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    Posted: 30 April 2006 at 10:59am
I'm about to throw some paint onto my gun and wanted to mill my letters off my custom pro before i do so. how would i go about getting them off? dremmel? i kno it problably sounds like a stupid question but ive seen a lot of nice work done on their guns and i would like some good advice thanks @!
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Dremmel would be your best bet. Search around on here, Im sure that there is a few post that would give you more information.
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Don't use a dremmel unless you're very good with a dremmel. I would suggest just using a file. It takes a little time but you will get good results. I have seen so many kids mess up their guns because they don't know how to use a dremmel.
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I agree with GThomas. Dremel is a poor choice for work of that kind. Wayyyy too easy to lose control of the tool and gouge a nice big chunk out of your reciever.

Start with a large grain hand file, that will take off the majority of the letters in short order, stop short of all the way off. Drop down to a fine grain file to clean it up, just take it slow, remember you cant put metal back if you remove too much. Once you get it smoothed down and approximately round with the file, go at it with some steel wool. Start with a high grade steel wool, and drop down to really fine grain like #000, packs of steel wool are like $1.50 at Ace Hardware so you might as well do it up right.
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Or you could put it on a mill, but that's a little advanced.

I'd stick with the file/steel wool suggestion.

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Originally posted by hybrid-sniper hybrid-sniper wrote:

Or you could put it on a mill, but that's a little advanced.

I'd stick with the file/steel wool suggestion.



Even with a mill you still need to work it by hand. I used my machine to rough off the letters and velocity screw flare, but the curved surfaces mean you cant just do it all on a mill.
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Yeah, that is true.

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yea...when i first started with my dremmel on my gun i gouged it in a few places...

now im trying to level it all out and i really regret not working slower. if you do work with a dremmel be sure to go slow, and be careful

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