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Posted: 4/4/2012 8:27:59 AM EDT
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I have my Pre B CZ75 from Robertson's and am looking forward to refinishing it. I've done refinishing work on a couple of Russian capture 98K's and am very happy with the results from stripping, polishing and using cold blue. With the Pre-B I've decided on a paint type refinish and am looking at Cerakote. Here are a few questions:
Will the cheap paint gun such as the one Cerakote sells work with a standard Sears Craftman air compressor? While I'm sure the fine results and reputation Cerakote has comes from their oven cure coatings, has anyone used their air dry coatings? I've had great results baking some M4 add-ons using Brownells Aluma-Hyde and baking it in a toaster oven to harden, could I bake the air-cure Cerakote to harden it more? Is the oven cure simple enough to mix and bake? Is Cerakote such a complicated, specialty type finish that a neophyte, gun part replacer, refinisher such as myself could never hope for decent results and will need to pay a professional gunsmith for a Ceracote refinish or resign myself to a more simpler finish such as Gun-Kote or Aluma-Hyde? I appreciate any suggestions and answers, also I did use the search engine with negative results for answers. Thanks. |
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I have my Pre B CZ75 from Robertson's and am looking forward to refinishing it. I've done refinishing work on a couple of Russian capture 98K's and am very happy with the results from stripping, polishing and using cold blue. With the Pre-B I've decided on a paint type refinish and am looking at Cerakote. Here are a few questions: Will the cheap paint gun such as the one Cerakote sells work with a standard Sears Craftman air compressor? While I'm sure the fine results and reputation Cerakote has comes from their oven cure coatings, has anyone used their air dry coatings? I've had great results baking some M4 add-ons using Brownells Aluma-Hyde and baking it in a toaster oven to harden, could I bake the air-cure Cerakote to harden it more? Is the oven cure simple enough to mix and bake? Is Cerakote such a complicated, specialty type finish that a neophyte, gun part replacer, refinisher such as myself could never hope for decent results and will need to pay a professional gunsmith for a Ceracote refinish or resign myself to a more simpler finish such as Gun-Kote or Aluma-Hyde? I appreciate any suggestions and answers, also I did use the search engine with negative results for answers. Thanks. Cerakote is can be tricky to apply. When sprayed it looks dry, touch it and you'll find out it's not. The oven cure is more durable. I use air cure on stocks oven cure on metal. Cerakote is not as thick as Duracoat unless you want it to be. Cerakote is more durable then Duracoat. Cerakote air cure fully dries in 5 days where Duracoat takes three weeks. Use the smallest gun tip for best results. I suggest you try this on something you don't care about for practice. |
| You definately want to blast prior to application. If you cant do it at home find a brake shop with a blast cabinet use 120grit alum oxide. Once cleaned and blasted DONT touch with bare hands!!!! CeraKote Ambient or "C" series is easier to apply than the thermal or "H" series (no mixing involved. As stated prep is everything. Light even coats are the key until complete coverage is achieved. Remember thicker doesnt equal better. Also I cant stress enough to wear protective equipment when spraying. |
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