Powder coat instead of Bluing???
Powder coating is getting very popular in this area due to the high humidity and rain. It is perminent and fairly low cost (some even set up their own small oven or even do it on the kitchen). Might this be a viable alternative especially on a less valuable piece?
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I have a buddy that hunts year around with his 300win Mag Browning Semi Auto and he had it powder coated a few years back and the powder coat is still fine. That rifle has gone through some serious abuse is still holding up fine. The powder coating has not effected functionality in any way also. 0 -
Powder coating is a very tough finish. I had a Harley frame powder coated way back when and it was a great long lasting finish. But, it is a thick finish, so make sure that you don't coat any tolerance sensitive parts/places or you may get into fit and function issues that would not be fun. When I want an easy, long lasting, maintainable finish I use one or another form of bake on epoxy enamal or teflon enamal. Brownell's sells several that only need to be baked at kitchen oven tempetures. I made up a oven extension out of fire resistant drywall to sit on the open door of my oven. Bolt action barreled assemblies cure just fine in there and this finnish is as just about as good as blueing and can be touched up at any time. 0 -
the best of the best for a firearm is kg gunkote. it was developed for the military and the harshest of conditions. i'd highly recomend it, i have it on 3 rifles and it is awesome. the gun metal blue color they offer is very close to a high polish blue factory finish. click my website below link is in the right frame.
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My last Rem. 40xbr came teflon coated. Non-stick [:D] and no finger prints.
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Bought a Glock in 1985 and the Tenifer finish is still strong.
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I would check out the finishes at www.lauerweaponry.com They do the duracote that you can buy and do yourself. I would also look into the parkerizing (spelled wrong) this is what they use on the AR-15 and it is the best finish I have ever had. I have it on my Ar and also my Sig 30-06 and is the best I seen 0 -
You might want to take a look at this product before making your decision. It's named CeraKote and is supposedly extremely tough as a finish. Read this thread and use the links to get the most information.
http://www.24hourcampfire.com/ubbthreads/showflat.php?Cat=0&Number=358164&an=0&page=0#358164
Best of luck!
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http://www.molyresin.com/molyresin_about.asp0 -
Shake and bake is the way to go.
Brownells oven cures been on a couple of XP's for 6 years with no sign of wear.
A really tough finish.
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what color are you getting?[:p] 0 -
I have a friend in the truck customizing business,he sprayed a 1911 frame and slide with the rhino coating used in pickup beds.well over 5000 rds later still looks great and hard as nails,I'm going to get him to do an old Sistema frame and slide for me. 0 -
Saw some samples of powder coating at a gun show last weekend. Looked good, and the color choice could get interesting[8D]. I asked about a camo coating and the guy said he was working on it. Anyone have a website concerning powder coating of firearms? 0 -
I was advised by ny local powder-coating guy not to do it. He has tried it on his own guns and was not pleased with the results. I have had alot of success, though, with teflon coating. I take an empty 1 liter size jar to the local custom-coatings guy and pick it up for cash. After the parts are bead blasted, I just air-brush it on and let it dry. Once dry, bake it in the oven and it's good to go. It comes out a nice semi-gloss finish that is very durable with less build up than powder coating so assembly is no problem.
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