. 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.
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