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Equipment & Gear => Guns and Ammo => Topic started by: wildmanoutdoors on February 03, 2014, 07:14:24 AM

Title: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on February 03, 2014, 07:14:24 AM: Im in the process of customising a 1911. Almost all the internals are done and fitted. Now its time to pick some color and type of coating.

Whats the best and why? I know nothing about these. Whats your experience?
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: jay.sharkbait on February 03, 2014, 07:23:58 AM: Carbon or stainless steel?
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on February 03, 2014, 08:29:28 AM: Stainless slide, alloy frame.
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: Biggerhammer on February 03, 2014, 08:37:55 AM: I use heat cure Cerakote. I've used Duracoat and had 5 plus rifles done by Walter Birdsong in Black-T. That was back when DuraCoat and Cerakote weren't even a option. Cerakote is great stuff and I believe Birdsongs coating to be just about equal. Birdsongs process is way more involved and specialized, one must send their firearm in. There are plenty of Cerakote applicators, several I believe are site sponsors.

If your a hands on type guy, it very easy to apply Cerakote yourself.

Duracoat hasn't help a candle to the Cerakotes durability for me and I use my chit.
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: WoodlandShooter on February 03, 2014, 09:37:26 AM: I would sure like to be able to coat a weapon or two with ATACS FG
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: wildmanoutdoors on February 03, 2014, 09:40:05 AM: Quote from: Biggerhammer on February 03, 2014, 08:37:55 AM
I use heat cure Cerakote. I've used Duracoat and had 5 plus rifles done by Walter Birdsong in Black-T. That was back when DuraCoat and Cerakote weren't even a option. Cerakote is great stuff and I believe Birdsongs coating to be just about equal. Birdsongs process is way more involved and specialized, one must send their firearm in. There are plenty of Cerakote applicators, several I believe are site sponsors.

If your a hands on type guy, it very easy to apply Cerakote yourself.

Duracoat hasn't help a candle to the Cerakotes durability for me and I use my chit.

This is good info! I almost had Gemini custom send to Birdsong and do the Black-T. But Im looking for color options as well.
I havent even looked into dong it myself. But am very hands on.

Thanks BH!
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: high country on February 03, 2014, 10:58:40 AM: i built my first cerakote oven for less than a cnote. the blaster is going to be the expensive part.
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: Bmcox86 on February 03, 2014, 04:00:00 PM: I had my over under barrels cerakoted by gorge custom coatings, their a site sponser and they did an excellent job.
Title: Re: Lets talk gun coatings. Cerekote, Hydro dip, ect
Post by: rumrunner on February 03, 2014, 07:55:46 PM: Cerakote is my first choice GHCoatings has done all mine