Black Nickel Boron Carrier

[cory]

I've got a Kies Nickel Boron M16/AR15 Carrier I'd like to be black. I know, well I don't think, I can cerakote a bolt carrier.

Is there anything I can do to make it black? Or am I better off trading it for a phosphate black carrier?

Maybe it's me being OCD or the Marine in me, but gleaming silver on a AR drives me nuts. It just doesn't feel right.

[sureshot]

Cerakoting the carrier will just wear off on the contact points. You might want to try it as only a few areas are supposed to contact the upper receiver. Might stay black longer than we think

[kamrr4437]

Keep that bad boy nickel boron rock it and be proud. Good piece of equipment.

[LRRPF52]

I have thought of doing exactly what you're describing because I'm an attention to detail nazi as well, especially when it comes to camouflage discipline, as irrelevant as that may seem to many.

Using thick heavy tape, tape off the carrier everywhere except the face that is exposed when the ejection port door is open. You can then take fine grit sandpaper to the area you want Cerakoted, and prep the area with abrasion in that manner, since the NiB surface is so smooth. The main areas that shouldn't be coated are the 4 guide rails that actually touch the inside of your upper receiver.

After a sufficient surface abrasion is achieved, where the high polish sheen of the NiB surface is now dull, remove the tape and aggressively degrease the carrier while only handling with gloved hands from then on. After being degreased, give it an acetone bath, let dry, and apply high temp oven tape, leaving only the ejection port area exposed. Then spray on the coating. Air dry and bake. Let me know if you aren't set-up for that, and I'll do it.

[lilharcher]

Anyone using Cerakote's Micro Slick on their BCG's? This provides the lubricity (spelling) but maintains the original black color.

[sureshot]

I have tried a carrier with the microslick on. Yes, it is very smooth. The color is grey when dried. I have yet to put a lot of rounds on it, but I will do so. When I get pictures I will post them.

[cory]

I appreciate the offers and advice, but I've already sold the carrier. I've picked up a black nitrated carrier from RCA.

[joker31]

For future reference, I called the ceracoat guys (Engineer I know from defense side) and they say the coating will hold up for thousands of rouns (10k+) according to their tests.

[1raggedhole]

I have one and they get stained darker every time you shoot them. I can hardly tell the nib-x bolt from the phosphates one.
Semper Fi.

[Tedward]

I also have a NibX carrier from Fail Zero. I have found it to clean easy to and still feel slick and smooth. And yes, it to stained and is an off color. not black but not shiny like it was when it was new. I also have a JP LMOS that uses the Stainless Steel finish that looks liek chrome. It feels slick as my NibX, cleans just as easy and is still chrome color as original when I first bought it. I have the SS Chrome lookig one on my bech gun and the black for out in the field. Best of both worlds and even the Full Mass in black on my Beowulf.

So as for changing the color on NibX, just use it as 1raggedhole said too, it will change after time...

[RangerRick]

I have thought of doing exactly what you're describing because I'm an attention to detail nazi as well, especially when it comes to camouflage discipline, as irrelevant as that may seem to many.

Using thick heavy tape, tape off the carrier everywhere except the face that is exposed when the ejection port door is open. You can then take fine grit sandpaper to the area you want Cerakoted, and prep the area with abrasion in that manner, since the NiB surface is so smooth. The main areas that shouldn't be coated are the 4 guide rails that actually touch the inside of your upper receiver.

After a sufficient surface abrasion is achieved, where the high polish sheen of the NiB surface is now dull, remove the tape and aggressively degrease the carrier while only handling with gloved hands from then on. After being degreased, give it an acetone bath, let dry, and apply high temp oven tape, leaving only the ejection port area exposed. Then spray on the coating. Air dry and bake. Let me know if you aren't set-up for that, and I'll do it.

Wow, and I was going to tell him to get a black magic marker and slop it on anything shiny, like we used to do in the field in the Army. I even saw 2nd Lieutenants convert their gold bars to black when they got promoted. Both the metal and subdued cloth ones. Also works on belt buckles, boot eyelets, steel rimmed glasses, armorers goofs, etc., etc.

RR