duracoat

[FireMoose]

I'm thinking about refinishing my cw9 slide to black with some grey speckle.

Anyone know how much this should run me? The gun has a few nicks. From a time when I dropped it, would these need to be polished down first?

If anyone wants to pitch in on cera vs duration feel free.

Also, how hard is it to duracoat DIY?

[CB3]

Not the look I was going for, but now it kind of has a character that says, "Yeah, it gets used a lot!"

Duracoat. I prepared the slide and slide lock carefully according to directions including bead blasting after "melting" the slide. I used the airbrush package with everything mixed correctly, let it dry for almost a week. Temperatures were as recommended, humidity low (Utah).

I carry in Thunderwear, a cloth holster. Took about a year for it to look like this, but it started wearing off in about a month.

Never again.

Cerakote properly applied is outstanding, as long as it is done by a certified applicator.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r109/ChanBates/017.jpg

[JFootin]

Duracoat is durable "... as long as it is done by a certified applicator." Just sayin....

http://i1230.photobucket.com/albums/ee486/John_England/Miscellanious%20Guns%20and%20Holsters/My638-1.jpg

[muggsy]

Cerakote is one of the best finishes available.

http://www.cerakoteguncoatings.com/testing/

[CJB]

Kkote....very durable...not completely perfect...but excellent in its own rigjt

[mudfish]

Not the look I was going for, but now it kind of has a character that says, "Yeah, it gets used a lot!"

Duracoat. I prepared the slide and slide lock carefully according to directions including bead blasting after "melting" the slide. I used the airbrush package with everything mixed correctly, let it dry for almost a week. Temperatures were as recommended, humidity low (Utah).

I carry in Thunderwear, a cloth holster. Took about a year for it to look like this, but it started wearing off in about a month.

Never again.

Cerakote properly applied is outstanding, as long as it is done by a certified applicator.

http://i142.photobucket.com/albums/r109/ChanBates/017.jpg
1. You're not supposed to bead blast, since beads have a "polishing" effect on metal. Aluminum oxide is what you're supposed to use for blasting prior to DuraCote or CeraKote. Per the instructions. It won't stick very well to a bead blasted (or otherwise polished) surface, it needs a surface that is scuffed up.
2. DuraCote has a 3-6 week cure time, but you only let it cure "almost a week". One week is not enough.

It's all in the instructions that come with the product, instructions you did not follow. Poor prep = poor results. Your project failed not because of the product.

[FireMoose]

Well I found someone locally that is going to help with this. He's doing an AK barrel as well.


We're going to parkerize then use a gk guncoat paint. Ill post pics after its done.

[gunfixer]

Well I found someone locally that is going to help with this. He's doing an AK barrel as well.

We're going to parkerize then use a gk guncoat paint. Ill post pics after its done.

If your Kahr slide is a stainless one, you'll have "Fail" #2 on your hands when you try to "Park" it.. Parkerizing is for steel, but will not work w/ parkerizing..

[FireMoose]

Thanks for the heads up but can you clarify?

Park is for.steel but not.stainless you mean?

[AdamSean]

I have thought about doing it myself, but I realize I really don't have the equipment required. I will send it off to be done right, while having night sights added and possibly melting the slide.