What is "parkerized"

crash_t51 · November 28, 2001, 10:58 AM

Would someone please explain what a "parkerized" finish is and why one might want it.

Thanks - JP

Jim V · November 28, 2001, 12:08 PM

Parkerizing is a phosphate finish developed by the Parker Company. It was used by the military because:

It offered more protection than bluing.
It retained lubrication better than smooth finishes.

**4V50 Gary** · November 28, 2001, 04:59 PM

It was also cheaper to parkerize than to polish & blue. Guns which are polished don't take the phosphates well (I learned this from experience). BTW, when the search function is restored, do a search on "parkerizing" and my user name. There's instructions on how to parkerize at home here at TFL.

swampgator · November 28, 2001, 10:15 PM

2215 Eastern and the search function is still disabled.

Hal · November 29, 2001, 06:33 AM

Parkerized.

Definition:
Channel surfing and catching a glimps of Andrea Parker in a mini skirt, and not having it register with your brain in time to remove your thumb from the remote. It causes you to watch endless hours of The Pretender reruns in the hope that the scene will repeat itself. Once one has seen, one need not ask why.

or that phostphate thingie above.

blades67 · November 30, 2001, 01:01 AM

I've been Parkerized!

November 28, 2001, 10:58 AM	#1
crash_t51 Junior Member Join Date: November 26, 2001 Posts: 2	What is "parkerized" Would someone please explain what a "parkerized" finish is and why one might want it. Thanks - JP

November 28, 2001, 12:08 PM	#2
Jim V Senior Member Join Date: January 31, 1999 Location: SE Michigan - USA Posts: 4,038	Parkerizing is a phosphate finish developed by the Parker Company. It was used by the military because: It offered more protection than bluing. It retained lubrication better than smooth finishes. __________________ *MOLON LABE* If it ain't metal, single stack & single action, it ain't a 1911 no matter what it looks like. 1911 Forum THE TUBBY CURMUDGEON

November 28, 2001, 04:59 PM	#3
4V50 Gary Staff Join Date: November 2, 1998 Location: Colorado Posts: 21,852	It was also cheaper to parkerize than to polish & blue. Guns which are polished don't take the phosphates well (I learned this from experience). BTW, when the search function is restored, do a search on "parkerizing" and my user name. There's instructions on how to parkerize at home here at TFL. __________________ Vigilantibus et non dormientibus jura subveniunt. *Molon Labe!*

November 28, 2001, 10:15 PM	#4
swampgator Senior Member Join Date: October 14, 1999 Location: Gatorville, Florida Posts: 619	Gary 2215 Eastern and the search function is still disabled. __________________ www.afn.org/~guns

November 30, 2001, 01:01 AM	#6
blades67 Senior Member Join Date: April 22, 1999 Location: Chandler, Arizona, USA Posts: 6,014	I've been Parkerized! __________________ Guns cause crime like spoons cause Rosie O'Donnell to be fat! I hunt, therefore I am.

November 29, 2001, 06:33 AM	#5
Hal Senior Member Join Date: October 9, 1998 Location: Ohio USA Posts: 8,563	Parkerized. Definition: Channel surfing and catching a glimps of Andrea Parker in a mini skirt, and not having it register with your brain in time to remove your thumb from the remote. It causes you to watch endless hours of The Pretender reruns in the hope that the scene will repeat itself. Once one has seen, one need not ask why. or that phostphate thingie above.