Walther P22

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Gotrice23 · #1 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:07 pm

This airsoft pistol. I have the clear version from CT and I'm wondering if I could Mod it in anyway to make it less crappy.

airgunfun · #2 Post by **airgunfun** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:17 pm

Complete waste of money IMHO.

Gotrice23 · #3 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:19 pm

airgunfun wrote:Complete waste of money IMHO.

Haha, I know. I just want to do something with it to make it suck a little less.

airgunfun · #4 Post by **airgunfun** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:35 pm

Paint or try to dye it. Use black Rit dye.

Gotrice23 · #5 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:41 pm

Here's how I "stripped" the pistol so far (I'm not done). Sorry the picture are a little blurry:

First I took the ammo clip out.

Second I took the pin that supported the backstrap out.

Third I took the backstrap out.

Then I took out the pins that held the slide and the bottom together.

Then I took the slide and the bottom apart.

Lastly, I took the thing that held the trigger and the firing pin(I think its a firing pin...) out of the slide part.

Gotrice23 · #6 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:42 pm

airgunfun wrote:Paint or try to dye it. Use black Rit dye.

Will the dye come off if I use it? (sweat rubs the dye off?)

airgunfun · #7 Post by **airgunfun** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:49 pm

If done properly, the dye will not come off.

Here a pic of my yellow Drozd dyed black. It takes about 20 minutes to dye it.

Gotrice23 · #8 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:50 pm

airgunfun wrote:If done properly, the dye will not come off.

Here a pic of my yellow Drozd dyed black. It takes about 20 minutes to dye it.

Whoa, where do you buy this dye and how do you do it?

airgunfun · #9 Post by **airgunfun** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:54 pm

You buy Rit fabric dye at Walmart.

Strip gun down totally.

Wash parts that you want dyed to remove grease & dirt.

In a large stainless steel pot, stir in two boxes with water as per directions. Let the mixture simmer on low heat....not boiling....on the stovetop.

Soak parts for about 15-20 minutes.

Rinse parts and dry.

Re-assemble.

That's it, that's all.

Gotrice23 · #10 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:55 pm

Gotrice23 wrote:
airgunfun wrote:If done properly, the dye will not come off.

Here a pic of my yellow Drozd dyed black. It takes about 20 minutes to dye it.

Whoa, where do you buy this dye and how do you do it?

Also, what about the metal parts stick out of the frame? (look at the picture, there's a magazine release lever that I can't take out)

Gotrice23 · #11 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:57 pm

airgunfun wrote:You buy Rit fabric dye at Walmart.

Strip gun down totally.

Wash parts that you want dyed to remove grease & dirt.

In a large stainless steel pot, stir in two boxes with water as per directions. Let the mixture simmer on low heat....not boiling....on the stovetop.

Soak parts for about 15-20 minutes.

Rinse parts and dry.

Re-assemble.

That's it, that's all.

So when I'm soaking the parts, should I put them in the pot of water? (Sorry about all the questions, I'm still a newbie)

airgunfun · #12 Post by **airgunfun** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 3:59 pm

Of course, soak the parts in the pot of water that has the dye. Use caution, this stuff will stain anything and everything....bleach is your best friend with this job.

Gotrice23 · #13 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:00 pm

airgunfun wrote:Of course, soak the parts in the pot of water that has the dye. Use caution, this stuff will stain anything and everything....bleach is your best friend with this job.

So wouldn't the pot stain? (If it does hello lifetime grounding)

airgunfun · #14 Post by **airgunfun** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:05 pm

My stainless pot came back perfect!!! Bleach is your friend!!!!

There's a dye method on this website. Watch out for the girls...they're kinda distracting to say the least!!!

http://www.usc45.com/

I used two boxes of powered dye and it worked out perfectly. Also, you can find many discussions about dying on Drozd forums.

Gotrice23 · #15 Post by **Gotrice23** » Thu Dec 22, 2005 4:38 pm

airgunfun wrote:My stainless pot came back perfect!!! Bleach is your friend!!!!

There's a dye method on this website. Watch out for the girls...they're kinda distracting to say the least!!!

http://www.usc45.com/

I used two boxes of powered dye and it worked out perfectly. Also, you can find many discussions about dying on Drozd forums.

I did it! I stripped it to the frame! Check this out:

This is the frame.

I already disassembled the magazine, but I put it back together (which is a pain in the a** to do).