Spray Nozzels
If you use Aluma-hyde II please keep some of these on hand. Nozzles get clogged and must be replaced.
Would you recommend this?
Yes, I would recommend to a friend
Always good to have on hand
When you're doing refinishing it's always smart to have extra spray nozzles on hand. Allumahyde can be unforgiving, And for the low cost I just pick up an extra bag of nozzles.
Alumahyde II is great stuff!
I've been Using Alumahyde 2 for about 4 years now. I have coated many firearms and accessories for myself and friends. Mainly aluminum and polymer. I see a lot of people complaining about the nozzles clogging up. I've never had one clog. When you are done using the Alumahyde, turn the can upside down and spray it until only the clear compressed air comes out. Then wipe off the nozzle. I've also found that if you bake the aluminum part you coated @ 250 for 5 hours, after it cools it's pretty darn tough. I still wait 14 days for it to cure fully before any assembly. The parts I've baked have turned out way better. For polymer parts, use a heat gun and do a thin coat, repeat that 3 times (do not put in the oven). After one week the polymer part is good to go. I've coated a few pmags to match the FDE that I used for my 308. I put a pmag 25 for my 308 in the pics. The gray 556 is my wife's. I haven't decided what to do with the unfinished one yet. The 308 turned out sweet. I coated the handguard, radian Raptor-LT wings, bcm grip and the hogue stock. I used the Semi Gloss black on the barrel and muzzle brake. Follow the instructions and you shouldn't have any problems.
Replacement Spray Nozzles
Do yourself a favor and purchase a bag of these when you purchase any of the Brownells spray coatings. The one that comes with the can is good for one use only. I've tried cleaning them with spray brake cleaner with no luck. Your only resort is a new nozzle. Shaking the can for at least 5 minutes seems to help too. Once the can pukes out the little spits and spats it seems to spray a lot better, so be ready for that.
these are a nessasary item for aluma-hyd
unless the whole can is used @ one time spare nozzles are needed for aluma-hyde coatings
these are a nessasary item for aluma-hyd
when using alumi-hyde coating the nozzles clog easily so spares are handy.
These work fine for me.
Yeah, these clog up fast... if you don't shake the can adequately prior to use. Alumahyde is thick paint and the nozzles clog up quickly if you aren't careful. Shake the can well before use and then hold the can upside down and spray until no more paint comes out after use. Do this every time and your nozzles will last much longer.
To the rescue
These nozzles save the day when you are useing spray on stock finishes or bake on metal finishes. "cleaning" of the original, cloged up nozzles almost never works, and it is much easier to simply through out the old and stick one of these inexpensive replacements on.
Aluma-Hyde ll and replacement nozzles
Just painted a new build AR with Aluma-Hyde OD Green. Cleaned all parts with acetone as suggested paint went on well and did the 3.5 hr bake time at 195 degrees. Happy with the finish but not so much the color was hoping it was going to be a little darker green but overall happy with product, time will tell on durability my first time to use Aluma-Hyde ll. Was not happy with the replacement nozzles that l ordered for the Aluma-Hyde they are one spray pattern not adjustable like the vertical or horizontal spray pattern on original can
Horrible
I really like Alumahyde 2, but Brownells needs to sell better nozzles. After a couple sprays, they start to clog. I threw them out after each coat of paint, but some didn't last a whole coat before they needed to be replaced. If they start to clog they will splatter large dots and you'll have to hope the paint spreads or strip the paint and start over. However, you can feel when they're about to splatter. So, if you're extremely careful and replace the nozzles as often as possible, you'll be fine. My Alumahyde project came out great, but the Duracoat aerosol turned out better so this gets 3 stars.
