[Neophyte]

I have a GA PRECISION threaded and ready for a Muzzle accessory.
I have bought a Smith Enterprises Vortex flash suppressor (park. finish)
To match it to the rifle finish (matte O.D.) I will need to recoat it.
Will the KG discolor with use ? Suggestions?

[Oro]

My limited experience with KG products is that they are very good, and do not discolor after setting - they are pretty impervious to any reaction with other materials. The KG materials are much better than the "bake on" enamels that Brownell's sells - very poor results a number of times with those. Go with the GunKote products and follow the directions to the letter.

[krs]

GunKote color coatings are very stable so far as fade or color change after application. They work good.

Since Brownell's sells "GunKote" in aerosol cans and KG Industies does not sell the product in spraycans, I asked KG Industries whether the product sold at Bownell's is in fact KG Industries' "GunKote".

The answer I received from the owner/originator of KG Industries and the proprietary GunKote product was "Yes, it is the same product. I stopped selling it in spraycans directly over fifteen years before because of problems associated with the carrier/propellant used in aerosol cans".

Make your own conclusions from this. My conclusion was to buy an airbrush setup.

[bkjeffrey]

My conclusion was to buy an airbrush setup.

Did you spray the KG right out of the bottle throught the airbrush??? Or did you have to thin it??

[krs]

I did thin it but I'm not sure that I "had" to thin it. I like to spray with several light thin coats to avoid a gloppy 'painted' appearance.

I forget what the directions say to do.

[bkjeffrey]

I like to spray with several light thin coats to avoid a gloppy 'painted' appearance.

What did you use to thin it?

[Marlin 45 carbine]

MEK does great as a thinner for GunKote. and airbrush cleaner. use ASAP after spraying.

[ecarter]

Im getting ready to use gun kote and have done some research about how to do it. do I spray on let dry then cook or do I spray on and cook right away??

[ecarter]

gun kote help: if you have parts that you cannot hang to cook what are you supposed to do?

[Mac's]

gun kote help: if you have parts that you cannot hang to cook what are you supposed to do?

I have a device I call a "Hot Box" (Don't laugh!) that I use to preheat the parts. The heat in it is controlled by a micro-processor and circulated by a blower so all of the parts get exactly to the temperature that I want. It's big enough for 1/2 dozen handguns and 3 or 4 long guns to be heating at once. The Gunkote is sprayed onto the hot metal parts. It's instantly dry to the touch. It's not cured but it's no longer "soft" or wet. The parts then all go onto a curing tray and into the big oven.

Small parts don't have enough weight to damage the uncured finish as they're laying on it (The way I apply it) but the large parts will get dents in the fresh finish if they lay on anything so I hang those parts from the top rack. My curing oven is as big as a fridge so I have plenty of room to cure a lot of firearms at once.

Sometimes I cure the finished parts right away but often I wait until the oven is full before starting the curing cycles. That may be a day or two. It makes no real difference when it's cured but the un-cured finish will be prone to damage from bumps. If you don't pre-heat the parts, don't mess with them for a day or two to let the finish dry enough so you can get them into the oven.

I don't use rattle cans. I buy it from KG several gallons at a time and do not thin it at all. My airbrush is a custom job that will heat the Gunkote to a certain temperature. We have some wild temperature extremes here in the Southern Arizona and it was easier to heat the Gunkote to a certain temperature than to adjust my technique for the ambient temperature. (30's to 120's) Hope this helps. Keep yer powder dry, Mac.
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