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Originally Posted by J. Scott Hanes
Very nice colors! Question: on your first photo, the colors have a deep shine to them. Is that due to the polishing process before coloring or is it some coating after the process. Or just because the piece has not been handled yet? Thanks!
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Scott,
Thanks for the compliment. Parker colors are difficult to get right. This receiver has oil on it, but part of that shine is from the polishing before coloring. Dull or low polishing will produce dull colors. A big part of restoration is the metal preparation.
Even though the Trojan grade was mostly a course polishing job, it appears the factory still dry burnished the metal to help give them a little shine. This helps the colors look bright and vibrant. The charcoal mix is a very low bone content, as mentioned in the Parker Story and other sources and I have a feeling this gave a superficial hardness that wore quickly compared to other brands of guns with higher bone charcoal content. Here is another Trojan we colored, but a client sent it pre-polished and did not want any additional prep work performed or screws replaced. This attention to detail is what separates a good restoration from an average refinish. You can see it colored nicely but it’s just not very vibrant.
