Well, I got introduced to Duracoat with my DSA FAL and really liked it. It looks good and has proven to be very durable. I started reading about it on the Lauer website and thought, hey I could do that. I ordered an 8 oz can of Combat Black about a week ago and got it on Friday. My original plan was to just do my AR since I'd never been happy with the finish match. It's a Armalite lower mated to a Del-Ton M4 style upper. The Armalite lower was nice and black, but the upper was much lighter and would get a white haze to it if I didn't keep it well oiled.
Friday after work, I bought a couple of cans of propellant for my airbrush and went home and started taking things apart. After disassembly (complete down to the last pin), I degreased everything with Lauer TruStrip, mixed the Duracoat with a little reducer, hooked up the airbrush, and went to work. First problem was after extended spraying, the propellant cans would freeze up and start spitting blobs. I tried alternating cans, but it was a royal pain. I eventually got everything well coated and let it dry overnight. The next day, everything looked great despite the problems. This stuff is way easier to use than regular paint--much more forgiving. I put it on heavy and not a single run. Only issue I had on reassembly was the takedown pin holes were a little tight as well as the safety selector hole. After a working everything a bit, it's back to normal.
After my initial success, I decided to go nuts and paint my Steyr USR. The grey stock never did it for me and it was starting to show some wear and discoloration. Before I tackled it though, I went to Wal Mart and bought a 1/4" double male adaptor for my mini compressor. That allowed me to hook my airbrush up directly to the compressor. So, I took everything apart, used the TruStrip on the plastic stock, mixed up a big bottle of Duracoat and went to work. All I can say is I will never use an airbrush with the propellant cans again. Using the compressor was incredible. Smooth, even delivery and no freeze ups. I put it on thick and again, it came out incredible. After doing the USR, I still had quite a bit of Duracoat left, so I started thinking about what else I could spray. Ended up doing my Keltec P3AT, some FAL mags and some AR mags.
Now I'm considering doing my other FAL in a camo pattern with the Lauer Peel N' Spray kits. Sounds a lot more complicated, but it should be fun.
Here's some pics
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