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Posted: 9/17/2015 1:49:49 PM EDT
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Finally got everything lined up to finish some 80% lowers.
Also, was getting set up to powder coat some cast bullets. Was wondering if anyone had powder coated their completed 80% lower? If so, could you comment on how it went? What went right? What went wrong and what would you do different? Instead of the Harbor Freight powders for the cast bullets, I'll use a higher grade of powder from https://www.powderbuythepound.com/ EIther Iron Oxide Or Olive Green |
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PC for use parts (tools) sucks. Only good for stationary parts.
It's a 'coating' and not a metal state change like anodizing. Powedercoating also 'chips' off and 'flakes' off when it gets hit, where as anno can only scratch and fade. Cerakote is a 'coating', but it's made to take a beating as it's epoxy-based and it doesn't 'chip' off since it's an elastic paint epoxy coating rather than power-based. |
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Proverbial dumb question here. Wouldn't heating the lower for 15 minutes at 450° adversely hurt the lower? The reason I used those two #'s is that is the time & temp given in several YouTube vids about powder coating bullets. For only 15 minutes it's not nearly hot enough to make a difference provided that it's allowed to naturally cool to room temp. |
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Why not cerakote it? Not labor intensive or equipment intensive if you have an air compressor. . . Because I've got absolutely zero experience with spray painting other than with a Krylon can. 
Guess I need to look at some YouTube vid's to see what all is involved. With a fall back position of using a Krylon HiTemp BBQ grill spray on it. What could go wrong? 
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