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Posted: 4/12/2013 4:44:34 PM EDT
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I see a lot of online reviews saying "I just sprayed my AR with Gun Kote, looks great." But... I can't find any posts from people that have used Gun Kote a couple years back and then reported back on how well it held up.
So, anyone? I want to do my AR in it since they actually say to keep the anodized surface unlike Cerakote. Wanting to do my upper/ lower and rail only. Leave everything else black for the contrast. |
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I see a lot of online reviews saying "I just sprayed my AR with Gun Kote, looks great." But... I can't find any posts from people that have used Gun Kote a couple years back and then reported back on how well it held up. So, anyone? I want to do my AR in it since they actually say to keep the anodized surface unlike Cerakote. Wanting to do my upper/ lower and rail only. Leave everything else black for the contrast. Its all in the prep work, If the base surface will accept and bond the coating to it,then the coating holds up as well as anodizing/parkerizing. If not, the the coating just flakes and peels off instead. So yes to leave the anodizing on the parts, and with a acetone wash to prep the surface to remove all the exsiting oils, will hold the coating very well. Same for parkerized surfaces as well since the coating will seap into and bond to the lube free surface. Bluing is not a good surface for the coating to bond to, even when de-lubed. Regarding SS, blasted with oxide, not glass bead to prep the surface for coating so it will strongly bond to it. P.S, Do not spray inside the receivers!!!! |
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I agree with below but would add one thing. The type of anodizing seems to have an effect also. For example, it adheres great to colt's coating but not so well to RRA's coating. The fix is to mask the insides and fine grit blast and then it will stick fine. In terms of overall wear, will it be as beautiful as long as a cerakote job, no. My intent has always been to invoke a color not carry around a piece of art. Admittedly though, I have been getting magazines cerakoted for obvious reasons. Quoted: Quoted: I see a lot of online reviews saying "I just sprayed my AR with Gun Kote, looks great." But... I can't find any posts from people that have used Gun Kote a couple years back and then reported back on how well it held up. So, anyone? I want to do my AR in it since they actually say to keep the anodized surface unlike Cerakote. Wanting to do my upper/ lower and rail only. Leave everything else black for the contrast. Its all in the prep work, If the base surface will accept and bond the coating to it,then the coating holds up as well as anodizing/parkerizing. If not, the the coating just flakes and peels off instead. So yes to leave the anodizing on the parts, and with a acetone wash to prep the surface to remove all the exsiting oils, will hold the coating very well. Same for parkerized surfaces as well since the coating will seap into and bond to the lube free surface. Bluing is not a good surface for the coating to bond to, even when de-lubed. Regarding SS, blasted with oxide, not glass bead to prep the surface for coating so it will strongly bond to it. P.S, Do not spray inside the receivers!!!! |
| Thanks for the replies. I intend to re-finish my Kel Tec P-11 slide and annold beater Mossberg 500 with it first. Both of these guns have had Alumna Hyde II on them about 4 years ago. The Mossberg is holding up very well, but I messed up a couple spots when it was wet and it has always bugged me. As far as the Kel Te , I have carried it IWB with just a belt clip and the Alumna Hyde has held up very well, but it has started to chip around the sharp corners, so its time to re-do it. |
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I did a Rem 700 in KG Gun Kote a couple years ago and it's holding up great. No noticeable scratches, scuffs, chipping, or other blemishes on the gun except for the bolt.
The bolt: and obvious wear-point, is discolored and burnished where it slides in the action. There is one place where the coating chipped off but I suspect that is because I may have not got all the oil/grease off the locking lug area and it didn't stick. I left the locking lugs themselves uncoated for obvious reasons. The air-hardening Gun Kote is a bit more disappointing. Color doesn't match the greatest and it peels off anything that is smooth plastic-like, but its not a major deal. The stock and scope were coated in air-hardening and they are fine. |
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