Modified atlasworxs Tikka bottom metal

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I bought an OEM style bottom metal recently from coretac solutions in Canada, which is atlasworxs brand. I got the silver color thinking it would be really close to my stainless Tikka. The color is actually nearly white compared to stainless and the edges are all sharp and the thing just seemed very cludgy and unfinished. I'm sure it's completely functional as is, but I thought it looked terrible on my gun.

I was going to sell it and just get the high desert rifle works piece, but they're all sold out and with the covid business, they might not have any.more for awhile. So, I decided to modify it. I used a type 27 flap disk on my angle grinder to remove the bulk of the material I wanted gone, then used a 4 in 1 rasp/file, then used 400 grit sand paper, and to finish I used a buffing wheel on my Dremel tool and some 0000 steel wool. I made the trigger guard narrower, removed a lot of the material from the front side of the trigger guard, and rounded all the edges. I'm going to have it cerakoted to match my stainless.

I couldn't get the bead blasted finish off the entire thing, but it's good enough for me, for the time being. I think it looks and feels 100% better than the unmodified version. I only wish I knew what I was doing so it looked more professional.

I had been thinking about buying a titanium Sako style boot shroud from Lumley arms, and a stainless bolt stop from mtn tactical, but I figured if my t3x parts are already metal, I might as well just cerakote them stainless! So, when I take in my bottom metal, I'll also take my factory aluminum bolt shroud, my bolt stop, my safety switch, the factory magazine, and the cocking indicator.

For those of you who have had parts cerakoted to match your stainless barrel/action, how close was the color match?
 

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