basecoat needed on Duracoat?

[ohgrady]

I will be painting the stock of a Maverick 20ga shotgun with Duracoat CavArms pink later this month. No, it's not mine, it's Mom's - she took an outdoors woman class this summer which included trap shooting and now she wants her own "customized" shotgun. (The pink is no surprise - years ago Mom had her S-10 4X4 pickup painted pink)

What I'm wondering is that on the Lauer Weaponry site, they say that you need to put down a white basecoat before shooting the pink. At the site http://www.duracoat-firearm-finishes.com/ they do not say anything about a basecoat before shooting the pink.

Anyone out there used the pink on a black synthetic stock? Did you use a basecoat? Do I need one?

 

[The Gunman]

It looks like the site you linked is only a seller of the product. I would trust Lauer Custom Weaponry on this one. It makes sense to need the white base coat, the black synthetic would probably need several coats of the pink to get a good uniform color.

 

[ohgrady]

I emailed the site I noted above. They responded that I did need a white basecoat when shooting the pink. They also said they updated their website to reflect the need for basecoats with certain colors.