Refinish shotgun

[Old School]

I posted in "non Glock firearms" with limited success. I need to have my Rem 870 express refinished. I want the finish done right this time (my fault for buying the Express), so no DIY. Any recommendations?

Also, other than the finish & chromed bolt and shell carrier, are there any other differences between the 870 Express and 870 Wingmaster?

[eisman]

The biggest difference is the amount of polishing the metal is given. This is a rather time intesive process, and the reason the Express is less expensive. (Blueing and Parkerizing cost relatively the same, workmanship costs more.)

If you want the Express polished out, sell it, and go buy an wingmaster. No bluer I know will touch the polishing you'd need for less than $200.

[Old School]

I've seen $130 to $200. The Express cost me $190 and a new Wingmaster goes for an excess of $400 - so a $200 finish job is "worth" it to me.

[eisman]

Except, the express will obviously be refinished, and the wood will be of a lower grade and finish, and other parts won't match (bolt, et al), and you won't have saved any money but you'll have managed to make something that's still not quite what you wanted in the first place.

Trying to lowball quality rarely pays.

[Old School]

Oh, no doubt I made a mistake and I'll gladly offer the advice to anyone else out there - stick with the wingmaster 870 and the premier 11-87. If you care at all about the appearance of your firearms, sooner or later you will regret going with the Express. You may not feel as I do and want to get it refinished, but you will wonder why a brand name like Remington went down this road.

It's a synthetic stock and I want to make the shotgun a durable worker. I'll lose more money by trading in a shotgun with rust and buying a new one, so refinishing is the way to go.

[Blitzer]

IMO:


I had a sweet 870 Wingmaster and the fit, finish and quality was there from the gitgo.

I was real upset when my Dad scratched the stock and scraped off the bluing around the loading spoon after a shell jumped the fingers of the magazine.

I sold it and replaced it with a field grade Mossberg 500A. (It does not dump shells the way the 870 did, out of the box.) ;g

To each their own on the finish and appearance of their firearms. If it goes bang every time I have come to not to be as focused on its looks.

I am planning on getting a supply of Duracoat and making the changes to my base collection of working pieces and not selling them. (HK simigloss black or a speckled version of Woodland camouflage)

But I have found when it comes to reselling firearms appearance makes a major difference in the transaction! ;P

I wish you well.


;)

[demusn79]

a photo of my shotgun refinished 2 nights ago in O.d

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Real pleased.

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[Smokecloud]

If you want a tough workable finish for a shotgun, I would look to robar, since you like a blued finish, look at the roguard, or you could go with NP3 and make it look like the marine model. either sound like a good choice for you because you mention that you have rust on your gun.