[Badger Arms]

From what my father told me, I assumed they dunked the parts in a melted cosmoline tank while still hot. Might be just what he heard too. Either way, the final step in parkerizing any part is to imerse it in some sort of preservant to fill the pores on the finish. Wonder if some teflon-based synthetic would work? If you are going to paint the part, it should be handled very little after parkerizing and then painted dry. The paint penetrates the pores for better adhesion.