[tobnpr]

"Pam"? Yuk...never heard of that one.

If it interfered with the epoxy cure, scrape out any uncured epoxy and re-do it.

Go to K-Mart (or such) and pick up a small tub of Kiwi shoe polish for a few bucks. Get the "Neutral" color if they have it (basically clear wax), if not get a light color. Buff on a couple of coats. Cover everything, including tape.

I'm surprised you got the action out of the stock if you left the ejector in place.

If there's epoxy that's bonded to the metal anywhere (no release agent), heat will break down the bond and allow you to pop the epoxy off. A mini butane torch works well for this.