Duracoat or Cerakote??



Pretty impressive Freddy. I always knew it was a lot tougher than Duracoat, but never realized the margin to be a great as they are claiming. Over 10X as abrasion resistant than Duracoat in that youtube test. That said, I'm always skeptical of manufacturers claims, and prefer to test products "my way", if you know what I mean(and I know you do
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) Reading stuff on the internet is great, but opinions should never be formed until triggers are pulled. I'm quite certain we both share that same phiplosophy. In this case, I've used both, and can say hands down that Cerakote is easily the tougher of the 2.....
 
Ken, those test results are telling!

The Cerakote on my Surgeon's bolt has indeed started to wear off after oodles of runnin', but the barreled actions I've had Cerakoted have withstood some amount of [beeep] without wear. Snow, mud, moisture, whatever just wipes right off. Same goes for that Norrell's moly resin that Mike DTECH uses, that is some pretty durable stuff...
 
Yep. I think bolts are gonna wear down just about anything after time, but Cerakote outlasts anything else I've tried.

I recently had a bolt Teflon coated. It runs slicker than snot. I'm interested to see how durable it ends up being.........
 
Interesting option for refinishing got a few that REALLY need it! Anybody got an idea of material cost per gun, or amount of material per gun necessary?? I did some searching here, on Cerkote's site, and over the net, and can't come up with anything??? I see costs per volume of Cerakote, but no amount of material per gun estimate.
 
For your Cerakote guys, are you sand blasting or bead blasting. I know they want you to sand or garnet blast. I have easy access to bead blasting but didn't know if it would make that much difference.

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Originally Posted By: 2muchgun

Reading stuff on the internet is great, but opinions should never be formed until triggers are pulled. I'm quite certain we both share that same phiplosophy. In this case, I've used both, and can say hands down that Cerakote is easily the tougher of the 2.....

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I carry a rifle most all the time and it usually has the muzzel pointed down into the floor of the truck. I was joking with the guy that creakoted my barrel and action.
Told him I would have it wore off the muzzel in a about a week.

Didn't take too long for that to happen. Saying that. It seems to be pretty tough stuff. Will know more in about 6 months.
 
This video made me want to get my 243 Cerakoted after having it poorly Duracoated by another finisher. That and the fact that I won a certificate for a firearm finishing and had a choice between Cerakote and Duracoat. I love the Cerakote H-series on my barreled action and bottom metal. It will burnish like Duracoat on the flat colors, but hasn't chipped or scratched yet. I don't have the ability to bake, so I do Duracoat and it seems tough enough for most folks, but doesn't seem as tough as the Cerakote bake on. It does look thicker than Cerakote though. I'm thinking that a Cerakote base with Duracoat accenting is the way to go for camo jobs and with a single common color, Cerakote would get the nod. The finisher that did my rifle said that Cerakote was more consistent in color from batch to batch and that the shelf life is much better from his experience. He also said that stocks and optics had to be Duracoated or Cerakote air cured. I asked about matching between Cerakote air cure and bake and he said they are close, but noticable.


As to the peel and spray Duracoat kits. Piece of cake. Prep is the hardest part. Get a plan for how you want your colors layered and spray away. I gave each color 24hrs to cure before adding the rest and 24hrs before removing stencils. I also let this one sit in the closet untouched for 30days to cure. Here is my first Duracoat job in French Army using their peel and spray kit and their cheap airbrush. It has a few well earned chips in it, but other than that, looks pretty good still. They were caused by the blade on my buddies climbing tree stand sawing on it in the back seat of my Jeep while we were on a mountain road
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. I just use a damp cloth and wipe it down when it needs cleaning. The muzzleloader cleaners like T/C presoaked #13 bore patches haven't seemed to degrade the muzzle area yet, it has been coated for about 3yrs now.
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