Cerakote?
 

Has anyone had any experience with Cerakote?

I was considering getting some work done on a rifle through GA Precision and refinishing it afterwards with this type of coating.

The more you know...

Slainte,

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I have it on the 1911 that I use the most. It's very nice, holds up well to normal wear and cleans up in a snap. Not much more I could ask...

Cerakote, DuraCoat, KG-GunCoat, and a half dozen products from Brownells. Kgoerz just did some CeraCoat, I just finished a DuraCoat project, TR speaks well of KG, and my gunsmith uses Brownells. They're all as good as the prep, application, and cure. I like the DuraCoat for furniture (buildup) but I think I'd try one of the others for metal. I recommend an inexpensive airbrush and a protected, shady spot outdoors on a warm, low humidity day. With care, sunlight is sufficient to pre-heat the parts or bake/cure any of these finishes. HTH - Peregrino

As my Brother The Pilgrim said, kg uses it. He's been raving about it since he got back. PM him a link to the thread and he will chime in.

. Theres a reason Commercial Gun Coating didn't want this stuff sold to us common people;) Actually I am sure the professional coating companies do a lot more to your Gun to make it last longer. Then I can at home. Or maybe not? It's was pretty easy to do.. Theres one tiny imperfection on the EOTEC you can see. The scrapes on the Aim Point happened after painting and buffed right out. We fired over five hundred rounds each, right before these photos were taken. So everything is covered in dust. For those of you who like clean looking Guns. Here is a post I did on another Forum. I think there are other pictures in the show us your weapons thread here.


Below are the EOTEC and Aim point I coated with Dark Desert Tan and OD Cerakote. Most of the work is in site preparation. The directions on the NIC Web Sight say to prep the surface with a dry mesh. No sandblasting required.
I paid $110 a quart. One quart will go a long way for one person. About 4x AR’S, that’s just the upper and lower. Throw in a few Aim points.

The preparation involves removing any protective coating on the surface. The Cerakote needs something to grab onto basically. It is not thick like paint.
After cleaning the item to be painted with break cleaner. I sanded it down with fine grain Sand Paper. I then baked it in the oven for about thirty minutes (250 degrees) This process helps any leftover oil rise to the surface. I then repeated this cleaning and baking process a second time. The NIC instructions don’t require baking but several people recommended doing it anyway.
Besides the above I prepared the items like I would for standard spray painting.
. After this I did not handle the sights with my hands. I applied the Cerakote using a small gravity spray gun. No baking after application required either, but recommended. You can handle the painted items after one hour. Cerakote requires five days to completely set.

The only way to really appreciate how good this stuff looks is to see it live. Or compare it to a krylon paint job. Here is another Aim Point I did before the Cerakote arrived. Big difference.

I like Krylon. Cheap and fast. It lasts well and when finsih needs to be changed it is fats to have new camo job.

The dura coats are tougher but PIA to clean air brush and set up for.

I like the old base coat, throw sniper viel over and digital camo in fifteen minutes effect.