangEmHigh]

For me its like the first door ding on a new car. Once the first one happens, Im much less anal about it.

 

[The Village Idiot]

For me its like the first door ding on a new car. Once the first one happens, Im much less anal about it.

I agree. Whenever I get a new car, the first thing I do is park it in a mall lot so I can get that first ding over and done with quickly. After-all, you know it's going to happen.

 

[BillK]

It's a tool. leave the marks.

So true!

 

[Stratocaster1422]

I don't care all that much, just wanted to see what/if people used to cover up nicks and scratches. There's a reason car mfg's sell touch up paint too.

 

[Dirtypacman]

I like the dings and marks - leave em. Its not made to be a piece of art on the wall.

 

[smitty]

Birchwood Casey - aluminum black
The stuff works great for AR lowers and uppers. It's about $8.00 a container and any "real" gunshop should have it.

smitty