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Posted: 19 Mar 2021 at 6:45am

Had a few minutes spare and got the pistol back together.
Its not perfect, has a couple of marks already, but its much tidier than it was.

Its shooting around 380fps with H&N FTT, which sounds about right, so the hammer and the trigger replacement are functioning. The safety isnt working properly, must be something to do with the hammer / trigger upgrade, but one shouldnt rely on a mechanical safety over proper discipline..

I had a mate cut a vinyl graphic for a hard case; the same logo / branding / "Co2 Air Pistol" that appeared on their original box, in S&W Blue.

 

]]> Fri, 19 Mar 2021 06:45:45 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3585#3585 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : thats looking great mate,factory... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3529#3529 Author: dvlnme
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Posted: 01 Feb 2021 at 2:33am

Clap thats looking great mate,factory finish was never that good on these,you are rebuilding a shooter not trying to restore it to origional anyway just guna be a real nice shooter now and one you can enjoy and be proud of and that in the end is what matters.
 cheers mike
]]> Mon, 01 Feb 2021 02:33:17 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3529#3529 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : dvlnme wrote:just shows you... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3524#3524 Author: J-S
Subject: 543
Posted: 28 Jan 2021 at 10:48am

Originally posted by dvlnme dvlnme wrote:

just shows you how versitile a barby is eh.
 cheers mike


Needs a good scrub though - looks like i used it as a spray booth for the black.... LOL
]]> Thu, 28 Jan 2021 10:48:48 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3524#3524 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : just shows you how versitile a... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3523#3523 Author: dvlnme
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Posted: 28 Jan 2021 at 9:19am

just shows you how versitile a barby is eh.
 cheers mike
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Subject: 543
Posted: 26 Jan 2021 at 9:22am

Had a spare couple of hours and got the Matt black spray on. It went on ok, with a couple of smudges that would be mostly hidden under the grips. Sprayed and hung until just touch dry, then hung outside in the sun for an hour before barbecuing... heated at around 100-120 degrees for about 40 minutes then cooled under the hood.



The finish feels good - it doesn’t have that plastic feel spray paints can have and no tacky feeling. Slightly more sheen than original finish but pretty close and if nothing else will have a little more character than the original.

The top section had a nice even finish.. until it dropped from hanging! I caught it so no damage, but the finish needed to be stripped AGAIN, and is now ready to painted again when I have a spare minute.

]]> Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:22:50 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3522#3522 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : know what you mean about the wife... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3510#3510 Author: dvlnme
Subject: 543
Posted: 23 Jan 2021 at 3:19am

know what you mean about the wife and the oven been there done that and still got the scars because got caught by she who must be obeyed when comes to the stove.had excellent results from stove and exhaust paints they all come out with nice flat finish after heating,wont take long for the paint smell to go away on the barbi steaks eh!!.
 cheers mike
]]> Sat, 23 Jan 2021 03:19:32 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3510#3510 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : This matt paint is a primer /... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3498#3498 Author: J-S
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Posted: 19 Jan 2021 at 5:05am

This matt paint is a primer / paint apparently suitable for directly coating... (according to their marketing claims...) but I will try curing it in the hooded BBQ at around 100C. The wife may not be too please with spray paint fumed in the oven.. 

The good thing about these is that there are not many parts that move against other parts so there shouldn't be a lot of friction wear on the paint.  I did consider the high temp engine paints / stove paints, but i wasnt sure about the finish; this one was  priced in between the standard sprays and those specialist ones and I think it should do fine.. if not I can always strip it a third time!
]]> Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:05:20 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3498#3498 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : best wearing paints are those... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3491#3491 Author: dvlnme
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Posted: 18 Jan 2021 at 4:21am

best wearing paints are those you can bake on they dont chip etc like normal spray paint and wear better,i have used wood stove paint before,that bakes on at low temps so have preheated gun parts painted them and put in home oven at pout 100d /c for good results,these are usually flat finishs so do work well and look good/worth a try cheers mike]]> Mon, 18 Jan 2021 04:21:29 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3491#3491 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : Cheers, yes it certainly won’t... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3487#3487 Author: J-S
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Posted: 17 Jan 2021 at 5:14pm

Cheers, yes it certainly won’t be original.
There is something charming about the original flawed finish though, so I went and got a Matt spray to test..
it may be closer to the original finish based on the small test piece. Not so much sheen.

So back to stripping! The spray comes off easier than the factory finish so it won’t take much to strip back to metal and try again!


]]> Sun, 17 Jan 2021 17:14:12 +0000 www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3487#3487 Smith & Wesson 78G restore project : i agree with Ron the origional... www.kiwiairgunners.co.nz/forum_posts.asp?TID=543&PID=3486#3486 Author: dvlnme
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Posted: 17 Jan 2021 at 1:13am

i agree with Ron the origional finish on these guns was never that good in the several examples i have owned over the years,rebuilding and refinishing guns is bit like restoring cars,there is a big difference btween restoring something to factory standard or a concours build,the facts are a gun or car can only be origional once,so any rebuild changes that origionality personally i would go with the finish you like best and leave it at that,its no longer a collector piece,because its no longer in origional condition,its now a very nice shooter so enjoy it for what it now is,and its value is that it is a fully rebuilt and nice shooter.awsume job by the way.
 cheers mike
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