Firearms coating question--
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OldTurtle
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When I painted my .204 AR with DuraCoat, I called and talked to one of their reps about whether I needed to prime (especially the SS barrel) and was told that it wasn't necessary to do any prep work.... That having been said, I wish I had primed it prior to painting...
Normally, I would use a 'self-etching' primer that is highly durable... It also gives the painter a chance to identify and smooth out any imperfections in the base coating before applying the surface paint..
As a result, I did have a few small spots on the stainless steel that chipped off over the course of the next year and a half and I wound up bead blasting the whole rifle for a repaint...
Now, it's wearing the self-etching primer, waiting for me to decide what I want to do with it...
I will say that, with the exception of the stainless steel portion, the DuraCoat held up pretty well, since I'm not one to 'baby' my tools... I don't believe in abusing them, but they have to hold their own..
Normally, I would use a 'self-etching' primer that is highly durable... It also gives the painter a chance to identify and smooth out any imperfections in the base coating before applying the surface paint..
As a result, I did have a few small spots on the stainless steel that chipped off over the course of the next year and a half and I wound up bead blasting the whole rifle for a repaint...
Now, it's wearing the self-etching primer, waiting for me to decide what I want to do with it...
I will say that, with the exception of the stainless steel portion, the DuraCoat held up pretty well, since I'm not one to 'baby' my tools... I don't believe in abusing them, but they have to hold their own..
jimmie
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the only thing that i would say about duracoating is that it makes the finish more permanent. in some cases it gives the weapon more of a gloss look rather than a matte type finish.
the bottom line is that a weapon is just a tool that gets the job done. its gonna get scuffed-up anyway if you do any amount of shooting.your gonna see the most wear in 3 areas. 1). under the fore-end. 2). at the cheek-weld. 3). on the barrel, and a ss barrel will chip-off a little. the more time you put into the prep-work, the better your results will be. on mine, i used 2" blue painters tape to cut halfmoon length branches. ill throw some pics in to give you an idea.
the bottom line is that a weapon is just a tool that gets the job done. its gonna get scuffed-up anyway if you do any amount of shooting.your gonna see the most wear in 3 areas. 1). under the fore-end. 2). at the cheek-weld. 3). on the barrel, and a ss barrel will chip-off a little. the more time you put into the prep-work, the better your results will be. on mine, i used 2" blue painters tape to cut halfmoon length branches. ill throw some pics in to give you an idea.
I have a bunch of rifles that I have Kryloned that came out really nice. I also have done a few for friends. I don't mind doing other peoples rifles, but hate the thought that they will clean their firearms with some thing that will remove the Krylon and then I will hear how I screwed them on a paint job. I want to do a few of mine with the "Good Stuff". If they look good, then I won't have to worry and I might make a couple of extra $$$ on the side.
More $$$=more toys!!
More $$$=more toys!!