Ultimate Fakelite Tutorial! (Fakelite magazine to Bakelite?)

We turn an ordinary $14 Bulgarian poly magazine into a BAKELITE Magazine.
****WE USE MINWAX BURNT SIENNA WATER BASED STAIN IN THIS VIDEO**
-Bulgarian polymer magazine from gun mag warehouse
-Rustolium Warm Caramel spray paint
-Minwax BURNT SIERRA water based stain
-Minwax Red Oak wood stain
-2 stiff brushes (.5" and .25")
-degreaser
-matte spray paint
-patience

[@GalacticForceMedia]

PLEASE BE ADVISED THAT WE USE MINWAX BURNT SIENNA FOR THIS VIDEO - NOT CRIMSON.

[@morphius747]

have you tried this same mix on steel mags? would it work or would the paint need to be different?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Adrian Moreno I try to keep it as true to the original, so we haven’t done steel. Some have and there are similar tutorials.

[@Mr.Frog1837]

Honestly this is the best fakelite tutorial I've seen on KZbin. Most of the others have the mag being too bright orange with bad brush strokes.

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Much appreciated!!!!

[@ald.3500]

After I did some ak mags, I did an aluminum ar mag. It gets some funny looks and questions at the range

[@CrustyWhiteBread]

+1👍

[@matthewwilliams3478]

Did the finish set just as fine on the metal mag?

[@YTBEN1045]

Love those bakelites but nothing beats that beat up steel magazine look!

[@williamscott3444]

Very impressive job making those mags look like the Russian bakelites. Thanks for sharing your know- how.👍

[@dankim7488]

This tutorial is seriously helpful and undoubtedly saved my wallet. I will definitely have to buy one or two real bakellites just to have a solid reference when i do this but i already own about a dozen brown Bulgarian AK74 mags. Looks very fun to do as well. I love your results! You cant even tell which one is real and which ones the fake. Thank you so much!

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Thanks for watching and commenting! Have fun making them!

[@dankim7488]

UPDATE: I finally got around to making my fakellites and damn did it come out super nice! My process wasnt exactly the same as the one in the video but it the foundation of my methods and much of the materials used were based off of it. I wish i could post pics here to show the results. I e posted them in various gun groups i follow and many people were impressed. Some even going as far as wanting to buy some from me. Overall i couldnt have done it without you sir. Thanks again!

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Awesome! Glad you enjoyed making them and glad this video helped!

[@MartianOrion]

1:23 "It just...it just looks fantastic." 😂 Love your enthusiasm, man. Great vid.

[@RonaldinhoPMP7000]

I spend 80 bucks half years ago for a real 762 39 Bakelite in a local FFL. Thank u so much for posting this video. Now I Can turn tons of my polymer mag to fakelite.

[@brucewillis1236]

A darker more swirled finish would be great for an mp40 furniture finish.

[@mphil3051]

Real Russian Bakelites at gun shows in Florida are getting hard if not impossible to find 2023. Prices like you said are $ 125-150. Your Fakelite's are really nice .

[@thegunbox81]

They say you cant smell a video.... nice job by the way!

[@canjo4588]

I’m digging that ak Mat

[@raindog314159]

Twenty or so years ago I ordered a dozen surplus Bakelites I believe from Kvar for about ten dollars a piece and threw them in the safe. It still blows my mind what they are selling for now, I believe the Russians were using surplus for road base at one time.

[@skiller189x4]

Today paid $140 for legit bakelites at the local gun show in VA. Near pristine and were kept oiled/ with preservative. I bought two. Expensive, but at least now I have them. I’m very happy today!!

[@GalacticForceMedia]

If you paid 140 for two pristine, Bakelite magazines, you did real well. They are going between 100-110 at gun shows and online at the moment.

[@skiller189x4]

@@GalacticForceMedia I went to the gun show again yesterday. In the Wash Dc area. Most vendors now selling the original Russian bakelites for $150. Prices continuing to rise.

[@marklawrence2274]

These are fantastic ak mags. I can't believe how underknown these mags are.... I guess that's a good thing though it keeps the price down lol

[@PatrickBergensen-kali-yuga2005]

Thank you so much for this, i tried this on some airsoft magazines and it worked great. One of the best fake lite videos on KZbin.

[@josh7.62]

Wow Amazing results. I might give this a try!

[@murphytoadster9864]

I made perfect ones that are even better than real ones indistinguishable from real ones and look just gorgeous

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Would love to see

[@bodkin7841]

Sick vid man, you should try and develop a green border guard fakelite recipe with the bulgy mags too. Be really cool

[@GalacticForceMedia]

It’s on the radar! Just have to figure out shades

[@looloo6322]

Just purchased 2 Bakelite magazines, $211.85 delivered. I'm gonna' try the staining your process next.

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Gun mag warehouse has them plus a 10% off coupon I think. Having a few bakelites myself, the price is getting ridiculous for sure!

[@arguy3297]

Nice man!! Thatll be a fun project for me and my son.

[@vincentsilva5663]

Interesting ima have to try that out nice video :)

[@OccamsToyota2]

Magpul just needs to start making a retro line.

[@GalacticForceMedia]

You would think.

[@chouyi007]

That darker first attempt you did is dead on for 601 furniture! Did you use a different color for those?

[@DrunkDrynasty]

Great tutorial. I’d like to try to do this with a Yugo polymer furniture set. Unfortunately Yugo AK owners are very limited in our parts compatibility. Even though the M70 is well made, I wish I got a WASR10 instead.

[@daa3417]

The m70 is a better rifle in every single way, but you should pick up a wasr if you want one as the future of imports both price and availability is always up in the air. Be advised that wasrs do not have mag dimples if you care about that, but the draco does (only buy the Romanian one). I like both for what they are but if you care about finish and quality there really is no beating the Serb.

[@dancortes3062]

It really pains me to see Russian AK parts become so expensive. I think most of the stuff was coming from Afghanistan, Pakistan, Ukraine, and Belarus. Now the supply lines from all of those countries have been cut. You use to be able to get Russian bakelite mags and funiture sets for a fraction of what they go for now. Thank god I bought all of that stuff while it was cheap.

[@daa3417]

The wars haven’t helped but they were expensive prior to all that.

[@jrn4765]

Great video !! Verry detailed and informative ! I was wondering would you consider making a few that I can purchase ! I'm all in , I really like how origional looking your fakelite looks just like the bakelite magazines ... Please let me know

[@GalacticForceMedia]

I have received many requests for this service, however, will not be doing that at that this time. I appreciate the comment and implore you to give it a try!

[@scottwilson1258]

Hey Brother,Since you have the minwax already,why dont You sell me a couple for 50each?

[@whereisthebalance5732]

cinnamon might be even better than warm caramel, i wish there was a color between the 2 though because cinnamon is pretty orange. I saw a rustolem rust paint the other day at home depot i might go back and get.

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Will have to try it!

[@LouSassaul]

Do you think sanding the surface would help with the look and texture of the fakelite?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Never thought about it honestly. May try in the future.

[@jbazan11]

Went to Home Depot today couldn’t find the crimson one I did find the red oak one though so bought the caramel and red oak along with a Bombay mahogany one idk if that’ll work as a substitute?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Fakelite isn’t an exact science. Maybe you’ll have good results!

[@GonzoPrice]

You're a legend. I did mine yesterday and they turned out great.

[@mattdelany6799]

It’s all worth what you want to pay. You can always get your money back. They look really cool, though.

[@bubbamac187]

Hey brother, how much would you charge me if I wanted to cashapp you the money for 2 of your custom made fakelites for 7.62 x 39? Yours are literally the best on the market besides the original. I've looked EVERYWHERE 😂

[@GunningGhoul]

Is the red oak stain what makes the mag more brown in appearance? I want to try and make a couple but I’m looking for something more like the second one at 11:48

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Burnt sienna will give you more red, whereas red oak is more brown.

[@Revolutionsmyname318]

What is the dry time for the stain?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

The longer the better. In this case I let it dry overnight and didn’t touch it.

[@rabbitholereviews]

Just buy Bulgarian polymer mags and be done with it. 😁

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Best mags for fakelites!

[@whereisthebalance5732]

Question: Is the water based minwax that you put on actually called crimson when you get it mixed?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

It’s an actual color you have to have them mix in with the water based tint

[@GalacticForceMedia]

You can also try a sample of BURNT SIENNA, as this also could work

[@whereisthebalance5732]

@@GalacticForceMedia thank you I will try it

[@GalacticForceMedia]

@@whereisthebalance5732 I want to thank you for commenting - we did in fact use BURNT SIERRA - NOT CRIMSON. I appreciate you pointing it out!!!

[@313collector]

If you look at a Izzy Black Plastic 30 Round Mag and look at a Kalashnikov USA 30 round black Plastic mag They are identical The Only Difference is the Markings 313 Until I D-I-E 💯

[@skorzy947]

What products do you use? 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏

[@GalacticForceMedia]

All products are in description

[@skorzy947]

Ok👌👍

[@PromNightDumpsterBaby420]

Did you refinish the reciever on this Romanian?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Nope, how I purchased it

[@Caliper_Click]

in Russa we can get 7.62 bakelite for about 1000 roubles (10 dollars)... sorry guys. Getting anything from US is also 10 times more expensive (and we got way less average salary)

[@hectorsalinas2418]

Do you sell any already painted ready to go?

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Unfortunately, no. I have, however, seen some folks use this method and sell them on the AK47 Facebook page, so see if they are still doing it

[@vladboy1]

Seems like lot of work just to look cool - sure Bakelite is awesome but steel word just. Well

[@skymycat1]

I will stick with 30-round Chinese meaning stamp sheet metal magazines

[@jefferyboring4410]

30 rd chinese cost about 130-150$ each now so Maby u don’t realize what your saying or have em already. I have a 30 40 100 rd

[@GalacticForceMedia]

Actually, just found Chinese flat backs for $25 each at the local gun show. There are also online sellers featuring them for $50ish

[@jefferyboring4410]

@@GalacticForceMedia that’s good deal if your patient and watch you’ll always find deals but if u have to purchase one at a particular time you’ll pay up. I personally wouldn’t wanna pay more than 20-25 for one but I like em otherwise I’d want Croatia ? Or Maby Serbia ? The bho steel one that has a loose floor plate. For the $ it’s best and I just bend the mag well bottom out with a hammer handle and the floor plate is tight. I like the bho to tell me it’s empty. My cheap mags like Korea I mod em to bho. Korea is good for the $ Aslong as their the newer one that has the follower stamped properly and will hold the 1st round properly

[@jefferyboring4410]

I found a Korean mag that’s plated some odd grey finish it’s a metal plating I looked em up and apparently their 90$ ?? Not supposed to ever corrode.

[@jefferyboring4410]

@@GalacticForceMedia the Chinese mags u mentioned… their knock offs those “chinese “ chicom mags are euro knockoffs the flat back is wrong their not as perfectly smooth as the Chinese their wrong and are selling for 50$ the follower looks sorta right but their obviously fake. Their not transitional as ppl say either their a knockoff

[@vasili9524]

That's an AKM

[@s.o.stackman3322]

No it’s not worth the price , because there are a lot of other options on the market.

[@Delmarvafishing]

OMG 150.00 for a magazine, I bought a rifle for 165.00 like 2 weeks ago. Make me a fugazi and sell it to me at a reasonable price please

[@GalacticForceMedia]

You can get the real ones for 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ at the gun shows, but it’s more of a collectors item, since they dried up with the “war” in Ukraine. Figure the fakies are great for the range.

[@whereisthebalance5732]

what kind of rifle did you buy for $165?

[@jefferyboring4410]

@@whereisthebalance5732 not a ak! Probably a mossberg clip fed .22 with 1 “magazine” I sold a guy a .22 bolt gun from the 50s last week for 100$ that was a deal. Was single feed pull to cock but super accurate