Duracoated guns..Pics inside..:)

[CDignition]

I have been doing Duracoat lately, and this stuff rocks.. Heres a few guns I did..

The Kimber is 2 tone Black and Grey
The RRA is a comped gun I built for a guy last year...
The P7 is a Refurb I got and the slide was Plum, looked like hell, so I did it in black... Frame is later(Don't feel like taking it apart,lol)

 

[bicyclewrench]

I've thought of giving that stuff a try on a couple of old beaters. How hard is it to apply? How durable is it?

 

[Jordan]

Is there somewhere I can see swatches of the colors they offer?

The only thing I've seen so far are little sample patches about 1/8"x1/8".

I'm curious, what's "AUG green" look like? "Uzi green"? etc

 

[CDignition]

go here:

http://www.lauerweaponry.com/duracoatcolors.cfm?colortype=stock&Category=220
http://www.lauerweaponry.com/duracoatcolors.cfm?&colortype=electric&Category=230

 

[Lonestar49]

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I have been doing Duracoat lately, and this stuff rocks.. Here's a few guns I did..
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CD,

First, have to say that Black & Grey Kimber is Superb!!

Second, am I right in assuming that the Duracoat site listed below, sells the black, various paints, in Spray-Can applications, or is it brush-on coating that you have to then bake at a certain temp, for a certain time?

Let us know and, again, BEST Black and Grey Unit I have ever seen..


LS

 

[CDignition]

Thanks Lonestar. The pics really don't do it justice..it looks way better in person.

IT is a 2 part epoxy type of finish...you need a spray gun of some sort or an airbrush. I use a small Detail gun...works great.

you can speed cure time in an oven, but it is not required....24 hours is all you need to reassemble and fire the weapon. it cures to full hard over 4 to 6 weeks.

 

[Plink]

I've been using Duracoat for a few years now. I really like it. It's simple to apply. If you don't have an airbrush and compressor, Lauer sells an inexpensive starter kit. Realistically, you're better off buying an inexpensive starter airbrush and hitting Harbor Freight for a cheap airbrush compressor.

Anyway, the coating goes on easily enough and doesn't require a lot of prep work. It's FAR superior to the crap-in-a-can that Brownells sells. It doesn't require baking, as it hardens over time. You can heat cure it, but I just set the gun aside for a while. As for durability, well, it's amazing. It's by far the most durable finish I've ever encountered. DS Arms uses this as the finish on their rifles, as do several other manufacturers. Lauer has some color samples listed on their site. They're pretty accurate to the final product, at least on my monitor.